The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
STEPPED OFF TO
INSTANT DEATH
E. C.. Beavers Killed b.
S. A. L. Train.
umrc4 from car To '"c ~
and Me Dc1tlt--A Touching
S~n,-ln Excellent Young
Man and Ncmi~sr OF NcH
nov Family.

NOVA fanlfS*
Mr. = Clarence Beavers. or IN
south NcpowclI street. this citv.a nag
man on = S~caboard Air Line freigh
,rat, running north out 81 Raleish
met death n Wake Forest NeStera'
afternoon ut ie:&o O'Clock IN n p"cn
liar manner. He was killed INSTANT
!, the train on which he was Work
~ ana the accident occurred JUST "a
no south end Of the pass track AZ IN
Wake Forest station. The hody wa
brought To Raleigh and taken 70 IN
II ] Brown CONN ilouse n pro
pared FOR burial.
pc,.iIS of the Accident,
The train on which Nasfh"h 80
ycr@ was working was coming 500"
charge OF Conductor Green. anu ~
pulling one OF the Company : WIeSN
ing trains. with its crow. in charge
( Rtadle. wrccking master. IN
train was side tracked at Wake tor
cst Tor Il north bound train TO pass
When II had passed the south o"unt
train pulled out upon the main lno
and Just after II had clIaleu :"
switch the accident occurred.
/, seems that no one on the tran
sov the Young man killed, but ther'
were several who saw him z moineh
after the accident ana were by hiH
when he breathed his last. Afnohs
these were Messrs. &. A.
Vim. w. watkins and w. W Tucker
of the wreclSinR crew. They were
seen by a reporter or the News ahe
Observer after reaching the city YES
terday afternoon and gave the follow
ing account Of the young mans death
1--WE were all sitting on top OF the
caboose," said the men. watching th'
derrick which was several cars ahcac
of us. The train was running very
slow for the haGman to get OF anc
lock the switch. Just after our cal
had passed the switch we heard some.
body hollow" II looked back" sale
MIR. Watkins, land saw him lying or
the ground and said Lord, we have
killed somebody We began to sigma
the engineer, and the train stopped =
hundred Yards or two from him. We
went back to the body AS quick as We
could
4 TuuchinC Scene.
Mr. MAYNARD. who was the first &c
reach the dying man. said: When J
got to him he was lying somewhat or
his left side with his arm doubled un-
der him, and blood gushing from his
ears, nose and mouth. / at once took
hold of his arm and raised II up and
said, Beavers. Is there anything I can
do for you?' IT appeared that he tried
to speak-he moved his eycS ana
looked at me and moved his lips and
struggled as IL trying to speak-bui
only froth and blood came from his
mouth. / saw. that he was dying n
laid his arm down. In a few moments
he was gone and had not spoken
Continuing. Mr.. watkins said:
The sun was shining hot and an
old man came with an umbrella and |
held it over him for some time. / had
never seen the young man before to-
day. but | tell YOU as J sat there n
saw his life so out like that | couldn't
help crying. IT was awful
This expression Of Mr.. Watkins. who
ls a man Of mature & and has spent
many years in railroadinF, goes 10
show that there is not q heart OF stone
in all men of his class. as some sup
pose. 1t was a striking demonstration
Of the universal brotherhood Of man.
Evidence Taken by IA Physician.
a physician, whose name the three
men did not know, came and examined
the body and took the testimony of
those who knew anything Of the acct
dent. There is q family or colored pco-
lie who live n very short distance from
the scene and some Of them said they
saw The flagman as he came out Of the
car at the side door and started 10 step
down, when his foot slipped and he
fell In q SPRAYING attitude ~ongsid
the moving train. The esumpti
IS that his head was struck BY the
Journal on the rear set of trucks.
The body when brought to the I'M
dertaker's was very bloody, but was
not at all mangled. There was n cash
in the back Of the head about two
inches wide which reached the
skull. The embalmer said that the
skull seemed to have been fractured
somewhere within the face.
or Wei Known Wake Family.
The deceased is survived by his wife
who Is sixteen years dc and came
from Richmond, Va, and whom he
married about n year ago. He also
leaves a month-old child. He was tho
nephew of Mrs. j. l.. Stone and Mr. T
- beavers, Of this city. and the grand
son Of the late Fendol beavers for
many years surveyor of Wake couptv
His father. Mr.. Claud Beavers. 9e
Kelvin Grove, about fourteen miles
northeast Of Raleigh, was notified oe
the accident and came to Raleigh last
Ilgnt 70 make arrangements for m.
funeral and burial. He, in comnanv
with Mr- Adolphus SorrelI, arrived 4,
the city about $50 o'clock. The FIR
erai VIII take place at the famiy
burying near Andrews Chanel In CO
Grove township, Monda at noon ON
Young Mrs. Beavers, who is IN 90
be health, and her young child arc =.
the nome Of Mr.. g. +. Virgins ubora
the family have been boarding.
SHOT IN THE FOOT.