The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-17
Frank Williams, Farm Hand,
Stepped in Front Of a Fast
Train This Morning
REMAINS TERRIBLY MANGLED
Man is Supposed to Have Been Drink
ing and Wandered on the Track
and Failed to Hear the
Warning Signal
(From Thursday IS Daily)

Frank LefgA Williams, a farm hand
who had been working about the vii
lage of Somers for several months. met
an awful death on the tracks of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way tracks quarter of mile south Of
the Somers station just after three
o CLOCK this morning. Williams was
walking along the track when he was
struck by fast freight and instantly
killed. The remains were terribly
mangled. Both legs were severed at
the knee and the skull was fractured.
Members Of the train crew witnessed
the accident and they at once notified
Coroner Andre who went to Somers at
four 0 CLOCK this morning and took
charge of the remains and directed that
they be removed to the Rutledge and
RobertshaW morgue here where the in
quest will be held on Friday afternoon.
Efforts are now being made to locate
the relatives Of the dead man and the
remains will be held pending their ar
rival.
Williams was about twenty-five years
of age and a native Of Nottingham,
England. He came to Somers about a
year ago and since that time had been
employed as a farm hand on several
farms about the village, At the pres
ent time it is supposed that he was out
Of work. He came to the village of
Somers early last night and was seen
about one of the saloons there at a
late hour. At the time he left the
saloon he seemed to be under the in
fuence Of liquor and the bartender at
the saloon had declined to sell him
any more liquor This was some time
before midnight and it is not known
where the man was between this time
and the hour when he was struck by
the train. The train did not plan to
stop at Somers station and it was NOV
ing at a fair rate Of speed. Just be-
fore the train reached the crossing
south Of Somers the engineer and the
fireman saw man staggering along the
track, but he seems to be out of the
reach Of the engine. The engine sound
ed the signal and the man turned about
as if to get out of the way, but in
stead of walking off the track he walk.
ed into the center of the track and
when the engine struck him it threw
him high in the air. The, engineer
stopped his engine as soon as possible
and the members Of the crew went back
and picked up the badly mangled re-
mains Of the man and carried them to
the station at Somers.
Williams has brother by the name
Of Samuel Williams living in Noting
ham, England, and it is said that he is
a member Of good family. Tt is also
thought that he has some relatives in
this country and efforts are being made
to locate these people.
AS the members of the train crew
were the only people to witness the &C.
cident it is probable that they will be
the only witnesses at the inquest.
These men declare that the man walked
directly in front of the train and 1T
would appear from the manner Of his
death that he might have planned to
commit suicide. Williams was we'll
liked by the people with whom he had
worked in Somers and it is claimed that
when he was sober he was a good
fellow.