Weekly journal-miner., 1909-02-10

lHTeScOtt, ArZOnd, aDOut 20 years old; {;
 that on the 3rd day of February, 1909,
 about 7:30 ?. m., deceased came to
 his death at Jerome Junction by be-
 ing run over by S.. F., P. 6 P. Ky. Co. train while in the performance of
 his duty as brakeman for said com pany.
 "All of which we hereby certify by
 this inquisition.
 "Given under our hands, jurors as aforesaid, this 4th day of February,
 1909, at Prescott, Arizona.
 "Signed, Bernard Cunniff, foreman; F. A. Russell, D. H. Biles, II. J. Suder, R. Baehr, Ed Shumate.''
 "Such was the verdict returned yes terday afternoon by the coroner's jury impaneled to inquire into the cause of death of William F. Burgett, who died as the result of injuries re- i eeived while engaged at his occupa- ton as brakeman at Jerome Junction Wednesday night.
 According to the testimony of Con ductOr C. E. LOux, who was in charge of freight train No. 34 at the time of the accident, he and Brakeman Bur gett and H. c. LOfland were switching ears in Jerome Junction yards when Burgett was run over and fatally in jured. Conductor LOux cut off a ear from a string of eight ears on one of the side tracks and signaled "go ahead. Both brakeman were be- tween him and the engine, all work ing on the fireman's s side on account of a curve in the yards. He saw Lof- land and Burgett get on ears of the string ahead of him. He missed Bur gett when the switch was reached, Burgett not having thrown the switch. Conductor LOux, believing that Bur gett's lantern had been accidentally extinguished, threw the switch him. self and signaled "back up." Re turning to the switch again, ne missed Brakeman Burgett and called to Brakeman Lofland, asking for Burgett. LOfland answered that he had not seen him. Conductor Loux signaled l '' stop' and called aloud twice, "Bur- gett,' receiving no answer.
 Loux and Lofland started imme- diately in search of the missing brake man. They found him lying between one of the s. F.. P. & P. sidetracks and a narrow guage track of the Unit ed Verde and Pacific railroad. Con- ductOr Loux hurried to the engine and cutting it off from the string of ears ran to the south end of the yards and | coupled it to caboose, running down a side track to where Brakeman Burgett lay mangled
 The injured trainman did not speak when discovered but before he was carried into the caboose, when his head was gently raised, whispered to Engineer James Tarney, asking him if his limbs were badly injured. He then complained that his legs were cold and said that ne was feeling great pain in his stomach. He was placed in the caboose and covered with clothing.
 Orders were reeeievd from the chief despatcher's office in Prescott to bring him to the hospital here immediately and the run to this city was started as soon as Burgett was placed on couch in the caboose. The run was made from Jerome Junction here in forty minutes. Burgett suceumbed to his injuries as the train reached P. 6 E. junction. seven miles north of the city.
 Conductor Loux's statements were verified by the testimony of Brake man H. c. Lofland, Engineer Tarney and Fireman W. Jenkins.
 Brakeman Lofland testified that the last time he saw Brakeman Burgett he was riding on the end of a coal ear loaded with stulls. Brakeman Burgett was standing on the half platform at the end of the ear on the side where he was found mangled shortly after wards. Not one of the crew saw Bur gett fall or noticed his lantern being extinguished.
 It is believed that he started to get off the ear on which he was riding and was caught by a ear loaded with coke that was standing on the narrow guage track.
 Examination of the surroundings of the accident showed particles of his flesh on the rail of the s. F., P. & P.