Weekly journal-miner., 1909-02-10
WILLIAM F. BURGETT
 ON DUTY MEETS DEATH
 BENEATH MOVING TRAIN
We'll Known Brakeman Grievous1y Mangled Passes AwayWh1e Being Hurried to Prescott Hospital
 For Treatment.
(From Thursday's Daily)


 While switching ears at Jerome Junction about 7:45 o'clock last night, William F. Burgett, head brakeman on freight train No. 34 was caught be- tween his moving train and string of ears standing on the United Verde and Pacific narrow guage railroad track and thrown underneath the nov ing cars. Both legs were ground to a jelly. He died less than an hour later while being brought to Prescott.
 Burgett, popularly called "Dutch " Burgett, was one of the best known young men in the city. As the news of the accident spead, scores of friends eongregated at the railroad depot in quiring anxiously of his condition.
 It was learned that he was still alive when the special train carrying him left the scene of the accident, and many were hopeful. When, however, the train arrived at the Prescott de- pot and it was announced that he had died at P. and F.. junction, a feeling of gloom pervaded the cluster of peo- pie. Many left at once for his home to console Ia sorrowing mother and two sisters, dependent upon him for their support.
 The mangled body was taken to the Ruffner undertaking establishment to be prepared for interment.
 Justice of the Peace McLane at once summoned Ed Shumate, F. A. Russell, Bernard Cunniff, Henry Suder, Ru- dolpn Baehr and Dave Biles as a cor Oner's jury. The jury viewed the re- mains and adjourned to hold its in quest at O clock this afternoon. The meeting will occur in the office of Jus tiee McLane in the Wilson block
 Burgett's s right leg was crushed into a mangled mass of flesh and bone from the foot ot the hip and his left leg was almost severed above the knee. His left arm was broken in several places. His chin was bruised and marks on his face and head showed plainly he had been dragged and crush ed to the earth in the fatal fall. That he was injured internally is certain from the fact that he informed his fellow trainment when carried into the ! caboose that he was suffering from se were pains in his stomach.
 Only meager details of the accident were learned. It was ascertained that he was last seen riding on the side of car loaded with stulls. It appears that he was caught in a very narrow space between the moving ear on the side of which he was riding and a ear on the U. V. & P. narrow guage loaded with coke. He was rolled between the moving and standing ear, later falling underneath and the wells passing over both legs.
 Conductor c. E. Loux, in charge of the train, with the assistance of his other brakeman, carried the injured man to the caboose and immediately notified the train despatcher's office of the accident. He received orders to bring the injured man to the hos pital here. He coupled his engine to the caboose and the run was started to this city in hopes that surgical at tentiOn might save his life. Burgett was rational to the last. He bore his sufferings without a murmur, death ! coming to his relief as the engineer was urging his engine at top speed to this city at P. & E. junction.
 Friends spent most of the night with the bereaved mother and sisters.
 Burgett was g years old. He was an athlete of some prowess, having played upon the Prescott baseball team.
 The Elks, who were holding lodge meeting, on hearing of the casualty, at once adjourned.