Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-25
Former County School Super
jntendent Victim Of Deadly
Grade Crossing Over Santa
Re Tracks at BarelaS.
FRACTURE OF THE SKULL
CAUSES INSTANT DEATH
Buggy Demolished While Occu-
pant Was Thrown Directly
Under Pilot of Swift Moving
Train from Ell PaSo,

Eslayio Vigil, 4G years old, FORMER
sunorintendent of Bernalillo county
school and well known throughout
the central part of the territory was
instantly killed at 6:35 o'clock last
night. when he was u down by santa
Fe passenger train No. SIG, which was
unnin at a rapid rate coming lh'o
Albuquerque from the south. me ac-
csdent occurred at the Barelas grade
crossing south of the Santa Fe shops
and several blocks below the Guy
limits. Mr.. Vigil was attempting 70
cross in front of the train in a small
hugqv in which he was driving TO san
lose He evidently miscalculated the
sneed of the approaching train, when
crashed into the buggy just as II was
in the middle of the track. me pllot
of the engine struck Vigil on the lett
side of the head, ~fracturing the Skull
az the base of the brain, causing m
slant death. The buggy was over
turned and smashed to pieces, put the
horse managed to escaped u~nlnJureu
and although considerably frightened
did not run away. The force or the
col,ision threw Vigil out of the buggy
and on to the right of way, ana put
for q deep slit in the left ear ana d
aIipht scratch on one of his legs, there
were no other apparent injuries. me
train. which was driven by Engineer
Bowman, and in charge of
clifford. was brought to q stop as
ouickly as possible, and the rainme
ran to vigil's assistance. Life was
already extinct, however, the frac-
tnred skull, which was discovered by
q hasty examination, indicating the
cause of death. The body was placed
in the baggage car of the train and
brought to the santa Fe station.
whence it was removed to Borders
undertaking establishment, where
Justice of the Peace Precitiano Ca
balloon will hold a coroner's nques
this morning. -,
The news that Vigil had met WITH
tragic death caused a great shock III
Bareias, the suburb south OF Alpu-
oueroue, where his family resides ano
where he a lived since coming &c
this city from Belen nearly twenty
wears ago. Mrs. Vigil was not MOTH
fled of her husbands death last night
but was told that he had been SER
ously injured.
The dead man left his home a
1323 Barelas road shortly after
o'clock last evening, telling his WIZ
that he was going to see a MAJ
named Nicolas Ortega, at San Jose,
small town just across the santa ~
tracks from Barelas. Vigil evident
ly drove directly from his house L
the tracks where he met his death.
Eslavio Vigil was born forty-six year
ago at ellen, Valencia county, and mar
ried Miss Sofia Garcia in that towl
more than twenty years ago. Mr.. AM
Mrs Vigil came to Albuquerque Il
1889. making their home at Barela
since that time. Besides the be
reaved wife. Mr.. Vigil is survived b
seven children, two boys and fiv
girls. also -four sisters and two broth
ers. all of whom reside in Bareiaf
For a number of years the decease'
was prominent in Bernalillo count
politics and held various offices, TN
most important of which was That Q
county superintendent of schools !
which position he served for Nv
years.
After retiring from school work Nj
Vigil engaged in the mercantile BUS
ness in Barelas. The untimely deat
of Mr.. Vigil will be regretted by man
friends both in Albuquerque n else
where and the sympathy of the CON
munity will go out to the bereave
relatives in their sorrow. The funer'
will take place from the Sacred Heal
church in this city at a date to b
announced tomorrow.