Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-28
AGED resident
KILLED By CAR
JOHN CIJSE STRUCK on q. L. n.
LINE YESTERDAY.
DEATH comes INSTANTLY
Did Not Hear Warnings-DcCcdcnt
Was ~ Years Old-rromin-
cnt Resident.

on luc phlhuuUlh AHlNH llANtA'h
companys line. few yards cast OF
the Midland valley railway trestle
on Tenth street yesterday afternoon
at i;25 o'clock and instantly killed.
The body was shortly aftcrward re-
moved to the Stanley undertaking
larlors on West Third street at the
direction OF President A. A. small,
of the street railway company who
had previously conferred with immc-
dlate mcmbcrs Of the family Of tho
dead man
There were but few witnesses Of
the tragedy which ended t.a life Of
one who has been prominently
Identified with Tulsa since II was 1T
tie more than village eight years
ago The car was in charge of Dan
Deshanc, conductor and John Good
win, motorman. 1t contained but
one passenger a man bearing the
name of Curry Another man, Nelson
Berry was standing on the top Of
the Midland Valley trcstlc at tho
time and was an eye witness of tho
accident,
/ From all Information obtalnabla
yesterday evening. the aged man was
walking eastward on the street car
track The car approached from the
east, coming down a decline OF sew
eral hundred feet. II is said by per-
sons living along the track near
where the accident occurred that the
old gentleman seemed to be reading
a newspaper as he walked along.
According to tn story Of the street
railway employees, as given out last
night by President Small, every eff
fort was made by them TO stop the
ear when II was seen that Clne ap-
penred TO be unmindful OF the int
pending danger lie was walking di'
rectly into the front Of the car, and
It was expected by the motorman
that he would step aside as the car
drew nearer. This he did not do, al
though II Is claimed the gong sound
ed violently and that the man on
the trestle shouted loud warnings to
the old gentleman almost beneath
him.
Rendered difficult Of hearing by tho
deafness OF old age, the pedestrian
ploddcd along apparently without
hearing either. Then the brakes were
applied but still the old man walked
toward the car, The motorman next
; threw tho reverse lever, stlll In she
belief that the one In danger would
step from the track.
Tho car was running. according TO
President Small. at rate OF speed
estimated at 10 or l2 miles an hour
The safety appliances were all IN
' operatlng order. It Is said, but il Is
claimed that the slight rain which
Q had fallen during the day cnused the
car to rush forward on the rails even
after the power had been operating
rcvcrsely on the wheels, which slid
along on the rails
As the car and man colllded, the
left side of the attcr's face bore the
fun force Of the impact and the bones
surrounding the eye were crushed.
Falling to the track, the body was
caught under the sliding car and
rolled distance Of about 20 feet
The upper part Of the body fell out
side the rails and received the great
est mutllatlon through the first con
tact with the car while the lower
portion suffered the greatest Injury
through being carried along by the
car. ,Ehcu taken from beneath tho
car the legs were crushed to the
hips
Life was entirely extinct when the
car was stopped. A calendar lying
ncurby where the accident occurred
Is probably what the deccdent was
, looking at as he walked along.
Mr. Cllnc left his home at Thir-
tccnth and Forest yesterday forenoon
. and walked up town as had been his
3 custom. lie dncd yesterday noon
with ]. Il. Plersol friend since boy
y hood days lie remained uptown un'
IN a short while before tho accident
= enjoying himself with friends
, John cline was born August 22nd,
/ 1925, and last August celebrated his
S5th birthday Had he ived unu'
70 ncxt Monday. he and his wife, 7j years
j. old. would have celebrated their 5lth
wedding anniversary. having been
married on January I 1858, on the
first day OF the week Of the first
month OF the year Just ne this would
NJ have occurred on his 57th annlver-
sary. The distinguished old couple
l in youth waited several months long
or than they at first anticipated IN
order 10 be married on that day
y The deccdhnt lcft his birthplace al
the early age OF eight years accom-
panylng the family to Illinois where
they located IN Fulton County. In
1878, after his marriage, John cline
70 left Illinois with has family and
g moved to Kay County oklahoma and
q two years later. In November 1902
y the father and several sons cast thelr
Il lot In Tulsa and have since been pro-
lncntly identified with the develop
'' ment and growth Of this community
u The deceased Is survived by sever
l. lNns children. and he was the faith
cr ~ others who.arc now dn9d. Tn,
j. .lltng children IN the order Of thei'
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