Arizona republican., 1910-04-04
The Victim 1we|Ve.Year.O|d
 Daniel SCuN MINGLED AT \ CROSSING
Short Distance East of the City Trees Obstructed Vision of Engineer of In coming Winkelman Train Yesterday Afternoon

David Scull. tho twelve year old son of Reese F. Scul who lives out of the city on the Indian school ear line was struck and killed by tho engine of the coming Wnkclman train about three o'clock ycstcrday afternoon. Inc ac- cident took place near tho last switch on the road to Tempe about four miles east of the city.
 The boy was first seen by Engineer J C Donnell when his body was thrown upward from the COW catcher with such force that one leg or foot was tightly wedged between the boiler and hook in front of il where a lantern is hung. The body hung downward beating against the front uf the engine. The train was stopped as quickly as possible By that time inthe cylinder head and the cross beam on the top of the COW catcher were red with the blood of the unfortunate boy. There was also the wreck of a bicycle on the COW catcher.
  and legs broken and ribs crushed hut the face was very slightly mutilated. There was single mark on the fore head. Death must have been instant au.ous
 When the body was taken down. il uas placed on a stretcher and word of the tragedy was sent to Coroner .Iohnstcne who quickly visited the scene with jury. After viewing the body the inquest was adjourned until four o'clock this afternoon. By that time the train crew which will leave in the morning for Winkleman will have returned.
 The members of the crew beside Engineer Donnen are Conductor J. F. Diamond. Fireman C Townsend and Brakeman W. H. sharpe.
 The point where the boy was struck is at a road crossing. There is line of trees on each side of the railroad there and there are also trees on the side of the wagon road so that it is difficult for trsinmen to observe the approach Of persons on the road ano equally difficult for travellers to see approaching trains. There is doubl" track there and the train was running on the south track.
 Just how the acidcnt ocurred was not known until last night when the story of a mortified eye witness was told He is Section Foreman Morgan nho was riding in the cupola of freight train bound in the opposite di- rectiou. He saw the boy standing at the side of the crossing waiting fer the freight train 10 pass. evidently unaware of the approach of the west bound train. The section foreman saw him get on his wheel and ride upon the track just as the train rushed up. When the foreman saw what was going to happen he turned his head away.
 The bell. hc said. was ringing TOT the crossing and tho automatic alarm was sounding but the boy could not have heard them In the roar of the train which was 1a.'sing and winch h" had been watching.
 He must have becl squsTsl" m front of the engine when hc was struck The upper bar of his bicycle had been hit exactly in tho middle and the bar was bent into the shape of a letter "
 A little son of Mir. Minsch said that he had been talking to the boy few minutes before the train came along and he said that the boy told him he was going home. He did not start in the direction of the track but rode west along the south side of it.
 The father of the dead boy is a brother of S $. Scull the wholesale fruit dealer and is himself connected with the establishment