The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-26
Bert Gould and Clarence
King in Avoiding Freight
Train Step to Death in
Front of Limited.
PARENTS OF SLAIN
FRUSTRATED TODAY
Engine Crew of No. 20 Did
Not Know of Tragedy Un-
til Arriving in Richmond,
Sunday Evening.
(Palladium Specially

CENTEHVlLLE, Ind, Feb. 20
Stepping from the north track to
avoid q freight train, Clarence King,
26. and Bert Gould. 20. both Center
VILE young men. walked directly in
front Of second No. 20, a fast Penn
sylvania passenger train, east of this
city. last evening about sos. and
were both instantly killed. Gould q
body was tossed by the pilot back on
to the north track and the freight
train, which they sought to 0vOid,
struck 1t, further mangling it. Could Q
body was found at nine o'clock but
Kings body remained near the tracks
until found by the track.walker at
; o'clock.
The two young men had started
from Centerville about 5:45 to 60 to
the telegraph tower blocks east of
town. where they expected to pass the
evening with the operator.
They were not seen again until their
bodies were found. Bert Gould, son
of Jay Gould. was married. and was
q barber but had not been working
for some time. King was the son of
John King, and was single. He worked
at Connersville and was here on .
visit.
1t is supposed that the men were
confused by the binding lights and
noise Of the two trains coming from
different directions.
The top Of Gould's head was cut Oft,
his features were almost obliterated.
and his entire body was cut and
mangled. King was not cut, but nearly
every bone in his body was broken,
and his head slightly cut and bruised.
A peculiar feature of the tragedy is
that neither engine crew knew of the
accident until some time later. The
crew of No. 20 which hit the two men
did not know Of the accident until they
arrived In Richmond. when in walk
ing around the engine the engineer
noticed blood on the pilot. He tele-
graphed back along the line to see II
anyone had been killed but nothing
was known at that time Of the acci-
dent. At Bradford Goulds cap was
found on the pilot Of No. 20.
Track.walker Joslin. making his
regular route along the tracks made
the grewsome discovery of the mang-
led body OF Gould, lying in a pool of
blood. with head smashed and legs
cut and mangled At 3 o'clock. He rush.
cd back to town. and the body was
taken on . hand car to an undertaking
establishment where it was prepared
for burial. Nothing was thought Of
the disappearance. at the time Of
King. and his body lay on the tracks
8 feet away from where Gould was
found until 8 o'clock. when the track
walker discovered it.
Persons who saw No. 20 60 through
the city state that the train was max
1ng about sixty miles per hour, as 1t
was late.
Mr.. Gould. the father of the dead
man. who 10 the Palladium agent at
Centerville. 10 almost prostrated by
the tragedy, and the mother of the
young man 10 20 i'll that her life 10
dsspaired Of. Mrs. King. mother Of
the other victim Of the tragedy. is 80
Ill that the body Of her son will not
be taken to her home, but will be TAX
On to the home Of son.inlaw for the
funeral services.
The funeral Of Gould will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from
the homo. The services will be strictly
private, and interment will be held at
the Crown Hill cemetery.
Funeral arrangements for King
have not been announced.