Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-06-13
LOSES HIS LIFE
Was Thrown From Freight Car
and Crushed.
LIVED AN HOUR
AFTER BEING INJURED


sueeumbs After Reaching thu
Kings Daughters tiospital--Funer.
al VIII Be Held Wednesday.
Arthur Cornelius Dutrpw T. 4 o.
yard conductor sustained injuries on
The Quarry branch Monday evening
to which he soon s,iccumbed after he.
ing removed to the KINGS Daughters
Hospital The accident occurred
about 7.so o'c ocls and III $50 tie was
dead K#t
Mr. Dutrow had gone to the quar-.
rles as usual after d train Of lime.
stone with engine 1876 In charge Of
Engineer NJ. l.. Brown. Of North
Queen street After making up the
train they started for the yards and
In ascending the steep grade on Wa.
ter street a rail broke causing tile
train 20 break into and the rear end
started down the grade. Mr. Dutrow
was riding on the front car Of the see
ton that broke loose and the quick
and sudden jerk caused him To lose
his position on the car and he was
thrown against the steep enbank-
ment on the south side Of the track.
The space between the embank
ment and the tracks Is very narrow
so narrow that man cannot stand
there when train IL passing The car
caught him, crushing his stomach and
groin 40 severely that he survived
but a short time after reaching the
hospital One arm was broken. lie
was at once brought to the hospital
and Drs. Myers and Henataw we're
summoned. but Mir Dutrow prefer
red that Or. sponseller, his family
physician, be called and he soon ap-
peared. sa
II was evident from the beginning
that he could not long survive. Of
though everything known was done
to save his life he soon lapsed into
unconsciousness and passed away at
$50 o'clock Seeing that he had but
short time to live the Rev, Charles
e. Durkee, pastor of the Episcopal
church, was summoned to the bedside
and was present when the end came
The body was removed TO the under
taking parlors Of w. II Wien and
prepared and today was taken 70 the
home ZIG South Water street.
Mrs. Dutrow was completely over
come BY the shock and the services
OF two physicians were required To-
day she is resting better but her CON
ditlon Is not at al encouraging. Il Is
believed she VIII recover
I Arthur C. Dutrow was the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c, Dutrow OF North
Queen street He was born IN this
city and had spent his entire life
within Its confines, He was 2s years
old. Three years ago he married
Miss Annie Anderson, OF Winchester,
| va. and moved TO Water street. where
they have continually resided
He had been employed by the rail,
road company for several years. and
was regarded as one OF their most
trusted men.
Mr.. Dutrow Is survived by his par
ents wife. one son. Arthur Lewis: and
the following brothers and sisters;
Mrs. Nellie Gay. OF Hagerstown; Mrs.
Annie Smead. Of San Francisco; Miss
Ada. at home. North Queen street:
Harry, of John street; BENJAMIN, Of
Water street. Charles Of Pfttsburg,
and Lawrence. at home. North Queen
street.
| Wednesday afternoon the funeral
will be held from the residence at
| 2.30 o'clock, with the Rev. Dr. Trump.
OF St Johns Lutheran church. officia.
( tIgn. followed with interment in Green
I Hill cemetery The Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen will attend in a
body and from the order the pail
bearers viii be chosen,