The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-20
YOUNG MAN HAS
HORRIBLE DEATH
: LIFE or CHARLES WEsTIN CRUSHED
OUT BY A MILWAUKEE ENGINE
WAS RIDING 'PEDE ON TRACK
Attention Taken up BY Train Stand
ing at Water Tank and Didn't
Notice 0ncoming Engine

Charles westin had his life crush
ed out by switch engine on the ST..
Paul track last Saturday morning
and Victor Johnson, his companion,
narrowly escaped like death.
The two young men were riding on
yelocipede, going out to hunt and
tidn't notice the switch engine COM
ing on from the rear. their attention
being attracted by the headlight OF an
engine standing al the water tank
and the noise OF their pede being
sufficient to smother the noise OF the
on-coming engine.
The two men left Victor Johnson's
place at the Falls location about four
O'Clock in the morning to go hunting.
They started out on Victor Johnson's
yelocipede. II was dark. so dark that
an object couldn't be distinguished
without the aid OF light. They noticed
the headlight OF an engine down in
the vicinity OF the Milwaukee water
tank and were bent on getting across
the bridge before the engine should
start up.
The switch engine doing business
In the Crystal Falls yard started out
to get water from the tank few
minutes after the men got onto the
track. The engine was backing up
and thus had no light displayed on
the back end 80 that there was moth
ing 10 attract the attention Of the two
on the 'pede.
The men on the engine were evil
IDENTIFY inside OF the cab for they
didn't see the 'pede nor did they know
that anything had happened after
they struck the car.
Just as the pede got In the middle
OF the small bridge which crosses the
Briar Hill Creek, it was struck from
behind by the engine. Johnson was
Knocked of to the side and fell on
his head in the creek. The cold water
revived him and he says that the first
thing he remembers was pulling his
head out of the slime and mud in the
bottom OF the creek and freeing his
mouth and nostrils so that he could
breathe. lie found that he had not the
use OF his right arm but otherwise he
was able TO move and he crawled up
on the bank, On looking around he
saw his companion lying on the op-
posite side OF the track and on the
side OF the railroad bank. Johnson
managed TO crawl over to him and
bending over westin's body spoke TO
him. westin gssped and all was
quite so johnson FASTENED as fast as
he could TO the engine which stood
about 900 feet away. the crew totally
ignorant OF the accident.
The railroad men hsstened TO the
spot and brought the remains Of
westin TO the city. stopping on the
way 10 put Johnson safely at his
home
The deceased Was one OF the finest
young men that ever claimed Crystal
Falls for his residence. Everyone
Falls as residence. Everyone
employed st the Bristol mine as time
keeper for several years and his en-
xioyers speak very highly OF him and
sre much grieved over HIS sad end.
Mr. westin was married = couple
OF years ago to Julia Bjork. daughter
OF the late Andrew Bjork and she.
with little daughter. survives him.
He was . member OF the X. OF p.
and one Of the uniformed rank. The
lodge turned out In large numbers
last Monday 10 escort the remains OF
their deceased brother to the grave.
II is understood that the deceased
had taken out policy OF insurance
about three months ago.