The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-09-10
YOUNG Man KILLED BY
TRAIN AT PESHASTIN
ROBERT WILSON. SEATTLE BOY,
SLEEPING BESIDE THE TRACK
STUMBLES AGAINST SPEED.
ING TRAIN.

Robert R. W. Wilson. ex-service
man. aged 10, of Seattle, was in
stantly killed Wednesday morning
rear the east crossing of the Great
Northern tracks at Peshastin. He
and two companions. out of money.
were spending the night beside the
track at fire left by railroad repair
men and when No. 3, the west bound
night passenger, came along he was
aroused and stumbled against the
train as it rushed by. He evidently
never knew what hit him, for his
head was crushed and he died almost
instantly.
The three boys-Wilson and Mar
tir Weinrick and George Dawson. all
of Seattle, left that city some DAYS
before and went to Wenatchee eX-
pecting to get work picking apples
They were unable to get work at once
and being short of money, set out and
came up the valley as far as Peshas-
tin, which place was reached Tues
cay evening. There they were in
formed that perhaps they could get
work in the morning as many of the
hoys were quitting their Jobs at the
box factory to start to school. They
lad only a dollar or so and decided
to sleep out and save the money with
which to buy scme breakfast, and at
q late hour lay down beside the fire
within few feet of the main track
They all fell asleep and when No. 3
whistled in Martin Weinrick awoke
Immediately Just as the train was
passing he saw Wilson arouse and
partly raise up and stumble up the
bank. then fall back near where he
Lad lain asleep. Weinrck immedi-
ately awoke Dawson and they togeth-
er examined Wilson. They found that
his heart was still beating and a
match was lit and they discovered
that his head had been crushed by
being hit by scme part of the train
His heart beats were only felt for a
noment and realizing that he was
dead the boys went to the home of c..
J. Coons and aroused him and phoned
for the coroner. They then return
Cd with Mr.. CoonS and remained with
the body.
Coroner Templeton was out of
town and his associates phoned to the
Leavenworth Undertaking Co to got
Justice Day to officate as coronef
which Mr.. Hennessey did He and
Justice Day went down ea-ly and eX-
amined into the story told by Vein
rick and Dawson, which was born out
by appearances. there being no signs
Of a Scuffle or evidence Of foul play
The body was brought - Leaven.
worth and Justice Day took the story
of the boys and decided that an in
quest was not necessary.
Dawson gave his home address as
seth st. and Woodland PARK. Seattle.
and said he was the son OF c. \. Daw-
son. real estate dealer with an Office
al S302 Greenwood Ave. Seattle.
Weinrick said that he lived at POPS
" 63rd, Seattle. and that he was =
marine fireman and had hit recent
ly returned from a trip to Alaska.
Neither Dawson or WeIWick knew
Wilson's name, excepting that he vas
called Bob, but it happened that Tn
dcrtaker HenneSsey was acquainted
in the neighborhood in which their
homes are. and as Mrs. Town was IN
Seattle she had no trouble. when
phoned, in discovering Wilson's name
and finding his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs, Ben Rowley. The grant
parents wired Wilson's mother, Mrs
Eliza Kolkman. who resides at Unlcn-
town, near Spokane.
The grandfather arrived here
Thursday morning and the body wa
shipped last evening to Seattle where
the funeral will be held.