Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-14
TRAIN STRIKES AUTO, KILLING
 3 DOUGLAS ME N
Californian Running at 50 Miles an Hour, Demolishes
 Auto in'Crossing Wreck

Bert Hockett, Sam Medigoyich and Camille Estrada, all employees of the C. & A. shelter, were killed Sunday afternoon when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by eastbound train No. at what is known as the "C. & A. Crossing, about a mile west of Douglas.
 Train No. ?, The Californian, ar rived in Osborne 20 minutes late and the train crew was said to have been given orders to make up 10 minutes between Osborne and Douglas. The train was making about 90 miles an hour at the time the accident occur red.
 At a coroner's inquest, held in Douglas yesterday afternoon. the ac- cident was found to have been un- avoidable, and the engineer of the train, Frank Armstrong, was absolV- ed of all blame.
 Complete details of the accident will never be known; Rocket ana Medigovich were killed outright, and Estrada, who. was still breathing when placed on stretcher, died with out regaining consciousness.
 Medigovich, who was caught on the pilot of the engine was carried on, the engineer throwing on his brakes and stopping, in what witnesses at the inquest termed anywhere from a train length to quarter of mile.
 The car was a total wreck.
 Dr. Z CauSey was the first witness called at the inquest, held by Judge w. c. Jacks in Douglas yesterday He was followed by Frank Armstrong engineer ol the train.
 Blew For Crossing
 Armstrong swore that he blew his whistle for Calumet station and blew again for the C. and A. crossing. He said the fireman, who was on the oth- CT side of the cab, told him to blow the whistle again, as car was ap- preaching.
 Armstrong said he could not see the automobile until it was on the track, which was almost instantane- ous with the accident.
 He immediately applied the brakes he said, and stopped his train as quickly as possible. He and other witnesses declared the train was run ming about 90 miles an hour and was behiud schedule. At that point the train, which was a heavy one, is on a down grade, and witnesses said it would have been impossible to stop any sooner.
 Other witnesses called at the in- quest were Joe Henderson, the fire man, who saw the automobile ap- preaching and who told the engineer to blow another warning; J. B. Car others, conductor on the train, John Graham. a brakeman and William Lewis, flagma1.
 All practically confirmed the testi- mony given by the engineer and fire man.
 Formerly Lived Here
 Special emphasis was laid on the blowing Of the whistle at the cross approach and also the length of time and distance in which the train was stopped, by Judge Jack in his ques- tioning.
 Medigovich, one of the men killed, leaves wife and four children, one of whom is a high school student. Medigovich worked in Bisbee for sev- eral years. Bert Hockett leaves a widow and a number Of relatives in Douglas, and the third. Camilo Estra. da, a Mexican youth, leaves his par ents.
 The accident occurred Sunday af- ternoon about 2:25 o'clock. At the time. several of the witnesses said, q snow mist was falling. It was also brought cut at the inquest that Hook ett had the side curtains up on his car, it being supposed that he or his companions never heard or saw the approaching train.
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