The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-16
DETAILS OF DEATH
! RELATED IN PAPER
Pinned Between Auto and
-. Freight Car
LIVED FEW HOURS
His Machine In Low Gear
When Cranked and Jump
cd Forward

suited in the death in California OF
c. H. Burmeister, former resident OF
Mankato, have been recei VI here.
The story was published in a Pasa-
dena newspaper on the morning OF
November 2, and is as follows:
Injuries received yesterday IN ac-
cidents proved fatal last night to
two Pasadena men. Sidney S. Smith,
aged flagman of the Santa Fe rail-
way, died at the Santa re Hospital,
Los Angeles. as result OF injuries
received when he was struck by an
automobile at the California street
crossing of the Santa Fe. While
C. H. Burmeister, 1902 North Men
tor avenue, died at the Pasadena
Hospital from injuries received
when he was pinned between Sis
automobile and a freight car in the
Southern Pacific freight yards.
InQuests in both cases remain to
fbe set while funeral arrangements
have not been made. BY strange
coincidence, both accidents occurred
within a short distance OF each other
and also within half an hours time.
Was An Old Employe.
Mr.. Smith has the distinction OF
being one of the oldest active rail-
lOdu llCu III thO SOhAb1y LIZ "~S
seventy-nine years old and had
been in the service of the Santa Fe
for thirty five years, serving first as
section worker, but for the last
twenty five years had been gate
man in Pasadena. It's.
He was injured in trying to pre-
vent an accident in which G. w.
Jamison sixty eight, and living at
936 North Ell Molino avenue, re-
ceived slight injuries when his au--
tomobile was struck by the second
section of south bound Santa Fe
train No. 3, late yesterday afternoon.
The engineer was A. c. Long, HAS
West Fifty first street, Los Angeles
and the conductor was George Selyy,
| Los Angeles.
Mr.. Jamison apparently failed to
observe the approach Of the train,
although Mr. Smith was out in the
center of the street with his stop"
signal. The locomotive struck the
rear end of the auto, hurting 1t
against the aged crossing man who
was unable to get out Of the way.
Mr. Jamison received three-inch
scalp wound and cuts on his face,
while Mr.. Smiths injury consisted
of a basa, fracture of the skull. He
was taken to the Pasadena Hospital
and then to the Santa Fe Hospital.
Los Angeles, where he died at z:12
o'clock. Mr.. Jamison was treated at
the emergency hospital and was
able to go to his home.
Mr.. Smith was a native of Ken
lucky and before coming to Califor-
MIA had lived in Wisconsin. He Is
survived. by his wife, who is SER
! iously III. ard by two daughters.
Mr.. Smith served as gateman for
wears 1T the Santa Fe crossings on
Colorado street, Union, street, Ma
Iranoo avenue ard lake avenue.
Two years 400 he met with an ac-
cident fallip~ IN a hathtub and
'~~ several ribs. The accident
ircanacitated I'm from f---'''c-
service rs eato-~an, and he We
then transferred to the California
street crossing. Mr.. Smiths home
as. 17"n Palona street.
Received Fetal iniury
Mr. Burmeister died at the Pasa-
dena Hospital last night at $3.50,
les when he was caught between
his auto and a freight car. Mr..
Burmeister had returned to Pasa-
dena from an extended Eastern
trip, arriving home only on Thurs
day and had gone to the Southern
Pacific freight house for some
freight.
c. w. Peneleton, Southern PacI-
fc freight agent, reported to the
police that Mr.. BuTmeister left his
car in low gear and that when he
cranked the machine it jumped
forward pushing the man up against
the freight car which was standi-r
on siding and was being unload
ed at the time. Mr.. Pendleton and
H. o. McWhinnev, also a Southern
Pacific employee, heard the crash of
the automobile ard running ont of
meister can~ht between the auto
and the freight car. They released
him and Nr. De,dIoton states the
~jured man was able to walk over
to the freioht house steHs where he
sat DOWN. Relatives were notified
and the Injured man was removed.
IT was not thou~ht .at the time that
his injuries were sc~ions. he wns
taken to the Pasadena Hospital
where he died at $3.50 o'clock last
night.
4 i~ed Here crefYes.
Mr.. Rrrmejster was ftv-hve
wears Of age ard native of Buf-
fa,o. N. Y. He, came TO Pasadena
ore year goo from Mankata, Mimi.
v-he~a he ha1 heen eroa~ed in the
machinery business and in road
corstructiDe. PecontIv he went East
on business trim ard bod only re-
trrred hnr,e on Th-r-1av. Mr..
P,rmeirtar SC s~rvivod nv fnrr chill
drer, rF~s. W9u-n~ Ne~or-son. Mont
rose. Colo ,and tho N'eeas N~ilre
opH .Toa, pr~rr oieta- and A son.
pohert Rur-,eistar All re Preodera.
He YES a roemher If the Modern
Woodman Of America.