The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-12-29
[. GILMAN KILLED
WHEN AUTO sK|DS
Died Within Few Hours of Acct
dent and Death Came A. Great
Shock to Friends in City,
Numbering in Hundreds

the death of E. H. Gilman, super
intendent Of the Winnemucca Water
q Light company, who died Thurs.
day after having been struck by q
Ford truck at First and Bridge
streets, according to the findings
Of the coroner's jury which heard
evidence in the matter yesterday.
From various sources it is learned
that the accident occurred between
1890 and IL o'clock Thursday
morning, when Mr.. Gilman was
crossing from the Water & Light
company office to the E. Reinhart
company store. The auto was the
property of the Myra Divide Min
ing company and was loaded with
300 pounds Of concentrates. It was
being driven down Bridge street by
James Appling, and as he attempted
to turn into First street, he testi-
fed at the coroner's inquest, Mr..
Gilman turned abruptly as if to
return to the Water & Light COM
pany's office, perhaps to secure
something which he had forgotten
Appling made every effort to avoid
hitting him, but as he applied the
brakes the car commenced skiddine
and was consequently out of con-
troll, not being equipped with chains
to properly grip the icy-snow cover
ing of the street. As the car
struck Mr.. Gilman at the First
street corner of the Winnemucca
hotel he apparently attempted to
grasp the radiator, but his grip
failing he fell under the car. Con-
trary to one report, he was not
crushed between the car and the
hotel building, but the weight of
the car was apparently upon him
for a distance of six-feet before
it came to a stop, be being dragged
over the ground for that distance.
Mr.. Appling was at one time
employed by Mr.. Gilman and there
was deep affection between the
two, so that when the car came to
stop Apling was nearly crazed
by the result of the accident, calling
frantically to T. B. Selby, driver
Of the American Railway Express
company truck, to come and help
him. Selby did not see the acci-
dent, but stopped his car as prompt
ly as possible, but not before he
had skidded a considerable distance.
When he reached Mr.. Gilman he
found one Of the front wheels of
the Ford up on his chest, and with
the aid of Guy Asbury and Mr..
Appling this was removed. Mr..
Gilman was unconscious as the car
was lifted from his body but re-
gained consciousness after he had
been carried into the Winnemucca
hotel. Asked if his chest hurt him,
he replied: eyes, but it's my back.
Let me sit up" At the time he
was breathing heavily and as he
was being carried to a car for re-
moval to the hospital he again re-
peated: Easy, boys-my back" At
the hospital every effort was made
to save his life, but within few
hours he passed away. His wife,
Of course, was with him to the last.
Surviving are his widow and two
brothers, the latter being residents
of Vermont. Neither of the
brothers was able to come here up-
on receipt of knowledge of the ac-
cident, one for the reason Of illness
and the other because he was out
of his home state at the time and
not readily located.
Not for a long time has death
SO saddened residents of this city
as that Of E. H. Gilman, coming
as great shock to practically every
person here, for Gilman was known
to them all. The fact that such an
accident could so ruthlessly take
from this sphere man in the prime
IF life who was so thoroughly
owed cannot be reconciled in the
minds of people here as fitting in
he balance of Supreme justice.
,verywhere she remark is the same