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Show II. P. TRAIN CAUSES FATAL ACCIDENT J. A. Ingalls lies at the morgue, the result of being struck by a Union Pacific train at Riverdale, Saturday evening. The man suffered a fractured frac-tured skull, a broken arm and numerous num-erous abrasions and gashes on the face and head. He was hurried to the Dee hospital where he was given medical med-ical attention, but he succumbed to his Injuries' Sunday morning at' S o'clock. There were a number of articles in the pockets of the man's clothing, but nothing which would establish the man's Identity. On the margin of a scrap of newspaper was found the namo "J. A. Ingalls," but the county authorities, who took charge of the case, are not inclined to believe that this is the man's name. There was a small memorandum book In ono pocket, but this contained no name. Members of a freight crew found the man lying at the side of the track near a point where the double tracking ends at Riverdale. This was about S o'clock Saturday evening, and it is (believed that he was struck by a light engine which had passed a few minutes previous. He was immediately imme-diately placed on board the engine, which was uncoupled from the train, and brought to this city. He was removed to the hospital and Dr. Paul Ingebretsen summoned to attend him. It was found that the skull on the right side of the head had been crushed and depressed. The bone was so badlv fractured that it was found necessary to remoe portions por-tions of it. The deep gashes on the right side of the face were several inches in length and the right side was broken in three or four places. These were in addition to bad bruises on the right leg and possibly Internal injuries. From the location of the injuries it is believed that the man was either lying or sitting on the track. The wheels did not pass over any part of his body and he was thrown considerable consid-erable distance from the rails In the opinion of the attending physician, the man was Intoxicated and this theory the-ory was further substantiated by the finding beside the body of a pint bottle bot-tle partially filled with whisky Among the articles found on the victim were a safety razor, aluminum folding drinking cup, toothbrush, pocket knife, memorandum book, pocketbook containing $7 in money and a plug of tobacco. He was quite well dressed, although the clothing had been 'badly torn as a result of the accident. oo |