Show SALT uie of THE from our special correspondent KILLED BY SWITCH ENGINE thomas became confused in railroad yards and lost life thomas who tor more than thirty years had been employed in the Z 0 M L in the warehouse and stove departments was instantly killed yesterday morning in the oregon short line yards by a switch engine while he was on hla way to work lived at west first north street and was accustomed to walk through the yards to his work he was so engaged yesterday morning and with a companion had crossed a number of tracks A switch engine was bowling down the yards the bell ringing and the fireman and engineer watching through the windows of the cab the bell was vigorously rung say witnesses but teakla became confused and stepped to the track directly in front of the rapidly moving engine the efforts of the engineer to stop the engine were unavailing and wa ground to death beneath the wheels he was instantly killed and his body was terribly mangled |