| Show GARS distressingly sad death of hugh bates MAIN SUPPORT ground beneath the wheels of an R G W coal car death instantaneous was returning home whence he had departed but a few minutes before on an errand pride of poor family one ot the saddest accidents in the history of alie camp occurred a out 1 00 p m when hugh bates 11 year old eon of mr and mrs gates fell beneath a moving coal car at the diio grande western depot and nas almost cut intro death being iastan ganeous tl e beathia de athia particularly sad oft ing to the very poor circumstances of tl e family ol 01 which the dead boy was one ot the main supports THE only two or three persona saw the accident and one of them dibi meres an italian woman who has been ped adling about town told conflicting atones of how it happened she was bitting in the depot wait ios room and she first said that the boy was riding on the rear of the car and fell beneath the wheels later ehe said that they boy slipped while crossing the track and was run over before he could regain hig botine this seeing the most probable story and is corroborated by james archibald who saw tha unfortunate lad fall between the cars while attempting to cross the track he was dragged general feet before the cars came to a stop and when he was taken out he was quite dead be having been cut as stated almost in two bis entrails being exposed the accident occurred on the crossing between the silver king loading elation and the bio grande western depot an empty coal car was standing at the crossing crossi bg and the effine was backing another string of cars up to couple en to it TAKEN several men were boon at the scene of the accident and coroner aperry and dr were summoned am mediately and boon arrived the anti and lifeless body of the was carefully taken from under the car laid on a plank and carried to his home which is a very poorly furnished building above the lumber yard near the U P tracks the acene at the humble home when the dead boy was taken in was pitiable in the extreme his mother who bad seen her boy leave the house only a few moments before happy and aill of boy ich life and enthusiasm was almost frantic and buelt beside her dead moaning and wailing in a hear trend ing manner in the same room which was bare and cheerless was an older sister who could not control bergrem ber gref and cried and bobbed as though hei heart were breaking the baby a little ot of about eighteen months stood at the tide of the cot where her brother lav and looked inquiringly from the body of tt e dead boy to her mother aud sister unable to compre bend the n caning of the terrible affair the aa away at killfoil s ranch and was im mediately accident lie was at home sharing the great grief bich had befallen his borne THE 8 boory between her sobs and moans the aay 9 mother told of how her son hac gone to buy cocoe fieh for a neighbor roca the old flah peddler who goes aroca louse to house he 1 J been gone only about five when a man roshea lo 10 and told her of what had happened and a few minutes later tl e body wag brought hoepe the boy had purchased the fish and wag returning with them when he met big death the bucket ol 01 aith and a little whip be carried were found under the car after the accident augh the mother said waa always very careful about the cars the undertaker was summoned soon and be dressed the body and prepared it for burial it was found upon ex that the boy a neck and right arm and leg were broken and that be bad received several minor scratches and THE the inquest was begun today to day at 12 30 before judge sperry four witnesses besides the train crew were sloin and will give their testimony during tl e progress of the the jurors are james burns ike gregg and james R berry engineer bywater of engine no D A it 0 was the first witness and he testified that t e did not see the acci dent as he was backlog his train around a curve his view being by tl e box car in front of him lie said that he received bis signald from the areman who received them from a brale man wl 0 wag on top of box car lie elate 1 that he put his emer gency brakes as oon as he got the biar 1 the train in toor three feet he stated that la went up to wl era the accident had occurred I 1 but did not see the boy until he had awn taken from tie car he said the boy cup waa drawn over bis ears fireman edgar of engine 0 o was then called but before be had gone tar he and attorney callia differed on some minor point as to the location of valves on engine and an adjournment was taken until the cosine could be ex it will be late before a verdict in returned |
