Show WOMANS HORRIBLE DEATH While Walking on Railroad Track Mrs Maria Lindburg Is Struck Ty DY Train and Instantly Killed Mt ML Pleasant Nov 23 Mrs Maria Marla lAnd Lind lAndburg Lindburg burg an aged resident of ot this city was wasI struck and Instantly killed by Fridays I northbound D R H G train as the latter was pulling out of ot town on its regular time The accident happened just at the north boundary line of ot the limits of the city Mrs Lindburg had been at a neigh neighbors neighbor bors bor pla e a mile north of town and was returning home and met the train as it was going north on a piece of straight track where there was not an object of any an kind to obstruct the view of ot either the unfortunate lady lad or the engineer run running running running ning the train The latter sounded a warning whistle several times when about yards from the old lady lad as he states himself and as a witnesses es tes tea testify She however paid no attention to the warning but walked steadily on to her certain death Finally but not until It was too late to do any good the en engineer engineer engineer realized that she he was not going to get out of ot the way wa of oJ his train and threw i on his emergency brake The train could not be b stopped in time and the er en struck Mrs Irs Lindburg squarely throw throwIng throwIng throwIng Ing her probably feet to one side The train was stopped sto ped and the body bod taken on board hoard and taken back down the track to the ladys lads home only a short distance away An examination disclosed her neck broken a fracture at the base of ot the skull and ad one back of the ear er three ribs broken on the right side and seven on the left lef and the left lett leg broken in three places place Death had apparently been ben In Instantaneous instantaneous Instantaneous Conductor Morris was in charge of the train trin and Engineer on the engine The sentiment of those who saw the ac accident is without exception that the lat latter latter latter ter could not be blamed for tor it as he used due caution and could expect nothing else than that the woman if It she was of ot otI ordinary mental ability would step off I the track She is known to have had good hearing and eyesight ey and to have had I complete control of her mental met faculties always I Neighbors who wo are familiar with the old ladys lads habits habit tell of a peculiar characteristic character characteristic which may ma explain somewhat the tho thoI I unusual actions which brought about her death death She was vas in the habit of walking I on the track whenever she pleased and if ii iiI ifa 1 I a train approached she would pay no at attention attention tenton to it but continue on her way un until Until til t ready to walk from the track requiring requirIng requiring ing the train tin to stop or slow up for her I When remonstrated remonstrate with wih for doing this she would reply that she had as much right on the street as the train and that she would not give way for tor it It County Sheriff Sheri Knudsen and Attorney will wi hold an inquest over the re remains remains remains mains this afternoon Claim Agent Clark of the railroad company is here looking after the Interests Interest of his hie people Mrs Lindburg has but one living relative known here That Tat is Dr Paul Christen Christensen sen sea a dentist of Utah She Shew was w 77 7 years yeas 6 C months of ot age |