Show BRAKEMAN FATALLY INJURED JI F Battle Crushed Under a Car at American Fork and Dies While Being Brought to Salt Lake 77 J F Battle a brakeman was killed on the Oregon Short Line at American Fork yesterday afternoon He was on No 27 and was selling out a car According S Ac-cording to facts gleaned in the case he went in between the cars to pull a pin and In attempting to step on the car lost hln footing and fell An empty car ran over him cutting oft an arm the toes of his right foot and otherwise crushing him Conductor Fred Meakln was Instructed to rush the wounded man to Salt Lake on a special and the start was made with an American Fork doctor who had been doing all he could for the sufferer but at Lehl Junction Battle breathed his last being conscious until the end He was talking continually to Conductor Meakln who was completely overcome by the sad event The dead man was formerly stenographer stenog-rapher to W J Tollerton and a great favorite among all the boys He IH from Bluenelds Va but his family at present is located in Washington D C and his mother was notiddd there yesterday by the railroad company He left the office to go on tho road thinking the outdoor life would be beneficial to him after his ofllce work The body was brought to this city and will be held for Instructions from his relatives |