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Show !' LIFE CRUSHED Teamster Is Killed in Rio Grande Yard, Accident Occurs at Noon Sunday While Unfortunate Man Was Working. His Skull Crushed and tho Right I Arm and Leg Almost Severed. "With tho skull crushed, tho right arm I and leg almost entirely severed, the body j of Nolson Reynolds, a teamster. 331 E street, lies In tho morgue of Joseph E. Taylor, having suffered death by being run down by Rl6 Grando cars at Sixth "West and Second South streets shortly beforo noon Sundc. Killed While at Work. Tho accident which brought virtually lrstantaneous death to Mr Reynolds occurred oc-curred while ho and his slxtcon-year-old eon Newton were at work unloading a car of. rock for tho Gargosa Quarry company. com-pany. Trainmen who woro making a Hying Bwltch shunted a string of cars onto tho track upon which the loaded reck car was standing, tho force of tho collision throwing both Mr. Reynolds and his son to tho track and tho mangled remains re-mains of tho elder man attest the result. Negligence Charged. As booh as tho distressing accident occurred oc-curred iho jk1Iuo wcro notified and Officers Offi-cers Patmcr and Furster. accompanied bv Acting Coroner Smith, hurried to the scene. A preliminary Investigation by them showed that there wcro somo grounds for tho belief that tho train crew doing the switching acted with criminal carelessness and negligence, and to Inquire In-quire more fully Into the caso an official Inquest will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Story of Death. Newton Reynolds, who was working with his father at tho tlmo ho was killed, described tho fatality as follows. "We were busy unloading tho car and had Just shifted a large rock to tho sldo and wcro raising It when throo loaded cars of rock came flying down tho track from the rorth. They struck a string of box cars that were standing to tho north of us and bumped them Into our car with such forco as to movo It a dlstanco of fully seventy-fivo fect. Skull Crushed First. "Tho force of tho collision of tho box cars against the car In which wo were at -work throw my father against tho end of tho car. He struck tho edge of the heavy timber with his head and his skull was crushed by the Impact. Then ho pitched on over and fell directly on tho track. The loaded car was driven ahea1 of the box cara and a short space was between. Tries to Save Father. "I was also thrown to tho ground by the collision, but fell clear of tho track. My first thought was for father and Just before tho approaching enrs reached us. Then ho seemed to partially recover consciousness con-sciousness for a moment and In his struggles rolled directly over onto tho track and was mangled by the wheels before It was possible for me to reach him again," Man of Fine Habits. Mr. Reynolds wan a steady workor, a good citizen and a man of exemplary habits, who was always at work and had mado for himself and family a comfortable comfort-able and artistic home at 331 E street. He was a brothcr-ln-law of William J. W I lies of tho well known Wllles-Hornc Drug company and was held In high respect re-spect by his many friends and acquaintances. acquaint-ances. Provided for Family. Tho death of Mr. Reynolds does not leave his family unprovided for In a material ma-terial way. Ho carried a S2000 policy in the Modem Woodmen of America. Excelsior Ex-celsior lodge, and tho good home on E street stands In his own name. He leaves besides the wife, whom he married less than a year ago. two children by a former marriage, Newton, nged 1G. and Phyllis, nged 8. Definite arrangements for tho funeral have not yet been made, but tho services will probably bo held Tuesday. Crew Will Testify. Among others who will be commanded to appear nt tho Inquest will be the crew of tho train that made the Hying switch which led to tho unfortunato man's death. The englno was In charge of H. Anderson, accompanied by llrcman Mike Daly, while Switchman Mountford was In chargo of the tracks. The Inquest Monday Mon-day afternoon will be before Acting Coroner Cor-oner D. T. Smith and wll be conducted by County Attorney P. P. Chrlstonsen. |