| Show A CHILD CUT IN TWO maggie mcdonald was killed in ogden by being run over by a union pacific switch engine the accident occurred at 6 near the point where twenty eighth street crosses the tracks A union pacific regular train was pulling out eastbound east bound little maggie who was just past six years old had been bt en out with her sister katy who is about nine deais old picking up coal they ran to get out of the way of the regular train the noise ot the engine appeared to have detracted the attention of the little girls so that they did not notice switch engine no 1203 backing in on another track they ran toward it and the little one who was killed fell fed upon the track the wheels ran rad over the body cutting her almost in two the cut was across just above the left shoulder ph near the neck and down across the right breast and the right arm below the elbow the older girl screamed for help and the body of the mangled child was carried to their home which is across the tracks and just south of twenty eighth street the little one was dead when she was picked up yesterday an inquest was held at which it developed that the accident was the result of negligence on the par part t of the railway company the jury r returned the following verdict TERRI rory or OF UTAH ogden precinct weber county an inquisition holden at the home of angus mcdonald between twenty eight and twenty ninth streets on pacific avenue in ogden precinct weber coun ty on the day of march A D 1890 before george W larkin coroner of said county on the body of margaret mcdonald there lying dead by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed the said id jurors upon their oaths do say that the death of said child was caused by being run over by switch engine no 1203 of the union pacific railway company at or near the railway crossing of said company 0 on n twenty eighth street in ogden city utah and that said killing was in conee consequence quence of the wilful omission and neglect of the union pacific railroad company by reason of their not having proper prop er regulations nor sufficient service in protecting persons necessarily having to cross the tracks in the neighborhood of street cr crossings oDge and thai y the persons in charge of switch engine no 1203 were negligent in not ringing the bell of said engine on the date above mentioned at said croSSI crossing Dg in testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands bands the day and year aforesaid JOHN zoiaw G ELLIS GEO W SNIVELY J jurors brors THOS PURDY SR GEO W LARKIN coroner of weber county |
