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Show A FATAL ACCIDENT Little Lesslie Duun Met His Death Tliis Afternoon. JRIDING ON AN ENGINE When the Crew of ffreierht- Train No. 22 B G. W. Were Busy Switching: A Sad IiGsson That Ou?ht to Teach Other Boys Not to Play Around Movine Trains. An awful accident occurred at the B. G. W. depot this city at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon. E. G. W. freight train, No. 22 had just reached the depot from the north and the usual flock of boys were on hand to take their uBual dangerous ride. Little Leslie Dunn, aged ten year., stepson of James Dunn, stewart at the asylum was more bold than the rest and got upon the hose coupling of the air brake attachment back of the tender of engine No. 148 and rode there while the caboose was pushed up the switch. Then the engine was reyersed and drivtn backwards. Some men saw the boy and cried to him to get off. The lad looked about and the jostle of the car going over the frog threw him to the ground and the tender and engine both ran over him. His body was not so horribly mangled man-gled as would naturally be expected under the circumstances. Some iron struck the lad on the ltf t side oi the head directly over the ear and his death must have been instantaneous. Sis left foot was, maBhed and torn off. Undoubtedly some others of his bones are broken, but up to time of going go-ing to press no examination of the body had been made aB the coroner had not yet reached the scene. Neither had the boy's parents, although all had been sent for. It ib a sad lesson and one that Burely will be heeded. Children ruust not play around moving trains. Altogether Alto-gether too much of it is being done daily in Provo. |