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Show CAR INSPECTOR KILLE0J5Y TRAIN Walter J. Mm nine, a car inspector In the employ of tne Wen tern Pacific Railroad company, was instautly j killed Monday afternoon at Wendover, I'tah. by falling under the rear car of the work-train at that place. The lam time .Manning wa eeen alive was Ju.rt before the work-train at Wendover left that station for the pravel pits, twelve mlle dlstAn'... The .brake man on the tar next to the engine en-gine noticed Manning standing in the yaids near the moving train and. call-leg call-leg to Manning, naked him If he wanted to ride to the pits. Manning shook his head and appeared to be looking at the numbers on the cars as they were pacing. Wh-n the train returned from the gravel pits, loaded with gravel, the body of Manning was found alongside the tracks, and an examination of the wheels of the cars on the train showed that the wheels of the last car must have passed over the head of the unfortunate un-fortunate man. Whether he attempted .to board the train and lost his footing foot-ing or whether he fainted and fell under the rear car as It was passing Ir not known on account of the fact that no one saw the accident. Ho was from St Johns, Ohio. |