Show I 1 KILLED BY BASEBALL TRAIN A youth of meets a frightful death his death is instantaneous wd the engineer did not know of the accident until the body was through the air A tearful accident occurred on a crossing of the oregon short line near davis county this morning about as a result of which a young lad named was killed instantly the victim in company with tour other boys ranging in age from 9 to 12 all on horseback was running races on a road which crossed the oregon short line track the special train which was ato take the ogden baseball team and edcur zionists from ogden to salt lake was due from the south and on time but the boys did not observe its approach As the train neared the crossing the boys started to race across the track again despite the fact that a woman who runs the section boarding house rushed from the building and to warn them that the train was coming three of the boys passed over the track in safety but the fourth boy young was struck by the engine and his body hurled through the air a number of yards the horse was instantly killed the fifth boy was unable to stop his horse at once and did not stop until directly alongside of the train when young Tinge ys body was picked up it was found that death had been instantaneous his head having been crushed to a jelly the remains were removed to his home when the train reached ogden it was necessary to cleanse the engine no the pilot being be spattered with blood engineer charles said that he whistled tor the crossing and that he did not see the boys until he was startled by seeing the body of young hurling through the air conductor fred mekin had charge of the train |