YOUTH FATALLY INJURED UNDER TRAIN WHEELS
Thomas Benton, 17, Colored, of Flagstaff, Ariz., Dies in Hospital Here Early Today
a 17-year-old transient colored youth, tentatively identified as Thomas Benton of Flagstaff, Ariz., died at 1:17 o'clock this morning in St. Mary's hospital of mutilating injuries he sustained late Tuesday afternoon when he was apparently run over by a Santa Fe train on the tracks 35 miles west of here, near the Decorra station in Henderson county.
Although his right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm at the shoulder and the back of his head was severely bruised, the young man showed amazing vitality. He had been dismembered for at least an hour when he was picked up at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday by the eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, and brought to Galesburg. Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst, east of where the young man was found, and administered first aid until the streamliner reached Galesburg. The city ambulance met the train here, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital. The loss of blood, shock and severe bruises brought on his death after midnight.
How the young man was hurt is as yet unknown, and consequently Dr. Crosiar G. Bower, deputy coroner, intends to postpone the inquest for a day or more. The youth told Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, his name, age and home town, but was unable to relate how he was so horribly hurt. The city police department today wired Flagstaff, Ariz., to ascertain if the boy has relatives there. If that query elicits no answer, a fingerprint record will be taken and checked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Seen by Train Crew
The accident victim was discovered, lying on the eastbound main line tracks of the Santa Fe, by the crew of westbound freight train No. 43, when they were west of Decorra about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Conductor C.L. Carroll of Ft. Madison stopped the freight at Lomax, the next station to the west, and reported that a man was lying on the track. This warning was relayed to the speeding eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, which was delayed a half hour getting into Kansas City, Mo., and consequently was running late. If the streamliner had been on time, railroad officials fear it would have run over the boy's body.
A section crew was also notified at Lomax, and by the time the Chicagoan reached the accident scene and stopped, the Santa Fe workers were at hand. The cruelly injured boy was placed on the train and taken into Stronghurst. There Dr. Hines made a preliminary examination, and declared the youth should be rushed to a hospital. The Galesburg station was notified to have an ambulance ready, and within a few minutes the train arrived here.
A preliminary check by the Santa Fe shows that an eastbound freight train went through Galesburg at 5:30 o'clock last night, and it may have been this train which fatally injured the Arizona boy. However, it is not known whether he was walking along the rails when he was struck, or fell off a moving train on which he was riding.
The body was taken to the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 24, 1940
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Inquest Held Today on Arizona Youth; Dismembered by Train
Shock and hemorrhage following the severing of his right arm and right leg caused the death in St. Mary's hospital here early on Wednesday morning of Thomas B. Benton Jr., a 16-year-old colored boy from Flagstaff, Ariz., a coroner's jury found at an inquest held early this afternoon in the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home. Benton was found, the jury added, lying between the rails of the eastbound main track of the Santa Fe railway, five miles east of Lomax, at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening.
No definite details of how the young man sustained his frightful injuries were brought out at the inquest, although it is presumed he was run over by a train, or fell off a moving train. An eastbound freight train passed the spot where his body was found, about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, but through at error, the wrong side of the train was later inspected at Chillicothe.
The young man, according to a telegram from Flagstaff, was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Feb. 17, 1924. His parents survive him, and the body will be shipped to Flagstaff at midnight tonight on the Santa Fe railway.
Was Badly Hurt
Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, at the inquest today said he first treated the injured youth in St. Mary's hospital. Benton's right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm was cut off at the shoulder, his nose was broken, and he had numerous lacerations to his face and scalp, the surgeon related.
H.W. Von Langen, Santa Fe claim adjuster, said he was notified of the accident early Tuesday evening. He was later informed that the crew of a westbound freight train spied Benton lying between the eastbound rails east of Lomax, and notified the operator at Lomax. The eastbound streamliner, Chicagoan, stopped and picked up the boy, and Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst. The Galesburg city ambulance met the train here at 7:40 o'clock Tuesday night, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital.
C.A. Orsen of Leeds, Santa Fe section foreman stationed at Lomax, said that he went to the accident scene about 6 o'clock Tuesday night, along with two workers. The men were surprised to find the mutilated young man alive, he said, but stopped the streamliner, to carry the boy to medical aid.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 25, 1940
Thomas Benton, 17, Colored, of Flagstaff, Ariz., Dies in Hospital Here Early Today
a 17-year-old transient colored youth, tentatively identified as Thomas Benton of Flagstaff, Ariz., died at 1:17 o'clock this morning in St. Mary's hospital of mutilating injuries he sustained late Tuesday afternoon when he was apparently run over by a Santa Fe train on the tracks 35 miles west of here, near the Decorra station in Henderson county.
Although his right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm at the shoulder and the back of his head was severely bruised, the young man showed amazing vitality. He had been dismembered for at least an hour when he was picked up at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday by the eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, and brought to Galesburg. Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst, east of where the young man was found, and administered first aid until the streamliner reached Galesburg. The city ambulance met the train here, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital. The loss of blood, shock and severe bruises brought on his death after midnight.
How the young man was hurt is as yet unknown, and consequently Dr. Crosiar G. Bower, deputy coroner, intends to postpone the inquest for a day or more. The youth told Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, his name, age and home town, but was unable to relate how he was so horribly hurt. The city police department today wired Flagstaff, Ariz., to ascertain if the boy has relatives there. If that query elicits no answer, a fingerprint record will be taken and checked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Seen by Train Crew
The accident victim was discovered, lying on the eastbound main line tracks of the Santa Fe, by the crew of westbound freight train No. 43, when they were west of Decorra about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Conductor C.L. Carroll of Ft. Madison stopped the freight at Lomax, the next station to the west, and reported that a man was lying on the track. This warning was relayed to the speeding eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, which was delayed a half hour getting into Kansas City, Mo., and consequently was running late. If the streamliner had been on time, railroad officials fear it would have run over the boy's body.
A section crew was also notified at Lomax, and by the time the Chicagoan reached the accident scene and stopped, the Santa Fe workers were at hand. The cruelly injured boy was placed on the train and taken into Stronghurst. There Dr. Hines made a preliminary examination, and declared the youth should be rushed to a hospital. The Galesburg station was notified to have an ambulance ready, and within a few minutes the train arrived here.
A preliminary check by the Santa Fe shows that an eastbound freight train went through Galesburg at 5:30 o'clock last night, and it may have been this train which fatally injured the Arizona boy. However, it is not known whether he was walking along the rails when he was struck, or fell off a moving train on which he was riding.
The body was taken to the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 24, 1940
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Inquest Held Today on Arizona Youth; Dismembered by Train
Shock and hemorrhage following the severing of his right arm and right leg caused the death in St. Mary's hospital here early on Wednesday morning of Thomas B. Benton Jr., a 16-year-old colored boy from Flagstaff, Ariz., a coroner's jury found at an inquest held early this afternoon in the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home. Benton was found, the jury added, lying between the rails of the eastbound main track of the Santa Fe railway, five miles east of Lomax, at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening.
No definite details of how the young man sustained his frightful injuries were brought out at the inquest, although it is presumed he was run over by a train, or fell off a moving train. An eastbound freight train passed the spot where his body was found, about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, but through at error, the wrong side of the train was later inspected at Chillicothe.
The young man, according to a telegram from Flagstaff, was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Feb. 17, 1924. His parents survive him, and the body will be shipped to Flagstaff at midnight tonight on the Santa Fe railway.
Was Badly Hurt
Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, at the inquest today said he first treated the injured youth in St. Mary's hospital. Benton's right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm was cut off at the shoulder, his nose was broken, and he had numerous lacerations to his face and scalp, the surgeon related.
H.W. Von Langen, Santa Fe claim adjuster, said he was notified of the accident early Tuesday evening. He was later informed that the crew of a westbound freight train spied Benton lying between the eastbound rails east of Lomax, and notified the operator at Lomax. The eastbound streamliner, Chicagoan, stopped and picked up the boy, and Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst. The Galesburg city ambulance met the train here at 7:40 o'clock Tuesday night, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital.
C.A. Orsen of Leeds, Santa Fe section foreman stationed at Lomax, said that he went to the accident scene about 6 o'clock Tuesday night, along with two workers. The men were surprised to find the mutilated young man alive, he said, but stopped the streamliner, to carry the boy to medical aid.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 25, 1940
YOUTH FATALLY INJURED UNDER TRAIN WHEELS
Thomas Benton, 17, Colored, of Flagstaff, Ariz., Dies in Hospital Here Early Today
a 17-year-old transient colored youth, tentatively identified as Thomas Benton of Flagstaff, Ariz., died at 1:17 o'clock this morning in St. Mary's hospital of mutilating injuries he sustained late Tuesday afternoon when he was apparently run over by a Santa Fe train on the tracks 35 miles west of here, near the Decorra station in Henderson county.
Although his right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm at the shoulder and the back of his head was severely bruised, the young man showed amazing vitality. He had been dismembered for at least an hour when he was picked up at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday by the eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, and brought to Galesburg. Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst, east of where the young man was found, and administered first aid until the streamliner reached Galesburg. The city ambulance met the train here, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital. The loss of blood, shock and severe bruises brought on his death after midnight.
How the young man was hurt is as yet unknown, and consequently Dr. Crosiar G. Bower, deputy coroner, intends to postpone the inquest for a day or more. The youth told Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, his name, age and home town, but was unable to relate how he was so horribly hurt. The city police department today wired Flagstaff, Ariz., to ascertain if the boy has relatives there. If that query elicits no answer, a fingerprint record will be taken and checked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Seen by Train Crew
The accident victim was discovered, lying on the eastbound main line tracks of the Santa Fe, by the crew of westbound freight train No. 43, when they were west of Decorra about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Conductor C.L. Carroll of Ft. Madison stopped the freight at Lomax, the next station to the west, and reported that a man was lying on the track. This warning was relayed to the speeding eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, which was delayed a half hour getting into Kansas City, Mo., and consequently was running late. If the streamliner had been on time, railroad officials fear it would have run over the boy's body.
A section crew was also notified at Lomax, and by the time the Chicagoan reached the accident scene and stopped, the Santa Fe workers were at hand. The cruelly injured boy was placed on the train and taken into Stronghurst. There Dr. Hines made a preliminary examination, and declared the youth should be rushed to a hospital. The Galesburg station was notified to have an ambulance ready, and within a few minutes the train arrived here.
A preliminary check by the Santa Fe shows that an eastbound freight train went through Galesburg at 5:30 o'clock last night, and it may have been this train which fatally injured the Arizona boy. However, it is not known whether he was walking along the rails when he was struck, or fell off a moving train on which he was riding.
The body was taken to the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 24, 1940
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Inquest Held Today on Arizona Youth; Dismembered by Train
Shock and hemorrhage following the severing of his right arm and right leg caused the death in St. Mary's hospital here early on Wednesday morning of Thomas B. Benton Jr., a 16-year-old colored boy from Flagstaff, Ariz., a coroner's jury found at an inquest held early this afternoon in the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home. Benton was found, the jury added, lying between the rails of the eastbound main track of the Santa Fe railway, five miles east of Lomax, at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening.
No definite details of how the young man sustained his frightful injuries were brought out at the inquest, although it is presumed he was run over by a train, or fell off a moving train. An eastbound freight train passed the spot where his body was found, about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, but through at error, the wrong side of the train was later inspected at Chillicothe.
The young man, according to a telegram from Flagstaff, was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Feb. 17, 1924. His parents survive him, and the body will be shipped to Flagstaff at midnight tonight on the Santa Fe railway.
Was Badly Hurt
Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, at the inquest today said he first treated the injured youth in St. Mary's hospital. Benton's right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm was cut off at the shoulder, his nose was broken, and he had numerous lacerations to his face and scalp, the surgeon related.
H.W. Von Langen, Santa Fe claim adjuster, said he was notified of the accident early Tuesday evening. He was later informed that the crew of a westbound freight train spied Benton lying between the eastbound rails east of Lomax, and notified the operator at Lomax. The eastbound streamliner, Chicagoan, stopped and picked up the boy, and Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst. The Galesburg city ambulance met the train here at 7:40 o'clock Tuesday night, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital.
C.A. Orsen of Leeds, Santa Fe section foreman stationed at Lomax, said that he went to the accident scene about 6 o'clock Tuesday night, along with two workers. The men were surprised to find the mutilated young man alive, he said, but stopped the streamliner, to carry the boy to medical aid.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 25, 1940
Thomas Benton, 17, Colored, of Flagstaff, Ariz., Dies in Hospital Here Early Today
a 17-year-old transient colored youth, tentatively identified as Thomas Benton of Flagstaff, Ariz., died at 1:17 o'clock this morning in St. Mary's hospital of mutilating injuries he sustained late Tuesday afternoon when he was apparently run over by a Santa Fe train on the tracks 35 miles west of here, near the Decorra station in Henderson county.
Although his right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm at the shoulder and the back of his head was severely bruised, the young man showed amazing vitality. He had been dismembered for at least an hour when he was picked up at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday by the eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, and brought to Galesburg. Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst, east of where the young man was found, and administered first aid until the streamliner reached Galesburg. The city ambulance met the train here, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital. The loss of blood, shock and severe bruises brought on his death after midnight.
How the young man was hurt is as yet unknown, and consequently Dr. Crosiar G. Bower, deputy coroner, intends to postpone the inquest for a day or more. The youth told Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, his name, age and home town, but was unable to relate how he was so horribly hurt. The city police department today wired Flagstaff, Ariz., to ascertain if the boy has relatives there. If that query elicits no answer, a fingerprint record will be taken and checked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Seen by Train Crew
The accident victim was discovered, lying on the eastbound main line tracks of the Santa Fe, by the crew of westbound freight train No. 43, when they were west of Decorra about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Conductor C.L. Carroll of Ft. Madison stopped the freight at Lomax, the next station to the west, and reported that a man was lying on the track. This warning was relayed to the speeding eastbound streamliner, the Chicagoan, which was delayed a half hour getting into Kansas City, Mo., and consequently was running late. If the streamliner had been on time, railroad officials fear it would have run over the boy's body.
A section crew was also notified at Lomax, and by the time the Chicagoan reached the accident scene and stopped, the Santa Fe workers were at hand. The cruelly injured boy was placed on the train and taken into Stronghurst. There Dr. Hines made a preliminary examination, and declared the youth should be rushed to a hospital. The Galesburg station was notified to have an ambulance ready, and within a few minutes the train arrived here.
A preliminary check by the Santa Fe shows that an eastbound freight train went through Galesburg at 5:30 o'clock last night, and it may have been this train which fatally injured the Arizona boy. However, it is not known whether he was walking along the rails when he was struck, or fell off a moving train on which he was riding.
The body was taken to the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 24, 1940
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Inquest Held Today on Arizona Youth; Dismembered by Train
Shock and hemorrhage following the severing of his right arm and right leg caused the death in St. Mary's hospital here early on Wednesday morning of Thomas B. Benton Jr., a 16-year-old colored boy from Flagstaff, Ariz., a coroner's jury found at an inquest held early this afternoon in the Horton, Hinchliff and Wilson Funeral home. Benton was found, the jury added, lying between the rails of the eastbound main track of the Santa Fe railway, five miles east of Lomax, at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening.
No definite details of how the young man sustained his frightful injuries were brought out at the inquest, although it is presumed he was run over by a train, or fell off a moving train. An eastbound freight train passed the spot where his body was found, about 5:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, but through at error, the wrong side of the train was later inspected at Chillicothe.
The young man, according to a telegram from Flagstaff, was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Feb. 17, 1924. His parents survive him, and the body will be shipped to Flagstaff at midnight tonight on the Santa Fe railway.
Was Badly Hurt
Dr. S.M. Hanauer, Santa Fe surgeon, at the inquest today said he first treated the injured youth in St. Mary's hospital. Benton's right leg was severed at the thigh, his right arm was cut off at the shoulder, his nose was broken, and he had numerous lacerations to his face and scalp, the surgeon related.
H.W. Von Langen, Santa Fe claim adjuster, said he was notified of the accident early Tuesday evening. He was later informed that the crew of a westbound freight train spied Benton lying between the eastbound rails east of Lomax, and notified the operator at Lomax. The eastbound streamliner, Chicagoan, stopped and picked up the boy, and Dr. O.H. Hines boarded the train at Stronghurst. The Galesburg city ambulance met the train here at 7:40 o'clock Tuesday night, and the injured youth was rushed to the hospital.
C.A. Orsen of Leeds, Santa Fe section foreman stationed at Lomax, said that he went to the accident scene about 6 o'clock Tuesday night, along with two workers. The men were surprised to find the mutilated young man alive, he said, but stopped the streamliner, to carry the boy to medical aid.
Galesburg Register-Mail: April 25, 1940
