W. ATTERBERRY IS KILLED BY A WABASH TRAIN
Was Walking on Track South of Shoe Factory Building.
William ("Bill) Atterberry, age 70 years old, was instantly killed when he was struck and run over by a northbound Wabash Railroad freight train about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Atterberry, who is said to have lived on West Normal Avenue, had gone to a store on Hamilton Street to get a supply of tobacco. On returning home he was walking north in between the rails, about 200 feet north of Hamilton when the train overtook him. The engineer, J.L. Martin, said he blew the engine whistle repeatedly, but Atterberry being hard if [sic] hearing, did not hear the whistle. When he saw the man was not going to get off the track, he attempted to stop the train but was unable to do it in time to prevent hitting him. The body was badly mangled.
The conductor on the train was J.H. Heath.
The body was taken to the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home and Coroner W.C. Summers said an inquest will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the funeral home.
It is said that Atterberry does not have any family here.
Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
March 10, 1941
Was Walking on Track South of Shoe Factory Building.
William ("Bill) Atterberry, age 70 years old, was instantly killed when he was struck and run over by a northbound Wabash Railroad freight train about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Atterberry, who is said to have lived on West Normal Avenue, had gone to a store on Hamilton Street to get a supply of tobacco. On returning home he was walking north in between the rails, about 200 feet north of Hamilton when the train overtook him. The engineer, J.L. Martin, said he blew the engine whistle repeatedly, but Atterberry being hard if [sic] hearing, did not hear the whistle. When he saw the man was not going to get off the track, he attempted to stop the train but was unable to do it in time to prevent hitting him. The body was badly mangled.
The conductor on the train was J.H. Heath.
The body was taken to the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home and Coroner W.C. Summers said an inquest will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the funeral home.
It is said that Atterberry does not have any family here.
Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
March 10, 1941
W. ATTERBERRY IS KILLED BY A WABASH TRAIN
Was Walking on Track South of Shoe Factory Building.
William ("Bill) Atterberry, age 70 years old, was instantly killed when he was struck and run over by a northbound Wabash Railroad freight train about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Atterberry, who is said to have lived on West Normal Avenue, had gone to a store on Hamilton Street to get a supply of tobacco. On returning home he was walking north in between the rails, about 200 feet north of Hamilton when the train overtook him. The engineer, J.L. Martin, said he blew the engine whistle repeatedly, but Atterberry being hard if [sic] hearing, did not hear the whistle. When he saw the man was not going to get off the track, he attempted to stop the train but was unable to do it in time to prevent hitting him. The body was badly mangled.
The conductor on the train was J.H. Heath.
The body was taken to the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home and Coroner W.C. Summers said an inquest will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the funeral home.
It is said that Atterberry does not have any family here.
Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
March 10, 1941
Was Walking on Track South of Shoe Factory Building.
William ("Bill) Atterberry, age 70 years old, was instantly killed when he was struck and run over by a northbound Wabash Railroad freight train about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Atterberry, who is said to have lived on West Normal Avenue, had gone to a store on Hamilton Street to get a supply of tobacco. On returning home he was walking north in between the rails, about 200 feet north of Hamilton when the train overtook him. The engineer, J.L. Martin, said he blew the engine whistle repeatedly, but Atterberry being hard if [sic] hearing, did not hear the whistle. When he saw the man was not going to get off the track, he attempted to stop the train but was unable to do it in time to prevent hitting him. The body was badly mangled.
The conductor on the train was J.H. Heath.
The body was taken to the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home and Coroner W.C. Summers said an inquest will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the funeral home.
It is said that Atterberry does not have any family here.
Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
March 10, 1941
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