THEIR LIVES CRUSHED OUT
________________________
Two Traveling Painters Fearfully Man-
gled in the Southern Yards
The appalling sight of two mangled bodies met the gaze of the men employed on a Southern Railway work train when they reported forduty about six o'clock Thursday morning. The bodies were under a car that stood on a siding near the Gate City Furniture Company's plant, west of the coal chute, and the manner in which they met their death was readily apparent. An investigation by Coroner Turner disclosed the identity of the men but not their address. In their clothing were cards showing them to be Charles and O.F. Gates, members of the Cincinnati Painters and Decorators Union, No. 308, of which, E.F. Johnson is secretary.
The men were traveling about the country painting signs and
carried a box containing paints and brushes and several
cooking utensils. The rain Wednesday night caused them to
seek shelter under a car in the railroad yards. They were warned of their danger by passers-by, but seemed indifferent.
Placing a plank across the rails for a pillow, they went to sleep and waked in eternity. The head of one was completely severed from the body and the other was mangled about the shoulders.
The work train which went on the siding Wednesday night
moved the car they were under only a few feet, yet sufficient to crush out their lives. The bodies were prepared for burial at the expense of the railroad company and efforts made to find some trace of friends of the dead men. The men were between 35 and 40 years of age and apparently brothers.
The Greensboro patriot [September 23, 1903] pg, 2
Transcribed July 25, 2014 by Debbie Robben member#47322159
________________________
Two Traveling Painters Fearfully Man-
gled in the Southern Yards
The appalling sight of two mangled bodies met the gaze of the men employed on a Southern Railway work train when they reported forduty about six o'clock Thursday morning. The bodies were under a car that stood on a siding near the Gate City Furniture Company's plant, west of the coal chute, and the manner in which they met their death was readily apparent. An investigation by Coroner Turner disclosed the identity of the men but not their address. In their clothing were cards showing them to be Charles and O.F. Gates, members of the Cincinnati Painters and Decorators Union, No. 308, of which, E.F. Johnson is secretary.
The men were traveling about the country painting signs and
carried a box containing paints and brushes and several
cooking utensils. The rain Wednesday night caused them to
seek shelter under a car in the railroad yards. They were warned of their danger by passers-by, but seemed indifferent.
Placing a plank across the rails for a pillow, they went to sleep and waked in eternity. The head of one was completely severed from the body and the other was mangled about the shoulders.
The work train which went on the siding Wednesday night
moved the car they were under only a few feet, yet sufficient to crush out their lives. The bodies were prepared for burial at the expense of the railroad company and efforts made to find some trace of friends of the dead men. The men were between 35 and 40 years of age and apparently brothers.
The Greensboro patriot [September 23, 1903] pg, 2
Transcribed July 25, 2014 by Debbie Robben member#47322159
THEIR LIVES CRUSHED OUT
________________________
Two Traveling Painters Fearfully Man-
gled in the Southern Yards
The appalling sight of two mangled bodies met the gaze of the men employed on a Southern Railway work train when they reported forduty about six o'clock Thursday morning. The bodies were under a car that stood on a siding near the Gate City Furniture Company's plant, west of the coal chute, and the manner in which they met their death was readily apparent. An investigation by Coroner Turner disclosed the identity of the men but not their address. In their clothing were cards showing them to be Charles and O.F. Gates, members of the Cincinnati Painters and Decorators Union, No. 308, of which, E.F. Johnson is secretary.
The men were traveling about the country painting signs and
carried a box containing paints and brushes and several
cooking utensils. The rain Wednesday night caused them to
seek shelter under a car in the railroad yards. They were warned of their danger by passers-by, but seemed indifferent.
Placing a plank across the rails for a pillow, they went to sleep and waked in eternity. The head of one was completely severed from the body and the other was mangled about the shoulders.
The work train which went on the siding Wednesday night
moved the car they were under only a few feet, yet sufficient to crush out their lives. The bodies were prepared for burial at the expense of the railroad company and efforts made to find some trace of friends of the dead men. The men were between 35 and 40 years of age and apparently brothers.
The Greensboro patriot [September 23, 1903] pg, 2
Transcribed July 25, 2014 by Debbie Robben member#47322159
________________________
Two Traveling Painters Fearfully Man-
gled in the Southern Yards
The appalling sight of two mangled bodies met the gaze of the men employed on a Southern Railway work train when they reported forduty about six o'clock Thursday morning. The bodies were under a car that stood on a siding near the Gate City Furniture Company's plant, west of the coal chute, and the manner in which they met their death was readily apparent. An investigation by Coroner Turner disclosed the identity of the men but not their address. In their clothing were cards showing them to be Charles and O.F. Gates, members of the Cincinnati Painters and Decorators Union, No. 308, of which, E.F. Johnson is secretary.
The men were traveling about the country painting signs and
carried a box containing paints and brushes and several
cooking utensils. The rain Wednesday night caused them to
seek shelter under a car in the railroad yards. They were warned of their danger by passers-by, but seemed indifferent.
Placing a plank across the rails for a pillow, they went to sleep and waked in eternity. The head of one was completely severed from the body and the other was mangled about the shoulders.
The work train which went on the siding Wednesday night
moved the car they were under only a few feet, yet sufficient to crush out their lives. The bodies were prepared for burial at the expense of the railroad company and efforts made to find some trace of friends of the dead men. The men were between 35 and 40 years of age and apparently brothers.
The Greensboro patriot [September 23, 1903] pg, 2
Transcribed July 25, 2014 by Debbie Robben member#47322159
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