FRANK BOGAN DIES SUNDAY

Injuries Received by Crossing Watchman Result in Death; Hurt Saturday

Spencer Francis (Frank) Bogan, 72 years of age, critically injured Saturday morning where he was run down by a Monon freight train at the West Morrison Street crossing, died Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the hospital, where he was taken immediately following the accident.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the First Christian Church here. Burial will be made in Bunnell Cemetery.

Mr. Bogan had resided in Frankfort for a long time and for many years was employed as a section foreman on the Monon railway. Some few years ago he was given the watch station at the Morrison Street crossing and, for years, warned pedestrians and motorists of the danger of approaching trains and eventually he met his death in the line of duty.

It is said that in flagging a northbound passenger train he stepped backwards into the path of a freight train, moving in the opposite direction. It is understood that his body was dragged part way across the street. The right arm was severed below the elbow and the right ear torn from his head as the body slid across the crossing planking. There were numerous bruises on his body, it is said.

He was born September 3rd, 1859, the son of Elisha Wesley and Rebecca (Wallace) Bogan, natives of Ohio. In 1879 he was married to Hattie Belle Dunn, who survives. In addition to the wife, he is survived by five sons; Wesley Bogan, Forest (F. O.) Bogan, Covington, KY.; George Bogan, Gary; and Earl and Omer Bogan, both of Frankfort; and two daughters, Mrs. Clida Behr of Frankfort and Mrs. Cora Carsman, Hammond; one sister, Mrs. Mieda Corps of Fort Worth, TX.; 32 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren are living.