With Erina Anastasia O'Toole
— Brakeman Thomas Toole, son of Martin Toole of Janesville was killed near Traverse last week. The St. Peter Tribune has the following account of the accident: When the train came to the gravel pit, just west of the city, it was cut in two. Mr. Toole and one other brakeman was to accompany first section to Traverse Siding and then call back for the rear section. Both brakemen were on the rear car of the first section when they started, Mr. Toole was to go up to the front with the other remaining on the rear car. In the make up of the train there was a coal car on which it is supposed Mr. Toole sat down to keep out of the tind and wait until they came to Traverse. When the train got near Traverse the rear brakeman felt the car running over something and glancing back saw some dark object on the track, and on arriving at the station Mr. Toole was not to be found. The crew with the engine started back immediately and found him in the center of the track with his right leg cut and bruised up to the hip and high right arm cut completely off, but he was still alive. He was picked up and carried to the creamery where he died about ten minutes later. He was then brought to this city to Klein's undertaking rooms where Coroner Skinner held an inquest on Wednesday morning. "The verdict of the jury is as follows: Said Thomas Toole came to his death on the 30th day of October A. D. 1894, near Traverse Siding on the C. & N. W. Ry. Tracks by falling between the cars of a moving train and three cars passing over his body. Believe that said accident was caused by a defective plank used as a foot board on the end of coal car No. 11063."
Waseca Radical 11-7-1894
Contributed by S. R. Allen
— Brakeman Thomas Toole, son of Martin Toole of Janesville was killed near Traverse last week. The St. Peter Tribune has the following account of the accident: When the train came to the gravel pit, just west of the city, it was cut in two. Mr. Toole and one other brakeman was to accompany first section to Traverse Siding and then call back for the rear section. Both brakemen were on the rear car of the first section when they started, Mr. Toole was to go up to the front with the other remaining on the rear car. In the make up of the train there was a coal car on which it is supposed Mr. Toole sat down to keep out of the tind and wait until they came to Traverse. When the train got near Traverse the rear brakeman felt the car running over something and glancing back saw some dark object on the track, and on arriving at the station Mr. Toole was not to be found. The crew with the engine started back immediately and found him in the center of the track with his right leg cut and bruised up to the hip and high right arm cut completely off, but he was still alive. He was picked up and carried to the creamery where he died about ten minutes later. He was then brought to this city to Klein's undertaking rooms where Coroner Skinner held an inquest on Wednesday morning. "The verdict of the jury is as follows: Said Thomas Toole came to his death on the 30th day of October A. D. 1894, near Traverse Siding on the C. & N. W. Ry. Tracks by falling between the cars of a moving train and three cars passing over his body. Believe that said accident was caused by a defective plank used as a foot board on the end of coal car No. 11063."
Waseca Radical 11-7-1894
Contributed by S. R. Allen
With Erina Anastasia O'Toole
— Brakeman Thomas Toole, son of Martin Toole of Janesville was killed near Traverse last week. The St. Peter Tribune has the following account of the accident: When the train came to the gravel pit, just west of the city, it was cut in two. Mr. Toole and one other brakeman was to accompany first section to Traverse Siding and then call back for the rear section. Both brakemen were on the rear car of the first section when they started, Mr. Toole was to go up to the front with the other remaining on the rear car. In the make up of the train there was a coal car on which it is supposed Mr. Toole sat down to keep out of the tind and wait until they came to Traverse. When the train got near Traverse the rear brakeman felt the car running over something and glancing back saw some dark object on the track, and on arriving at the station Mr. Toole was not to be found. The crew with the engine started back immediately and found him in the center of the track with his right leg cut and bruised up to the hip and high right arm cut completely off, but he was still alive. He was picked up and carried to the creamery where he died about ten minutes later. He was then brought to this city to Klein's undertaking rooms where Coroner Skinner held an inquest on Wednesday morning. "The verdict of the jury is as follows: Said Thomas Toole came to his death on the 30th day of October A. D. 1894, near Traverse Siding on the C. & N. W. Ry. Tracks by falling between the cars of a moving train and three cars passing over his body. Believe that said accident was caused by a defective plank used as a foot board on the end of coal car No. 11063."
Waseca Radical 11-7-1894
Contributed by S. R. Allen
— Brakeman Thomas Toole, son of Martin Toole of Janesville was killed near Traverse last week. The St. Peter Tribune has the following account of the accident: When the train came to the gravel pit, just west of the city, it was cut in two. Mr. Toole and one other brakeman was to accompany first section to Traverse Siding and then call back for the rear section. Both brakemen were on the rear car of the first section when they started, Mr. Toole was to go up to the front with the other remaining on the rear car. In the make up of the train there was a coal car on which it is supposed Mr. Toole sat down to keep out of the tind and wait until they came to Traverse. When the train got near Traverse the rear brakeman felt the car running over something and glancing back saw some dark object on the track, and on arriving at the station Mr. Toole was not to be found. The crew with the engine started back immediately and found him in the center of the track with his right leg cut and bruised up to the hip and high right arm cut completely off, but he was still alive. He was picked up and carried to the creamery where he died about ten minutes later. He was then brought to this city to Klein's undertaking rooms where Coroner Skinner held an inquest on Wednesday morning. "The verdict of the jury is as follows: Said Thomas Toole came to his death on the 30th day of October A. D. 1894, near Traverse Siding on the C. & N. W. Ry. Tracks by falling between the cars of a moving train and three cars passing over his body. Believe that said accident was caused by a defective plank used as a foot board on the end of coal car No. 11063."
Waseca Radical 11-7-1894
Contributed by S. R. Allen
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