Nearly Another Fatality

It is only the inclomitable nerve and courage of the man. who now lies at the University hospital a crippïe for life that keeps the coroner's books oí this city from recording the usv.al iatality which has been the rule during the past four Sundays. It is 10 bO tru&ted that the unfortunate man will survive, as much to break the spell cf fatalities which has been occurring on each succeeding Sunday as to lessen the shock on his friends and family. Late Saturday night Bnt Muraoc and Hunter Jones, of Jackson, juinped on the "bluffers" (the vestibule step) oL No. 14 train going east and essayed to steal a ride to this city, expecting to return as soon as possible. As the train was approaching Ann Arbor the brakeman opened the vestibule door and Jones claims that the brakeman shoved Murdock off the train. Whether thi3 is so or not remains to be proven. At .any rate Murdock dropped off the train. Just then the air brakes were put on and the first thought that came into Jones' head was that Murdock was under the cars, and he iumped off to render any assistance that he could to his companion. A freight train going west ■was just at this moment passing tne passenger on ar,other track. Jones jumped fairly into the freight, which knocked him back to the passenger train and he became a regular tennis Dalí with the two trains for racquetc. Fínally the freight train dragged him underneath and quicker than it takes to tell it both legs were eut off just above the ankle and his arm severcd above the wrist. The ambulance was tmmediately sjmmoned and he was taken to the hospital for surgical care. He showed great fortitude during the dressing of his injuries Saturday night, and on yesterday morning when the nurse carne in and inquired how he fell he calmly replied: - . "How in h - 1 would a man feel witfc both legs and an arm cut eff?r' Murdock was jammed up considerably by the hurling against the ground, and was returned to Jackson. Jones is a colored man and has a wife and family. He is driver for the JacKson Ice company and has ar. excellent reputation for industry and scbriety.