Brakeman Hayes Killed at Jonesboro
THE PARAGOULD SOLIPHONE
JUNE 18,1920
RESEARCHED BY : TINA EASLEY
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(JONESBORO TRIBUNE )
FRED HAYES , FRISCO SWITCHMAN WAS KILLED SATURDAY MORNING IN THE YARDS JUST OPPOSITE THE COTTON BELT YARD BUILDING . WHILE IN THE ACT OF MAKING A FLYING SWITCH . THE SWITCH ENGINE IN CHARGE OF W.MAXTED , ENGINEER WAS GOING WEST WITH TWO BOX CARS. THE UNFORTUNATE MAN WAS JUST IN THE ACT OF MAKING A FLYING SWITCH AND IN SOME MANNER HE FELL BETWEEN THE CARS HIS HEAD AND ARM BEING COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM HIS BODY .
TWO BOX CARS RAN OVER HIM BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BE STOPPED . HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, MRS. FRANCES BORGMAN OF THIS CITY , AND ONE BROTHER HARLOW HAYES OF HELENA , WHO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED .
HE HAD BEEN WORKING NIGHTS IN THE YARDS UNTIL ABOUT THREE DAYS AGO , WHEN HE WAS GIVEN A DAY JOB. THE REMAINS WILL BE TAKEN TO HIS FORMER HOME IN PARIS, TENN. FOR BURIAL .