Corwin BEVINGTON

BEVINGTON, SLAUGHTER, ENDSLEY, SAMPSON, BAILEY, COLLINGS, STRANAHAN, SHROYER, LESAN, SHEIL, BENTLEY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/16/2009 at 04:20:00

The Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
September 25, 1918

CORWIN BEVINGTON KILLED BY TRAIN.

Struck by Engine of Des Moines Train at Crossing in East Mt. Ayr.
Body badly mangled.

CORWIN BEVINGTON, long time resident of Mount Ayr and well known painter & paper hanger, was struck by the engine of the Des Moines train Saturday evening at the crossing near the I. M. LONG residence in east Mount Ayr and was so severely injured that he died a few hours later without regaining consciousness.

The accident happened about 5:45 o'clock just as the train was pulling into the yards. Mr. BEVINGTON in company with Arthur SLAUGHTER and Alex ENDSLEY was returning from Tingley, IA, where they were employed on a job of painting.

Mr. SLAUGHTER and Mr. ENDSLEY were in the seat of Mr. SLAUGHTER's Ford and Mr. BEVINGTON was riding behind. None of the men saw the train coming until it was too late to stop and Mr. SLAUGHTER who was driving the automobile seeing the danger increased the speed and the automobile cleared the track just in time to escape a collision with the engine. Persons who witnessed the accident say that Mr. BEVINGTON attempted to jump before the automobile reached the track and the momentum carried him directly in front of the engine. The engineer immediately upon seeing the danger applied the brakes and the train was stopped in less than three car lengths.

The body was thrown a distance of several feet, the right leg was severed about mid-way between the ankle and knee, the right arm mangled. The scalp lacerated and skull fractured.

The body was placed in the baggage car and from the depot was taken in an automobile to the home in west Mount Ayr, where Dr. C. T. LESAN dressed the wounds. Dr. SAMPSON of Creston, IA was called by telephone and drove immediately to Mount Ayr but before he arrived life had departed.

The conditions under which the accident happened seemed to have precluded the possibility of human power to prevent it. A shadow of deep sorrow is upon the community.

An inquest was conducted Monday by County Coroner Samuel BAILEY, A. F. COLLINS, C. G. STRANAHAN and Rolla SHROYER being called as jurors. A number of witnesses were examined and the verdict of the jury follows:

"We find the deceased came to his death by shock induced by railroad accident, being struck by an engine and his right leg being crushed off, his right ankle being __, scalp lacerated and his skull fractured.

"We further find that there is no evidence of crime having been committed."

Mr. BEVINGTON was aged 48 years, 11 months and 21 days and practically all his life was spent in Mount Ayr. He was known as a conscientious workman and his friends were numbered by his acquaintances. He is survived by his wife whose maiden name was Miss Kate SHEIL, and eight children. Otto, who is in training for service in the National Army at Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Bernice BENTLEY of Clearfield; and Paul, Anna, Mildred, Harry, Matthew and Clair at home.

The funeral was held this forenoon at 10 o'clock from the Catholic Church in this city [Mount Ayr] conducted by Father J. C. MAHR. The body was laid to rest in the Rose Hill Cemetery [Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa].