A Section Foreman's Death at Gilman, and the $100 He Sent Home to Ireland

J. G. Caroian, section foreman of the Lake Shore road at Arlington, was killed at 8:45 o'clock yesterday morning at Gilman. He had gone up to Gilman on a work train of flat cars, attached to the rear end of which was a passenger caboose. At Gilman the trainmen were preparing to turn the train around, by switching the caboose and engine from one end to the other of the train, when the accident occurred. While the train was in motion one of the trainmen pulled the coupling pin attaching the caboose to the last flat car, and then went back to set the brakes on the caboose. At the fatal moment when the brakes caught and the flat cars pulled away from the caboose Caroian was stepping from the caboose to the flat car ahead. The result was that he fell between the cars, and although he made a desperate effort to roll off the track the wheels of the advancing caboose passed over his head, killing him instantly.

Caroian was a single man of about 40 years, and had been employed on the Lake Shore road as section foreman for the past three or four years. He has no relatives in this country, but his mother still lives in Ireland. He was noble grand of the Marysville lodge of Odd Fellows and also a member of the Good Templars. He was an upright, capable man of good habits, and was highly esteemed by the officials and employees of the Lake Shore road. He was a superior man in his position, and was regarded by those familiar with his work as worthy to be promoted to the position of road master. His remains will be taken charge of by the Odd Fellows and buried under their auspices at Marysville.

Caroian was a dutiful and affectionate son, and his aged mother in Ireland will sadly miss him. Only the other day he sent her $100, and remarked to Middaugh that he had always sent her that much at this time "just to let her know I have not forgotten her."

The remains were taken to Bonney & Stewart's undertaking rooms last evening, and will be sent to Marysville on the 9:30 o'clock train over the Great Northern this morning.