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- Bay City Tribune, Bay City, Michigan, Friday, October 28, 1910
Edwin H. Bassett, Weighmaster, Monitor, Instantly Killed On Tracks
Thought He Could Cross
?I Will Hurry Before Train Comes,? he said to Assistant
Latter Stumbled Over Body
Edwin H. Bassett, 78 years old, weighmaster at the Monitor station of the Bay City Sugar Co., was instantly killed last night by a Michigan Central sugar beet train within 150 feet of his home. The entire train passed over his body, the remains being horribly crushed and mangled. The train crew was not aware of the accident until informed after arrival in the Bay City yards, and the accident was witnessed by no one.
The body was found a few seconds after the train passed by Herman Seidensticker, his assistant. Mr. Bassett was 78 years of age and was employed by the Bay City Sugar Co. in the weighing station at Monitor. His residence was about 150 yards from the station. Last night he had eaten his supper and returned to the weighing station to finish some work, taking his assistant with him. He saw the train approaching as he locked the door, and sent the boy to close the gate leading to the yard behind the station at the same time remarking:
?I will hurry on and cross the track before the train comes.?
In telling of the accident the boy said: ?Mr. Bassett started up the track towards his house while I remained being to close the gate. He was carrying a lantern. I closed the gate and waited for the train to pass, but after it had gone I could not see the lantern, so I started towards the house. I did not know anything had happened to him until I stumbled over his body lying on the tracks.?
Seidensticker summoned help and Coroner Kelley was called. He decided that in inquest was unnecessary.
W.W. Bassett, of Lincoln avenue, a brother, had been visiting Mr. Bassett, and left last night on the ?miners? train from the Handy mine. It preceded the sugar beet train by about ten minutes.
Mr. Bassett is survived by a widow, one son, James, and one daughter, Mrs. J.M.O. Jewitt, of Boston. The dead man was very well known in both Bay City and Bay county. The remains were taken to VanTuyl?s undertaking rooms.
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1832 - 1910 (78 years)