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The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, June 11, 1905
pg.6

CONDENSED HOME NEWS
Mrs. Susan Tobin, aged 49 years, died Monday at her home, No. 302 East Chestnut street. The deceased has been an invalid for the past two years. Mrs. Tobin has been a resident of Denison for the past 20 years. She was the daughter of Dr. Burke, one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of the Territory. The early years of the deceased were passed at Caddo, I.T.
She leaves a husband, Theo. Tobin and a daughter, Mrs. Howard of Gawanda, New York, who was here when the end came.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.R.D. Crittendon. The interment took place at Oakwood Cemetery.

Denison Daily News
Tuesday, December 2, 1879
pg. 4

CRUSHED TO DEATH
The Melancholy Fate of Tom Tobin

Caught Between a Caboose and an Engine and Instantly Killed
While sitting in the M.K. & T. dispatcher's office Sunday evening, conversing with Mr. Edgar, a man employed as switchman came into the office, and in an excited manner said that a collision had taken place in the lower yard, and that a man was killed. The reporter of the left immediately for the scene of the disaster.
For a few moments the scene presented was one of indescribable confusion; men were hurrying to and fro with lanterns, while others were using their best endeavors to extricate the individual who was crushed to death between the caboose and enging. The escape of steam prevented any one from recognizing the unfortunate victim was. Twice the reporter stepped into the caboose and looked through the window. Now and then he caught sight of a ghastly face, the mouth open and the tongue protruding.
It was fully 30 minutes before the caboose and pony engine were cleared of each other, and the the lifeless remains of a young man fell to the track. In a moment Theodore Tobin, who was one of the first at the wreck, recognied the lifeless rmains as his brother, Tom. Theodore was so overcome with grief at the sight of his dead brother, that he lost all control and fairly went wild with grief, and was obliged to be removed from the awful scene almost by main strength. Dr. Acheson, who was present, examined the body, and said that the neck was broken and that the boy must have died instantly.
The following are the true particulars of the disaster:
In the M.K. & T. yard about 7:15 p.m., pony engine No. 47 was switching out a car from train No. 6; engine No. 45 in the lower yards was pushing 19 cars towards the depot; the 2 trains came together while running at a speed of not more than 2 miles an hours; the engineers saw each other some time before their trains came together, and were using their best endeavors to prevent the collision.
When they struck, the draw bar of the pony engine doubled under the platform of the caboose, which rode over the foot board of the switch engine's cab almost touched the end of the caboose and caught young Tobin by the neck, killing him instantly.
If the draw bar of engine 47 had not doubled under the paltform of the caboose, the young man would not have received any injury as it would have kept the rear of the caboose and the roof of the engine cab from coming together. The cab of the 47 was slightly broken. The caboose was not damaged except the steps, which were broken off. The 45 was not injured to any extent. Two gauge cocks of the 47 were broken off, and allowed the steam to escape in such a way that it was impossible to go near young Tobin. Jake Henry, engineer of the 47, and his fireman George Lomax, had a narrow escape, and jumped from the cab just in time or they would have probably been crushed to death.
Joe Anderson, bridgeman, who was standing on the opposite side of the platform of the caboose from Tom Tobin, was slightly cut on the left leg and his pants torn. He said he did not jump because the 2 trains were not running fast enough to do any harm.
The remains of young Tobin were placed on a board and conveyed home. Let us draw a curtain over the anguish of the heart-broken mother and father, sisters and brother. Only little over 3 year ago another son was run over and killed at Stringtown.
Monday afternoon the sad rites were performed over the remains of the deceased, Rev. M.A. Daugherty officiating. Thomas was well thought of by all, and a large number of friends saw him laid to rest over om the hill-side in the silent city of the deat. Peace to the dead boy's ashes and peace to the household from which he was so unexpectedly taken.
The Herald says Jake Henry, engineer of the 47, which killed Tom Tobin in the M.K.&T. yard on Sunday evening, is the same engineer that was on the train that killed Edward Tobin at Stringown 4 years ago. This is a mistake. Mr. Henry was not in the service of the M.K. & T. at all at the time that Edward Tobin was killed. Andy Blair was the engineer of the train that ran over Edward Tobin.