Julius Brown Died 1946

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Sioux City Journal
1 March 1946

WATCHMAN DIES UNDER WHEELS

Engine, Five Cars Run Over Julius Brown in Switch Yards

Julius Brown, 39, 1118 10th street, died en route to a hospital after being run over by an engine and five cars of a 12-car train being switched into the Armour & Co. yards Thursday afternoon. He was a watchman at the firm's north gate, where the accident occurred.

Brown first was noticed by J. H. Rhodes, 612 32d street, a helper for the Sioux City Terminal Railway company, crewman on the train. Rhodes, riding atop the first car, looked back and saw Mr. Brown lying on the ground. Police investigators said he had been dragged 27 feet.

The victim was cut about the waist but there was comparatively little bleeding when investigators arrived. Not Seen by Crew There was no evidence as to how the accident occurred.

Not Seen by Crew

There was no evidence as to how the accident occurred. Crewmen did not see Mr. Brown until Mr. Rhodes gave the signal to stop the train after almost half of the train had passed over Mr. Brown's body.

He was unconscious when placed in an ambulance to be taken to a hospital and was dead upon arrival.

Crewmen on the train were Walter Cramer, 419 W; Eighth street, South Sioux City, engineer; E. J. Finnegan, 2716 Leech Avenue, fireman; Frank Flaherty, 414 11th street, engine foreman, and V. S. Pryor, 1311 W. Fifth street, and Rhodes, helpers.

Entered Army in 1942

Mr. Brown was born May 5, 1906 at Homer, Neb., coming to Sioux City in 1926. After working a short time at the Kari-Keen plant, he was employed by Armour & Co. as plant policeman until his entrance into the army on April 22, 1942. He received an honorable discharge from the army October 23, 1945, after serving 22 months overseas in New Guinea, the Philippines and Leyte.

He was awarded the bronze star for meritorious service for exposing himself to enemy fire while collecting enemy equipment for the engineers. He was attached to the engineering amphibious force.

He was a member of the Eagles lodge and the American Legion.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brown; two brothers, Philip M. in the navy in the Philippines, and John D. of Sioux City and two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Sass and Mrs. Ivy King, both of Sioux City.

The body was taken to the Rutledge funeral home.

Sioux City Journal
3 March 1946

The funeral of Julius Brown, 39, 1118 10th street, who was injured fatally when he was run over by an engine and five freight cars, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Covenant Lutheran church. Rev. E. G. Dahlin will officiate. Interment) will be in Memorial Park cemetery.

Members of the Armour & Co. police force, of which he was a member, will be pallbearers. They are Robert Cussens, John Fleming, Lowell Seaton, John Lambert, James Barnett and Henry Osgerkamp.

The American Legion will have a firing squad and a bugler at the graveside. The body will remain in the Rutledge chapel until the time of services.