HARRISON, Allie, Beeville Bee, Friday, 20 Dec 1901:

Death of Allie Harrison
The remains of Allie HARRISON, son of Conductor J. H. HARRISON, mention of whose sad and 
untimely death was made in last issue, were brought last Thursday from Eagle Lake, where the 
accident leading to his death occurred on the evening before and were interred in the Catholic 
Cemetery on Friday morning. Funeral mass was said by Father Oliva, assisted by Father Ylla.

Allie Harrison, at the time of his death, was just 17 years, 5 months and 21 days old and perhaps 
one of the youngest railroad operatives in the state. Inheriting a liking for railway work from his father, 
who is one of the oldest men in point of service on the Pacific, he gained his father's consent to begin 
his vocation early, and for the past five months had been a brakeman on the Cane Belt. His own train 
had been laid off for repairs to the engine for several days previous to the accident, the train on which 
he met his death being one on which a friend was working. 

On the evening in question, as his friend's train was sent down to a sugar mill a few miles from Eagle Lake, 
he went along for company, and in response to that impulse characteristic of him to be doing something. 
The caboose used was a common boxcar with doors in the ends. He and his friend were standing on the 
car when Allie concluded to climb down into the caboose. As he passed over the end of the car he missed 
his hold and fell on the tracks, the caboose passed over his body and severing two of his limbs and injuring 
him internally. Immediately after the accident he was taken to a hotel at Eagle Lake and a physician sent for. 
The young man was conscious up the last and realized his end was near, and fortified by the faith in which 
he had been confirmed, passed peacefully away.