Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-11

DRArn OF DR. PAaKRR-Tas PAarIcu.
LARs.-Up to THE time our information
concerning the sudden death Of our esteem
ed friend and fellow citizen. DR.. Wallace
W. Parker, has bsen confined to short anu
msagre kilograms and consequently un-
satisfactory. We are nov enabled to give
more full account Of the horrible affair
| The accident which terminated in the doe
! tors death took place at A mes, Story county,
on tho Northwestern Railroad, 16s miles
west Of De Witt.
As has been previously stated, DR.. Par
ker was travelling as General Agent o.
the National Insurance Company of Daven-
port He was proceeding westward, and
on Saturday at about half past FIVE o clock,
got of from the train at Ames to see the
Company's agen, there, with whom he had
some business. Stepping from the train,
be walked across the street to the agents
office, and asccrtaining that he had just left
TO take the train for Boone-some
fourteen miles further west. the doctor
hurried back in order TO get aboard
the train with him. As he reach
cd the depot the train was mo--
ing out, though not under much heaiway
The Doctor caught the step railing Of the
car next to the rear with his left hand
holding in his right his carpet sack ant
cane As he attempted to spring upon tn,
steps he missed his footing, but hold ing OF
With his left hand his bsdy swung around
his hand was wrenched from the railing
ani he fell alongside the rail, his face strik
ing against the oil box Of the truck. Hat
he laid still in the position in which b
struck tho ground the train would, it i
thought, have passed without doing hin
any injury but in attempting to get up
his lett leg WAS thrown across the rail, an
crushed above the knee by the rssr truck 0
the rear car. The train was immsdia
tely stopped. the doctor vas take
TO . house close by, and surgeons wer
summoned from Boone, BY telegraph, an
upon their arrival, with the aid Of thos
present, amputation Vas determined upon
During this interim the Doctor, thong
suffering intensely, had his senses, and d
rsctsd messages 70 be tslegrsphsd to hl
family here. Some time. however, bsfol
The arrival Of the surgsons, he Vas notice
> - being in . sinking condition. The gu
gsons we're ready at half past niss Seaesl
!. chloreform waa administered end The vol
u soon done. But the shock had been 4
: severe, and his nervous system never RI
lied from it. He never awakened from Il
y slumber in which be had been placed pr
). vous to the operation. Every thing for b
relief and eenfort was done By the 60
people there that skill or syupsthy eou
lE suggest, but the injury proved too severe
s be overcome BY human aid. He Was
much depressed BY the shock TO give q
general directions relative 10 his Affairs.
: His brother, Geo. b. Parker, and c.
Eldridgs left here Sunday evening BY p
vate Conveyance, arriving at Dewitt in
=. evening, whore they met several Of the \
nd sonic fratsrnity-snd in the morning p
II. cseded westward by first train, aecempa
= led BY Sir knights Dixon, Ward, Tslt
and Dibbas-ths latter Of whom being p
d. ssuesr Agent At Dewitt, had been smpo
'ef cred, by Cent Sup't Hove, to pass the :
T. asivss and friends Of the deceased 20
from Ames Station, and to intsrcspt q
=. train upon he read that could b Of Z
AN service to them. The party went to An
ES and returned to Dewitt With The bedy I
- morniug-end came across to Dassnr
this forenoon. under escort Of Sir KING
Dixon, Hubbard. Stesre and Dibble. of II
Cross Commandery, Of Dewitt. They y
LIE met At Locust street BY . deputation fr
st. Simon Of Cyrens Commandery Of ,
i. city, aud escorted to the family reside
- On the Jersey Ridge road. where the rems
await interment, which will take place
nd morrow forenoon at ten o'clock, and at
request Of the relatives, under the ausp
Cor. OF the last above named Masonic body
T which the deceased was member.
4. funeral ssrmor will be delivered by
~, Knight Rev. A. B. Kendig. At the reside
Pri. and in the ceremonies the Masonic fr
ni nifty Of this city and vicinity are cord
Il. invited - jsin.