The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-26
OFF HIS FOOT.



nIngham Lost It.
v Our city has been exempt from the usu'
!. ca.ualties that occur in railroad town, 4
;. some time. This morning, however, OF
n occurred, and, as too often the case, il v,
, the result of whiskey.
About 230 .. %. engineer Bradley. Of III
. Missouri Pacific, reported at the train dil
: patcher's Office that his engine had struc
man who was lying on the track j
4 tie yard. The matter Vas investigate
. and Q man who gave his name - Jerom
, Cunningham was found lying drunk besid
the track, With has left foot badly injured
Officers Conner and Gosssee got . chat
and brought him down to the police Office
after which DR.. Hughes, city physician
Was sent for to attend his injuries. II va
found upon examination that amputatios
Was necessary, and DR.. Trader vas sent for
THE AMPUrATIoN.
About eight o'clock Dn. Trades, Hughes
W. H. Evans and Conkwright made thsiI
appearance and preparations for the ampu'
tation began. A table was procured and
the patient placed upon it, after which
chloroform was administered BY DR..
Hughes. Dr.. Trader placed his instruments
in order and DR.. Evans applied the tourni.
quet After the necessary compression vas
obtained, DR.. Trader dextrously ran keen
knife around the leg above the ankle. and
in moment the bone was exposed. the
akin was cut for the Gap, . few quick.
grating rssps Of the saw we're heard, and
the foot vas Of. The arteries were caught
up and tied. the Zap brought down over the
stump and sewed up. and 10 I! the thing WAS
done.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
Before the amputaaion . BAzoo reporter
visited Cunningham, Who said that he vas
twenty seven years of age. and that he
lived near Licking, in Texas county. this
State, where he has mother, brothers and
sisters. He had been working on farm
in Kansas, and Vas on his return home
when the accident occurred. He got
aboard . freight train at Pleasant Hill last
night, and arrived here about midnight.
He then admits that he drank pretty freely,
in East Sedslis, and could not tell much
about what happened after that, only that
he was struck by q locomotive.
From Others our reporter earned Cunning
ham got up on the drawheads, between two
cars. just AZ freight train was starting out
Of the yard. When the tram sud-
denly jerked, his left foot got
caught and crushed, and the shock
threw him out on to the ground, near
the main track on which . special was
passing. The pilot If the locomotive Of
the latter train struck him and pushed him
of the track, and he lay there drunk and
hurt until picked mp.
He is gritty, hearty young fellow, and
will probably soon recover from the effects
Of the amputation. When he came to |
after the operation, he in. |
CURED 'ii it was off" and when informed |
that it was, appeared 10 be glad of it. He
said that he suffered no pain, but vas |
mighty dry" As Conner started to get
him drink of water. he expressed de-
cided preference for brandy, and sung out
"Hey Z" to Conner with strength of voice |
that showed q good pair Of lungs and
strong hsnkering for something thicker |
than water.
DR.. Trader told him that his foot was Of, |
and all that remained to be done Was to
take few stitches to sew up the Gap. and
asked him to try and bear ii without chic |
reform. "Go ahead with yer stitches |"
said Cunningham, and lay back again
upon come blankets that had been placed
upon the table for q pillow.
He WA atterward removed to Harten's !
house, where he will be cared for.
Couplings.
The run of the train on the Vandalia,
which brought in the Directors pvrty,
made the run from indianapolis to St.
Louis in seven hours, the distance being
23S miles.
The Atlantie and Great Western road
has cut passenger rates from Cincinnati.
Dayton and Urbana to New
York and Philadelphia to 81. From these
points to Pittsburg the rate is 81 Is.
Some of the smaller roads are following
he example of the through lines as regards
he slashing passenger rates. The Dayton
Short Line and Little Miami roads are
aking tilt 1t each other. and have the
Fare down to IS cents from Cincinnati TO
Dayton, and so cents to Columbus.
A Texas Law requires the conductor of
every passenger train ito stop his train at
each and every wayside station not les
han FIVE minutes" and the Court of APP
peals has just affirmed the constitution.iity
Of the Law. Texas Legislators evidently
are not in favor of fast express trains.
-Thos. w. Anderson, agent of the Pa
,ific at Atchi-on. charged with defalcation,
will have preliminary examination to-
morrow At Atchiaon. II is understood that
The amount of shortage will not be more
han $500 at the most, although but $3.50
have a. yet been found missing.
The indianapolis. and st. Louis has
drawn out OF the New York 6sht. and yes
lerday they raised the rate to S24 Is, the
old rate. Ii is understood that the Ohio |
and Mississippi will do likewiae BY Mon
DAY. Sensible. Two can settle the trouble |
pasy enough. The raies remained un-
changed yesterday.
The =. 3. Ticket War.
The Cincinnati Gascae sage: "There |
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