The morning call., 1890-12-12
AN AWFUL SPECTACLE.
Miss Augusta Tovell Dragged Mi
Blocks by Wagon.


Miss Augusta lowell Dragged Nine
Blocks by a Wagon.
A peculiar horrible accident, made go by
an exhibition of criminal brutality I'M
eQualed in its cold-blooded recklessness, oc-
Cured at the corner of Grand and Delmar
avenues, the police report being based upon
the finding of the victims body some time
after the accident occurred, and almost a
Gated.
Miss Augusta Towel, a schooLteacher
who boards in the family of DR.. Simon Pol
lack, at 1929 Grand avenue. was run into
and knocked down by spring wagon oc-
eupied by two men who were urging their
being crossed by the unfortunate young
lady. Evidently struck by the shaft
OF the wagon and perhaps rendered momen-
tarily insensible. Miss lowell, without a
ward and fell with outstretched arms be-
tween the wheels of the vehicle. Some por-
ton OF her clothing became entangled in tho
parts OF the wagon and then commenced a
scene almost too horrible to be described.
Striking the stones of the street with her
head as she was thrown forward, her
shoulders, body and limbs were then
pounded, torn, gashed and mutilated by as
awful race as it was ever the fate of mortal
to endure She was literally broken on
the wheel" and her life will most likely be
the forfeit of her terrible experience.
Witnessed from its start by people at the
opening scene OF the tragic occurrence, its
succeeding features were remarkable. The
two men in the wagon knew that they had
knocked down and necessarily Injured a
woman on the crossing. They merely
whipped up their plunging horse to increased
speed. A moment later they knew that in
some dreadful way they were dragging the
body OF the woman along with them in their
flight. Even if they had not heard the sick
ening beating of Miss Tovell's body against
the street beneath them half dozen people
were running after their buggy, crying to
them in horror-stricken tones to stop, that
they were dragging woman to death.
Still they went ON. apparently reckless
Of what the object might be that was being
hurled to and fro between their wheels
Drunk or sober, the two fiends who drove
the awful blocks from Grand and Delmar
out Delmar TO Sarah street were guilty of
crime beside which many murder, ex-
plated on the gallows. sinks into insignih-
canoe.
AT last, in some way, the body of Miss
lowell became disentangled from the
wagon. Senseless. bleeding and torn, it fell
to the street, while the wagon which had
dragged 1t most probably to death, whirled
westward and disappeared in the darkness.
Officer Drier found the body a few moments
Later, and, calling an ambulance, it was
hurried to the Dispeusary, and from there
to the City Hospital. A card found in the
pocket OF her dress gave Miss Tovelrs resi-
dence. Her clothing was torn almost to
shreds, one stocking having been torn off by
the dragging of the limb over the rough
stones of the street and TWO holes scraped
in the bottom of the shoe. Her left
jaw was broken, her skull crushed until
conclusion Of the brain resulted. and the
face is horribly disfgured. There is large
lacerated wound on the left leg between the
ankle and the knee. a severe wound on the
left hip. confusion on the inner side Of the
right knee, the nose broken and a bloody
tunor on the left side of her head. DR..
Dalton dressed all tine wounds, Miss Towel
remaining unconscious throughout, only
mut:ering few incoherent sentences.
DR.. and Mrs. POllack were notified of the
accident, and were Mortified by the awful
story They stated that Miss Towel was a
school teacher in the Normal School, about
30 years old, and had boarded with them fOr
the past five years. She came to st. Louis
from Memphis, Tenn.-St. Louis Post Dis.
patch,