The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-04
RUN DOWN BYALOsOID HsNDCAR
D. T. ALLYE'S SERIOUS ACCIDENT on
TIE 3. & n r. e.
His Escape. Sickness and Recovery
Pluck, ParaIysis-A Railroads In-

From the Wallace Cleb) Herald)


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CFrom the Wallace CNeb) Herald)
Last summer Mr.. n. T. Allyn Of this
place worked for the B. & NJ. railroad as
a section hand on the section extending
east from Tecumseh. the county seat OF
Johnson county. Nebraska On the I'd
day of July he met with an accident that
nearly cost him his life He and five
other men were working a hand-car in
front OF which was push-car. Mr.. Al
lyn was standing on the front part of the
car with his back toward the direction
I'm which tho car was being run. Just "a
the two cars came together the foreman
ordered him TO step from the car on
which they were riding onto the push
car. and at the same time signaled an
other of the men TO apply the brake,
which slackened their speed enough 10
cause A gap of a few feet between the
cars.
In stepping back to comply with the
order he fell upon his back in the middle
of the railroad track and the car. with
its load Of five men. tools and water key,
in all weighing fully a ton. passing over
him. 4 rod on the under side Of the car
caught his feet and doubled him up 50
that his feet struck his face. As he
rolled over the bull-wheel struck his
back and inflicted the injury that came
So near proving fatal The car was
raised from the rails and thrown off the
track.
He was carried to town and DR.. Sny-
der. the b. & NJ. railroad surgeon OF
Tecumseh. was summoned. AfteFward
DR.. G. G. Gafford, Dr. Yoden and Dr.
Waters. all Of WymOre. Neb.. were called
in consultation, but they could afford no
relief About the 1st Of October he be-
came paralyZed from his waist down.
The sense of feeling entirely left his
legs. which became drawn one across the
other. DR.. Livingston Of Plattsmouth,
Neb, the head physician Of
the 3. & NJ. railroad system,
was summoned 20 treat the case. but
finally informed his patient that he could
not live 70 see July. 1893. He had not
the means 10 pay the expenses or
lawsuit against the railroad company,
but the company's attorneys very will
ingly compromised the claim for dam
ages by paying him $4,000 His condi-
ton continued 10 grow worse. the ex-
cruciating pain in his back never ceas-
ing, until upon the recommendation and
by the request Of A lady friend. Mrs. W.
G. Swan Of Tecumseh. Neb.. he began
taking Pink Pills for Pale People. To
the Herald reporter he said: Il had no
more faith in them than ] would have
had in eating a handful Of dirt" He
commenced taking the pills on the "a
day of February, taking one after each
meal. and in ten days time, TO his sur
prise and intense delight, the pain began
TO leave him. For seven months he had
suffered continuously. and his JOY when
relief came can be imagined but not de-
scribed. He continued taking the Pink
Pills until the fore part Of May. About
the middle of March he could go about
his ordinary work without any lnconVe-
nience. He considers himself entirely
cured and feels as well as he ever did.
except that his back Is not as strong as
it was before he was hurt
This spring he moved onto a farm
NTmNn
where he has planted a good crop OF
corn and is doing all his work without
any hired help Should anyone doubt
the statements herein made they are IN
vited TO see him personally or write 30
him. and address him at Wallace, Neb-
He is thankful for what Pink Pills have
done for him and is willing 10 go 10
some trouble to let others know Of their
wonderful curative properties.
Dr. Williams's Pink Pills, il seems.
contain in a condensed form all the ele-
ments necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves. They are an unfailing spe-
c;fic for such diseases as lOcomotor ajax
la. partial paralysis. st. Nitus's dance,
sciatica. neuralgia. rheumatism. nervous
headache, the after effects or the grippe,
palpitation of the heart. pale and sallow
compilations. that tired feeling resulting
from nervous prostration: all diseases re-
sulting from vitiated humors in the
blood such as scrOfula. CHRONIC erySlpe-
las etc They are also q specific for
troubles peculiar TO females. such as sup
pressions. Irregularities and all forms Of
weakness They build up the blood and
restore the glow of health 10 pale or
sallow cheeks In men they effect
radical cure in all cases arising for men
tai worry. overwOrk or excuses Of what
ever nature.
These pills are manufactured by the
DIR. Williams Medicine Company, Sche-
nectadv. y. y. and BrOckville. Ont. and
are sold in boxes at 80 cents box or six
boxes for $3.50 and are never sold in
bulk.