The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-08
Mrs. Fred c. Martsalf Killed by a Passen-
ger Train.

The New Birmingham Daily News
contains the following account Of the
death of Mrs. Martsolf:
"A terrible accident occurred last
evening at about o'clock at the Beav-
| er Falls passenger depot on the Fort
Wayne railroad, which resulted in the
Death Of Mrs. Fred c. Martsolf, of Mt.
! Washington, PittSburg. Yesterday
morning Mrs. Martsolf ard her daugh-
ter a child about 10 years Of age, come
! TO New Brighton, where they spent the
! day the guests of the family of J. d.
Martsolf, intending to return home on
! train No. g.
| Mrs. Martsolf and her daughter were
| late in getting to the depot, and had the
! train been on time. they would have
missed it. The little girl crossed the
| track ahead of her mother, and Mrs
MaTtsolf stepped on to the track just as
the train came laundering around the
curve above the depot
"A News reporter and a number Of
| other people Were standing at the depot
and were surprised at the speed with
which the train approached. The ex-
press was composed of seventeen cars
at least half of which were express and
baggage cars. The engineer was run
ming fast to make UP lost time, and was
Mrs Martslof was just stepping off
the track onto the platform when the
beam on the pilot of the engine struck
her on the right side. She was thrown
onto the platform, and was soon sur
rounded by those who mad witnessed
THE accident. Despite her injuries. the
first thing that the did was TO tell her
name and where she resided.
"A stretcher was asked for, but
strange TO say, there was none about
the depot. A blanket was borrowed
from a brakeman and the unfortunate
lady was carried into the waiting room
and a physician telephoned for. The
distress OF the child, when she saw that
it was her mother who had been in
jured, was pitiable, and will long be re-
membered by those who witnessedit
y. ID. Martsolf was notified by tele-
phone and a telegram was sent to the
wOman's husband in Pittsburg. A ply
stefan was summoned, but il was quite
awhile before one arrived. Dr. Boyd
finally came. and ordered the woman
removed to the hospital Drs. Boyd and
McKenney. of New Brighton, and Drs.
Simpson and W. S. Grim. of this place,
were also soon at her side.
IAN examination was made and the
physicians found that the unfortunate
the blow that she received, that all the
ribs were torn from the back bone. on
the right side. In addition 10 this terri
BILE injury, she was hurt internally, and
the physicians knew that her death was
only a question of a. few hours.
AT 1890 the unfortuna Re lady was re-
lieved Of her sufferings by death. Her
husband and children. who had been
telegraphed for did not arrive until af-
ter her death. The coroner was notified
and will hold an inquest
THE deceased was 4S years Of age.
She was hard Of hearing. but II is hard
ly probable that this had anything to
do wi tn the accident, for no matter how
well She could have heard. il would
have been impossible for her to have
gotten off the track in time 10 avoid be-
ing struck.
Her husband is member Of the firm
Of Martsolf Bros. the contractors. and
attends to their interests in PittSouT'g
Five children survive her, the youngest
being 10 years Of age.
The funeral will be held at the - ST.
dence Of J. d. Martsolf, Thirteenth ave
nue.. New Brigton, Sunday afternoon at
. O'Clock"