The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-15
HER INJURIES FATAL.
Mrs. ]. E. Turner Passes Away Early this
Morning Unable to Rally from the
Effects of Yesterdays Accident
Mr.. Turner in South Dakota.

Rockford, ILL.,, Daily Register Gazette,
5: Mrs. Joseph f. Turner OF Rockton
avenue, VINO was injured yesterday
morning. being trampled under the
hoofs of the family horse while she was
aiding in Harvesting the animal, passed
away shortly before 3 o'clock this norm
ing. suffering the most intense agony.
At 9 o'clock Thursday evening Drs.
Green and Richings decided that the in.
jury was fatal and that no hope could
be held out to the anxious relatives, SO
Mr.. Turner, whose headquarters are at
Madison. s. D., was telegraphed for, to.
gether with the brothers of Mrs. Turner,
Robert and Thomas Nicol Of Chicago,
John of Monmouth, ILL.,, and Ed, who
was on the road at the time. The suf-
ferer was put under the influence of
opiates, but toward the last she suffered
great pain, the injury being in the abdo-
men, below the stomach, where the
print Of the horses hoof was plainly
marked in bruised flesh. She expert
enced only one or two slight hemorr-
hayes Of the stomach, but in spite of
this the physicians held out but small
hope from the first, the sufferer giving
symptoms OF severe intestinal injury.
Mrs. Turner realized that she was about
to die, and about midnight she called
her son and daughter to her side, and
talked with them about an hour. From
came as a welcome release from intense
suffering.
The horse that caused such a fatal
accident was a thoroughbred that had
been purchased by Mrs. Turner's broth
er, James Nicol, in Aurora, a short time
ago. The animal was gentle. and had
always been handled by ladies, but he
was highly strung and apt to start sud.
denly at a slight touch. The hired girl
was wheeling the buggy forward, while
Mrs. Turner was holding the animals
head. One Of the shafts struck the
horse in the side. and the animal jump
ed. The hired girl became frightened,
and screamed and dropped the shafts,
the ~clatter making the horse rear,
throwing Mrs. Turner to the ground.
The animal then started to run, Jump
ing with both rear hoofs on Mrs. Tur-
ner's PROSTATE body. Mrs. Turner was
a good h~orsewoman, and had never met
with an accident before, aside from hav-
ing her rig crashed into on West State
street some time ago. Although her
buggy was destroyed, Mrs. Turner prov
identially escaped injury at the time
and was regarded as very fortunate.
The members Of the family can hard
ly realize the extent Of their loss, 80 sud
den and crushing has the blow been.
The two children, Will E., teller OF the
Forest City bank, and Mary, the latter
being Is years Of age and the former %,
are nearly Frustrated at the sudden TAX
ing away Of the kindest and best Of
mothers, and their grief is heartrending.
Scar cely less poignant is the sorrow Of
the brothers Of the deceased, two Of
whom, James and Hugh, are at home.
Saddest OF all, however, is the blow that
has fallen upon Mrs. Turner's aged
mother, Mrs. Robert Nicol, ST., to whom
the daughter has always been the main
stay and comfort. No family is more
devoted in filial affection than the
Nicols. The sturdy sons have always
kept as close to the home roof as bust
ness would permit, and hardly a week
passed but those who were on the road
would make it a point to call upon the
old folks and upon their sister. But,
proud as she has been of her boys, the
aged mothers greatest comfort in her
declining years has been her daughter
Eliza, the only girl in a family Of ten.
Mrs. Turner spent nearly all her time
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