Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-05-20
Struck by a Train.


KeytesvilIe station last Tuesday morn
ing that a strange man had been
struck by train some time during the
night previous and dangerously hurt
The PROSTATE body of the injured
man, who was in an unconscious con-
dition. was found about 200 yards east
of Keytesville station, and was taken
to the depot on a stretcher. DIR. Isaiah
Knott, Jr., was notified of the accident
and promptly left for the station to do
what he could for the unfortunate VIC
tim, who, it was thought at first, could
not possibly recover, but through the
untiring attentions OF DIR. Knott the
patient regained CONSCIOUSNESS in a
few hours, and was able to give an in
teIligent account of himself, which he
did about as follows:
He gave his name as Reuben VIM
frey, and stated that he left his home
near Bosworth. Carroll county, last
January, aud that his mother, Mrs.
John Huntzinger, lived 8 I-2 miles
northwest of that place.
The family was at once informed of
young Winfey's misfortune, and,
Tuesday afternoon. his step-father,
John Huntzinger, came in on the
east-bound local freight by way of
De Witt, reaching Keytesville station
about half an hour after Winfrey had
been brought to DR.. Knott's Office.
A paper on Winfrey's person shows
that he had been honorably discharged
from company L, 100 infantry, Indi-
ana volunteers, on account of physical
disabilities on May 18th, 1898.
Winfrey went to Indiana in quest OF
employment, but subsequently con-
cluded to offer his services to the gov
ernment In its war with Spain, and
ioined the Indiana volunteers three
months ago. When the final examina-
ton came he was unable to pass, and
was honorabIy discharged.
He then started back to his Mis-
souri, home near Bosworth, Carroll
county, and by watching his chances
he succeeded in reaching Salisbury
last Monday afternoon without money
and without price. He left that place
about sundown Monday evening, and
walked to within 200 yards of Keytes
vile station. He was $50 tired from
his long journey and loss of sleep tina
he laid down between the Wabash
main track and south switch and soor
dropped off to sleep. He has nc
recollection of when the train passeC
that struck him, but it is supposed
when the train approached that Win
frey, in a half dazed condition anC
partially conscious of danger, moved
his position and got too close to th'
train, which struck him on the left sid
of the head, neck and shoulder, frac
turing the shoulder-blade; but th
severest and most dangerous wount
was produced by blow just over tn
left kidney and which also injured tn
spinal column, producing partial paral
ysis along the left side from the sma
of the back down. Both hips wer
more or less bruised, but these bruise
are of little consequence.
There is no telling what the fna
result may be, but DR.. Knott is doin
everything in his power for him, an
will keep him in his Office until tn
patient is able to be moved home.
Winfrey is 22 years old, and ur
married.
We are informed that the nigf
telegraph operator at the depot hear
the pitifui walls of some one calling fc
help last Monday night, but that h
was unable to locate the directio
from which the voice came, const
quently he lent no succor to his fe
bowman In distress.