The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-09-14

O'Clock, when she revived and spoke a
few words to her husband. then sank
back again They were taken to the res
idence OF DR.. Durand on South Lawrence.
Charles Durand, Of Mount Hope, was
injured in the right side thought to be in
ternally, not fatally. however. His wife
is bruised around the ankle and head
They were both thrown on the west side
Of the track. Neither was rendered un-
conscious and their injuries are not fatal.
Mr.. Jones escaped with a general severe
shaking up. He was not hurt to- any ex-
tent, that is, no bones were broken. Mr..
Jones was so excited over the fate Of Mrs.
Jones. who could not be found for several
minutes, that he probably overlooked any
injuries he sustained.
WHAT EYE WITNESSES SAY.
Mr.. John HawIey, young man working
for the United States Express company.
was standing on the platform just 20 the
south of the station. He saw the on-com-
ing train strike the carryall. All he re-
members is that the vehicle was tossed
into the air and turned partly around and
men and women and a small boy were
thrown out He saw Mrs. Jones light OF
the pilot and was one of the first, after
the shock, to help take her from her peril
Gus place. He was in his shirt sleeves
and his left sleeve was saturated with
blood which was flowing profusely from
the wound in Mrs. Jones neck. He start
ed to assist her to walk forward and ii
was then that ii was found that Mrs.
Jones had her leg fractured. She was
put into a hack and taken TO her home.
Mrs. E. L. Smith saw the accident She
said that there were two wagons full Of
people bound for the Wild West show
that were nearly together. One Just got
over the tracks and barely escaped be-
ing struck by the train. The wagon driven
by Jim Wilson Of the West Side, had
nearly got over when the left hind wheel
was struck. The wagon, with its load of
human freight, was thrown high into the
air She thinks that it must have turned
and received another Jolt by the train.
The wheel was wrenched from the axle
and bent under the wagon bed.
Mr.. George L. McNeal, with some
friends, was walking on the avenue. going
70 the show. He turned in time to see
the engine knock the wagon into the air.
He recognized Mrs Frank Myers. who
asked MIN 10 lLIu ncI lLOllleIs 1lC NC4Ae
across the track, on the west side, and
found Mrs. Ford lying on the pavement.
She was bleeding from a wound in the
head, which caused her death. She was
unconscious. He got hack and the three
went to Mrs. Ford's nome. Mr.. McNeal
telepsloned for medical assistance, but
nothing could be done. Mrs. Myers was
uninjured outside of being shaken in the
fall.
Mr. Frank Clark, Of 123 North Mosely
avenue, was a witness to the dreadful af-
fair. He saw Mrs. Jones thrown on to
the pilot 1t looked to him for few min
utes as If she would slip off and be ground
under the wheels He said that the wagon
was nearly across the track when struck
by the engine. The driver apparently
had not seen the approaching train, but
when he did observe it. it was so close
that he could do nothing. However, he
gave his horses a lash of the whip. They
jumped forward but not in time TO get
clear of the train. He saw a mother
grab her son, and both fell out on the
west side of the track before the train
struck the wagon. They would no doubt
have been killed had not she had great
presence of mind and jumped. Mr.. Clark
saw Mrs. Jones catch Mrs. Myers and
spring forward and save themselves. He
said that it all happened so quick that
it was nearly impossible to tell just what
did take place. He say Mrs. Avery
whirled round and round and dragged for
some fifty feet. He helped to pull Mr..
Cherry out from under the. engine. The
street looked like slaughter house, ac-
cording to him. There was blood all over
the pavement and some on the platform.