The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
FELLFROM A WINDOW
Warren Caldwell Meets With
a Bad Accident.
THOUGHT TO BE DYING
Went in Search of Fresh Air
and Fell Out.
warren Caldwell died at s:sO this
morning.

Warren Caldwell, son of D. c. Glad
keu. the old soldier who suddenly and
mysteriously disappeared from his home
on North Wabash avenue some time ago.
fell out Of a first story window at 6OS
East Douglas avenue at half past nine
O'Clock last night and fractured his skull
at the base of the brain. He was remov-
ed to his home at 24O North Wabash
avenue, The physician says he cannot
live.
Several persons saw Walter Caldwell
fall from the window, saw him strike the
stone sidewalk, and we're at his side in
a moment, but they did not hear him
utter a sound either as he was falling or
after nc had struck the sidewalk, except
a smothered moan, after DR.. Hoskins
reached him and turned him over. Blood
was running from a wound at the base
of the brain, and his shoulders were
thought to be broken and his spine in
oured.
Young Caldwell had been in the COM
pany of Curt johnson part OF the even
ing. but they had separated. and Glad
well went up the back stairway leading
to Mrs. Smiths rooming house on the
first floor of the brick block. Mrs Smith
saw him go through the hall from the
rear entrance towards the front, but did
not pay much attention to him as she
knew him quite well. He went direct to
the closet just across the hallway
from DR.. McClees's office At the end Of
this hallway and facing on Douglas av-
enue there is a window. Young Glad
well stopped there and removed his
shoes. Mrs. Susan Starr who rooms at
Mrs. Smiths, saw him there as she was
leaving the building, but did not stop
to speak with him. lie went into the
closet and vomited. After this it is
supposed he leaned out of the window
for fresh air. and, being faint, lost his
balance and fell. He fell very hard, con-
siderfng the short distance, and lit on
the back of his head and shoulders.
George Seestrunk. train porter for the
Carey hotel, and Hunter Williams. re-
porter for the Eagle, were close to the
young man when he fell. a crowd soon
gathered and It was with difficulty that
the police kept them dispersed sufficient
~ to give the young man fresh air. He
was removed in a few minutes in the
patrol wagon to his home, in charge of
Officers Fox and Remspear and DR.. Hos
kins.
George Seestrunk said he saw young
Caldwell fall from the window. ct was
hurrying to the train said Seestrunk,
'and had just passed Mr.. Parham's door
when 1 saw a man falling. He did not
make a noise that could hear. 1 saw
him sitting in the window and then saw
him throw up his hands and fall without
q struggle He fell on his head, AMI
laii unconscious at my feet"
Hunter Williams was coming from the
depot and was within a few feet of
Caldwell when he struck the walk. The
sound resembled the bursting OF bicycle
tire As he hit the sidewalk his feet
doubled toward his head and then sprang
back.
Mrs. Susan Starr was going across the
street to Bryan's confectionery store
when she heard something hit the side
walk. and instantly the thought struck
her that it was Caldwell, whom she had
Just seen in the hallway.
Ch1rI:e Reiff was the first one TO iden-
ttfy the young man as Walter Caldwell. |
lie hal been with him just a short time
before the accident and Caldwell had !
tod him that he was going to take a |
room at Mrs. Smiths for the night. |
Reiff said that he had often roomed |
there.
Mrs. Smith, her daughter and Miss |
Mary McAllister. had all seen Caldwell |
just previous to the accident and saw |
him go through the hall to the front end |
ofthe building.
The injured boy reached the home Of |
his mother about 10 o'clock The news |
ofthe terrible accident fell heavily upon |
the family, and II was very hard to con- |
sole them. Mr.. Caldwell, who returned I
from Butler, Mo-, a few weeks ago to !
attend Walter in a spell OF sickness, had |
gone again and is now at Hennessey, O.
]. He was telegraphed last night and Is |
expected home today.