Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-18
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Struck By ! Car On the Electric Line
and Both Legs Are Crushed
Above the Ankles
Lingsrs Until 4 O'clock Today Did
Not Rally sumciently to Per.
NIT Amputation.

.soSl k1salQs an aged citizen, received
fatal injuries Monday evening by being
run over by street car on the electric
line Of the Marshalltown Light, Power
& Railway Company. The accident oc-
Cured at 4:30 o'clock at the corner of
Main street and First avenue, and was
witnessed by a number of people. Both
legs Of Mr.. Head were run over by the
wheels and were crushed midway be-
tween the ankles and knees, and he
;never&rallied fully from the shock.
Mr.. Heald had been to the office Of his
son, A. W. Head, and at the time Of
the accident was making his way dag
.onally across Main street to the mail
box at the First National Bank corner
To deposit some letters. The old gentle
man is very deaf and can hear only
with the aid of trumpet, which he all
ways carries. Car No. 4. in charge of
Motorman f. Drake and Conductor Will
Weakley, was approaching a the time
from the east. The motorman had
slowed his car down preparatory to-
stopping the car at the opposite side of
the crossing for a passenger and was
running slowly at the time. He sounded
the gong and as Mr.. Head was cross
ing the track he supposed he would get
out of the of the car, not knowing
that he was deaf. AS the old gentleman
reached the north rail, however, he
stopped and a second later the corner
of the car struck him from behind. Mr..
Head was thrown forward to the
ground and rolled over twice, and the.
wheels of both the trucks on that side
of the car passed over his legs just
above the ankles, crushing the bones.
City Marshal Jones and others ran to
his assistance and an ambulance was at
once secured and the injured man was
taken to the home of his son, w. J.
Head. 40 North First street, with
whom he has resided for several years.
Mr.. Head fingered until O'Clock this
afternoon, when he died He was con-
,scious portion Of the time after his
injury and did not seem to suffer much
pain from his injuries.
City Marshal Jones and Charles La
Plant We're among those who Witnessed
the accident. They say that Mr.. Head
evidently became confused just as he
reached the north rail- of the street car
track and think he noticed that people
were watching him and gesticulating.
Several called to him, but of course he
could not hear their warnings The
force OF the collision threw him forward
and outside the tracks, but after he
rolled over he apparently attempted to
arise and in doing 80 threw both feet
across the rail. Messrs. Jones and La
Plant say the car was moving slowly
at the time and do not blame Motor
man Drake for the accident
Il The motornan. when asked for a
statement, said he was not a liberty to
ray anything for publication in the
newspapers. Mr.. Drake told another
employe Of the company, however, that
he supposed Mr.. Heald would go on
across the track. and further that he
did not know he was deaf and supposed
the ear trumpet, which Mr. Head was
carrying under his arm, was a whip.
AS Mr.. Heald did not rally from the
shock no attempt was made to am
putate the limbs. as the operation would
have fastened his death. Mr. Head
was 70 years of age and among the old
est residents of the county. For many
years he lived at I4eGrand, but Of late
had made his home with his son. w. j.
Head, who is travelling salesman for
1.-THE Lennox Machine Company. Anoth-
er son. A w. Head. is a member of the
firm Of Brennecke &: Heald, of this city.
and two sons. Richard and Edward. re-
fside respectively in Buffalo, N. Y, and
Chicago Edward Head arrived this
morning in response to telegram and
Richard Heald is expected. A daugh-
ter. Miss Lizzie Head. is at present in
Oak Grove.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed, but the interment
I5will probably be at Oak Grove. where
the wife of the deceased is buried. 1t
is understood that Coroner Lier!e will
arrange to hold an inquest Wednesday.
DAMAGES FOR 5ADEATH,