Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-05
TWO KILLED IN A WRECK
Derailment on Iowa Central
Near Geneva bitches Cars
and Kills Two.
Postal Clerks Kendall and Nc
Kemmey the Victims-.0th.
ers are Injured.
Close Call for Postal Clerk
Thomas..Story Of Wreck.
No One Blamed.
al to Times. Republican.

Iowa Central at 4:l5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at point four miles south of
this city. or two and three-quarters
miles north of Geneva. The dead are:
j. w. Kendall. aged IS, postal clerk.
Grnnell.
f C. McKemmey. aged IS, postal
Clerk, South Ottumwa
The injured:
Martin c. Heath. ottumwa, Adams
bruised about the head and body; quite
serious.
S. Il. Chapman, conductor. Mason
City; bruised about the body; slight.
John w. Morgan, baggageman. Mason
City; chest injured and otherwise badly
bruised and shaken up: not serious.
The wrecked train was the Central's
No. .. the Minneapolis Louis passen
ger running between Albert Lea, Mimi,
and Abba. Conductor $. b. Chapman
wos in charge of the train, which was
beng pulled by Engineer John l. Ar
mour. of Marshalltown with one of the
conipany's newest engines. No. 40 The
train vas a little late out Of Mason City
Junction. where Milwaukee connection
was made, and was hurrying to make
up the lost time. Running at speed of
thirty-eight miles an hour, on a straight
piece of track living almost due north
and south. the rear trucks of the engine
loft the track and before Engineer Ar
mour could stop the engine the derailed
tank caused the mail car. No. %. com
hination baggage and express car. No. .
and smoking oar M IA 10 Isaye tba
track. The mail car pitched off to the
east, almost at right angle with the
tack. while the baggage car took IN.
o,,noait.. direction and vas a,tch.sd an
,be west side also a. nearly 4 riyb, an
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were sIandliis near 10 taef other and as
lhs crash came lhorlas caiied TO theiH
tut received no reply An hour or two
aiterwards. wten the dsbris was cut
away, Kendall and Mekemmey We're
found. lying together with their arms
about each Others necks Death to them
was instantaneous. as they We're stand
Ing in the end of the ear that was
lcrushed By the smoking car Thomas.
who fairly walked out of the jaws Of
death in The nick of tirie, WAS not even
scratched, Notwithstanding the fact that
le was in The end of the car that was
first ditehed
In the baggage and express car were
john w Morgan. of Mason city. the
COMPANY bargagernal. and Martin q.
Heath. OF O,turnwa. the Ald.st axpr.ss.
messenger. In point Of service. now ON
eu;y in the country. Both were thrown
Violently. but luckily escapsa with COM
< parativeiv slight bruises Heath vino Is
past 50. is The worst hurt. He was
badly bruised and was cut on the head.
Morgan's injuries may prove more seri-
Gus than now anticipated. as his chest Is
+ injured and Internal compltcatt,ns may
set in. Mr.. Heath is a cousin of F'orn3e,,
! First Assistant Postmaster General PER-