Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29

pected at any time. Mr.. and Mrs Wy
man Marion of Lancaster, Mo-, are an
aged couple who were enroute to Kan
sas to make visit with relatives. They
had only boarded the train at Sedan,
the first station behind and had rid
den but five or six miles. Mrs. Marion
Is probably the most seriously injured.
Her head was cut and mashed and
the corner of the car struck her in the
side tearing a great hole in her cloth
ing and cutting deeply into the flesh.
Her death is expected at any time. Mr..
Marion is more badly injured Internal
ly, although he received several severe
cuts on the head and body, and was
literally covered with blood when TAX
en- from the wreck.
Trains Pass Within an Hour.
After the wrecking train from Moul-
ton had reached the scene, it soon
cleared the track of all debris and
within an hour trains were passing A
chair car was taken from the east
bound train, which passed the wreck,
about 2 o'clock, and all the passengers
who We're able to be moved were pIac-
ed in it, and after picking up a box
car, in which was loaded all the bag
gage that could be secured, the engine
of the wrecked train was attached,
and was sent over the road to it's des-
tlnatlon. Conductor Scovern was able
to be placed on board and was taken
to his home in Carrollton, as well as
| the remainder of the train crew.
Mail Clerk Taken Home.
Mail Clerk Moore was placed on
board the eastbound train and sent to
his home in Bloomfield for treatment.
His head was in a terrible condition
and he was out of his mind nearly all
of the afternoon. The Moulton pas
| sengers We're all able to be brought
back home, and this was done later in
| the evening. None of those living in
Moulton appear to be badly injured ex-
cept Mr.. Headley, and the extent of
his injuries are not fully known as
yet. He has a large three-cornered
| cash in the top of his head, which laid
| the skull open, and his left side is Civ
ing him much pain. He was praised
all over his body, and when he was Wis
tied by Courier representative about
midnight he was in much pain.
Headley Interviewed.
Shortly after Mr.. Headley's injuries
had been attended to last night, Cou.
rler representative called at his home,
and he gave a detailed account of the
wreck. He said:
/ The train had just left Exline. and
had gone by the coal mine, about one
mile west of the station when sudden
ly | heard or rather felt the rear car
! running along on the ties. | was sit
ting in seat in the smoking car talk
ing with Mr.. Townsend of Keokuk
when the accident occurred. When we
felt the rear car leave the track, Con
ductor Scovern who was sitting a few
feet ahead of me, jumped up and
tried to grasp the bell cord The train
was running so fast however, he fail
ed to catch it, and the next moment
he was hurled headlong to the other
side of the car. Mr.. Townsend also
Jumped and stood in the aisle holding
to the seat and remained in the seat
grasping the side with both hands. We
felt the rear car jerking and swayine
for moment, wnen suddenly it began
turning over and over. The force OF
that car pulled the one we were in
over down the steep grade The last
thing remember was Mr. Townsend
standing on his head, with the roof O.
the car beneath him, and then | LOST
consciousness for a moment.
/ When | came too | was lying be
meath the side of the car at the bot
tom of the gully, and Mr. Townsend
was standing over me. asking me il
was hurt. | was unable to tell him
just how badly | was hurt, but he soon
saw the cut in my head, and helped
me out to one side.
Physicians were on the scene soor
after | had pulled myself from be
meath the splintered cars, and one Of
them ran by me and asked me how
badly | was hurt. | told him, and hi
said: There are others worse injured
than you, and we will have to attend
to them first Mr. Townsend Their
procured an umbrella and l was laiG
on the grass with that as a shield from
the sun and remained there until the
relief train left for Moulton abou
dusk. Shortly after l had reached
home, Dr. Ware was able to see me
and he attended my injuries about Z
o'clock. While my head is pretty bad
ly cut, and am sore all over, / an
very thankful to get out of the wrecl
alive"
Mr. Headley said he had been il
several wrecks but this was the wors
for the number of cars he ever saw
He said the three coaches were liter
, ally smashed into kindling wood. Ht
said there was no doubt in his mint
but that if the trucks had FOLLOWED
, the body of the coaches into the ditcl
, all of the passengers would probabl,
have been killed. The heavy masse.
OF iron would have crashed through
the floors of the coaches crushing ev
erything in their path. This, he said
. was the miraculous part of the who'll
affair. How the trucks broke zoos
from their moorings and RENAME,
scattered along the dump as they dic
was beyond his comprehension.
In reply to a question, Mr.. Hadle,
said the train was running about fol
ty-five or fifty miles per hour whel
; the cars left the track He said sec
; ton men were laying new steel, an,