Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Almost Under
Engines Wheels
THE NARROW ESCAPE OF YARD.
MASTER ]. T. ELLIOTT.
He Rolled OFF the Track Just in Time
TO Save Himself From
Horrible Death.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. O.-Yardmaster
j. T. Elliott had narrow escape from
death in the Pennsylvania railroad
YARDS winch was attended by circum-
stances that were peculiar in more
ways than one
He had just thrown switch and
was crossing the track in front of an
engine when he was seen to stagger
and then suddenly to collapse He
Tell almost under the pilot but fortu-
nately rolled off the track to one side.
He was not injured.
After that said he to a reporter,
i made I'D my mind to quit work
The fall which might have cost me
my life was caused by nervous trou-
Bile and might occur again at any
time
But you don't seem to have the
trouble now" remarked the newspap-
er man.
No, l am all right now. DR.. Will
liams Pink Pills for Pale People
brought me around again after the
doctors had pronounced me incurable.
The trouble began with a severe pain
in the legs and the physician at that
time said it was muscular rheuma-
tism He gave me medicine which |
took for some time without seeing any
improvement. The pain continued
and my strength kept ebbing away.
noticed that | was not as agile as |
used to be and could not catch and
climb a moving car as readily as |
once did. Then came my narrow es-
cape and gave up work
"A different physician this time said
had locomotor ataxia, but | only
Is grew worse under his treatment. |
began to have attacks of vomiting,
one OF. which lasted for sixteen days.
| grew thin as a skeleton and very
weak. Finally ! had consultation of
three Pittsburg physicians and they
pronounced me incurable. The pain
in my body and legs continued to in.
crease and became SO severe that |
had to take morphine sometimes to
get a little relief. | became lust
about helpless with no control of my
legs.
During the Christmas holidays in
1901 friend in Iowa City sent me a
clipping from newspaper telling OF
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in the case of d. G.. Peak, of Milwau.
lee, Wis, by DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. So | began taking
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took a three weeks trip little while
ago without experiencing any bad re
suits. have not had a pain OF vo,
hitting spell since | began taking Dr..
Williams Pink Pills"
Mr.. Elliott was in the employ of the
Pennsylvania railroad for fourteen
years as brakeman, then conductor
and finally as yardmaster. He lives
at No. 5815 Parker street, Pittsburg
Pa, and is ready to corroborate the
above statement. His cure from loco
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complished by DR.. Williams Pink
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