The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-30
IRIS. B00lH.TUCKER KILLED.
fpI SHE'D ~ RAILROAD WRECK
Ar DEAN LAKE, NO.
sn, Had Intended 10 Take Another Train,
hut changed Her Mind-COl. Holland,
n salvation Army Worker. Fatally Hurt
sorrow In salvation Army Circles.

Y,
MIR. Emma Booth-Tucker wife Of Com
ronder Booth-Tucker Of the Salvation
army 10 leave here on train last night,
i,s,ead Of this morning, as had been ar.
rapged cost her her life in a wreck on the
santa f. road at Dean Lake, eighty-five
miles east OF here.
She arrived in Kansas City on the Cali
tornia train at s Is O clock yesterday after
noon She had intended remaining in
Kansas City until this morning. and a
.leenlng car apartment had been reserved
for her on the train leaving this morning.
But after arriving in Kansas City, Mrs.
Booth Tucker decided to continue her
tourney on the train in which she arrived
here,
She could not secure a berth in either Of
the Standard sleepes. The suggestion
was made that she take berth in the tour
st sleeping car. She at first objected,
with the remark that she had never travel
Jed second cass. except IN India. But
after an inspection Of the car she accepted
n ower berth in the tourist car.
col Thomas Holland, In charge Of the
salvation Army colony at Amity, Col.
n
wreck came Mrs. Booth Tucker was rem
defei unconscious, in which state aha re-
manned until she died. two hours later
Her SAUL was fractured and she was In
iured internally.
She was going from Amity. Col, to Chi
cago where she was to have met her husband
to-day Although the wreck occurred
at $40 o'clock last night. it was not known
until after midnight that Mrs. Booth
Tucker was among the injured. In the
forward tourist car, Mrs. Booth-Iucker
and Col Holland, who were the sole occu-
pants Of that car, had just gone to the
forward end for consultation. One of the
Pumans struck a steel water tank with such
force as 10 move it five feet from its founda-
ton, and when the train crew reached the
place both Mrs. Booth-Tucker and Col.
Holland we're found unconscious. They,
with the others injured, were, after some
delay, taken to the station platform. some
little distance away, where everything
POSSIBLE was done for them. At last re-
ports Col Holland was still alive, but he is
said TO bemortally injured.
At the time it was believed that the man
said Mrs Booth-Tucker and Col. Holland
we're In the east end OF the car. just above
them quarter OF the car was smashed in.
They we're pinned to the bottom OF the car,
and the porter. who had escaped found them.
He had some trouble getting the debris
of OF Mrs. Booth Tucker. The only words
she uttered we're: Porter, l am fastened
Among the injured was Mrs. Kelsey
theatrical woman OF New York city. mother
Of the Kelsey Triplets. Mrs. Kelsey was
injured by man who fell ON her chest.
In his efforts to extricate himself. the man
bruised her with the heels Of his boots.
others injured were: Mrs. A. z. Baden.
Winfield Kan: E. S. Baden, her son, Win
Col; W. II. Murray, San Francisco; L. d.
Kirk, Newcastle, Ind. wife and two children:
Lind Newly, Onarga, H.; Mrs. Newly,
Onarga, H.; Anna Newly. Onarga, ILL.,;
Fred Miller, Philadelphia; Albert Miller.
Philadelphia, Emma Herter, Peoria, H..
and - bourkhal DIT, dining car conductor.
James Hurley, general superintendent Of
the Western division Of the Santa Fe, at
Topeka, says III explanation of the week:
"1he brake rod to the sleeper dropped
down and caught on the switch. This
quickly deIailed the car. another sleeper,
the dhliLg cal and the Pullman car follow
ing; rsckin q trains were sent from Marceline
and other places, and tho dead and inj med
started for Fort Madison, Iowa, after much
DELAY The train bi oke down after goiI q
short distance. and Marceline, the next
station, was not reached until 2 O'Clock
in the morning. Physicians were taken
on at Marceline. and the train proceeded
- L., N,Jionp with Mira Root
body and tweuty-seven injured persons.
HOW MISS pAMMEs ESCAPED.
FoKr MADISON, la. Uct 19.-Ailss Hester
Damnes. private secretary TO Mrs. Booth
Tucker, accompanied her body here to-
day. Twenty-seven injured were also
brought here Miss Dammes said
With Mrs Booth-Tucker, and as a COM
panion and assistant to her, | left New
York three weeks ago for trip Of in
specton to the Salvation Army colony at
Amity, Col. That trip was made without
left Amity for Chicago. We were accom-
panied by Col. Holland, who is manager Of
the Amity colony.
Gen. Booth-Tl cser was awaiting US in
Chicago, where we were to have a con-
ference regarding the colony and other
important matters, and to hold series OF
MEETINGS for several days in the army bar
Amity we secured berths in the tourist car.
hut last night concluded to change to a
standard Pullman sleeper. We had made
our arrangements to this end when the acct
Gent occurred ] had gone back into the
Pullman, leaving Mrs. Booth-Tucker and
COL Holland In the tourist sleeper. which
vas otherwise unoccuried. They were
Dusilv engaged In conversation.
e had been talking with them, but left
TO arrange our baggage in the Pullman.
had been gone only few moments when
the crash came Although thrown vio-
ls ty about, was not hurt, All OF ,ia
who wee min ,lred went at once to the
aid Of those who were hurt. II was terri
bic shock 10 me when we found Mrs. Footh-
Tucker ard learned that she was fatally
Injured
When extricated from the wreck she
was taken into the waiting room 81 the
station at Dean Lake. where she wac placed
upon a mattress. Surgical AID was given
her by DR., Hunter OF PittsbuIg, Kan, VINO
was passenger on the tram me alo
was Of no avail, however. Her skull was
'ractned and she died at 1880 O'Clock,
two ho,rs after the accident. She was
unconscious all the time. She moaned
tilifully for short time. but her meanings
ceased when her clothing was iooseh.d o.
The fracture was in her left forehead
CHICAGO, Oct. 2g-News OF Mrs. Booth
Tu'kers death com pletely prostrated Com
lnahdpr Booth Tucker, who arrived IN ON
cago from New York at 7:35 o'olock this
morning, expecting TO meet his wlIe here,
Al me station Commander Booth TUCKER
WINS met by col. Charles Sowton, BrlRadieT
Alexander Damon and Ensign Fletcher
APsw He asked for his VIE and ef