The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-10-30
MRS. BOOTH.TUCkER KILLED IN
ACCIDENT ON THE SANTA
re RAILROAD.
TRAIN RUNS INTO AN OPEN SWITCH
PULLMAN COACH DEMOLISHED
AND NOTED SALVATIONIST
FATALLY HURT.

kansas CITY, OCT. 30.-MfS. Emma
Booth-Tucker, consul in America OF
the Salvation Army, wife of Comman-
der Booth-Tucker and second daughter
of William Booth, founder of the
Army, was killed in the wreck of the
eastbound California train No. near
Dean Lake, Mo-, eighty-five miles east
of Kansas City, at 10 p. m. Colonel
Thomas C. Holland, in charge of the
Salvation Army colony at Amity,
Colo, was fatally injured but is still
alive. Fifteen others were more or
less seriously injured and twenty
Slightly hurt The dead and injured
We're taken to Fort Madison, la.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was rendered un~
conscious and died within half an
hour after being injured. Her skull
was Irac,uicu w.., ,..J~--a IN,
ternally.
Mrs BoothTucker was on her way
from visit TO the colony at Amity,
Colo. to Chicago, where she was to
have met her husband and participate
In ten-day rally in that city.
Ran Into an Open Switch.
The wrecked train left Kansas City
during the evening 1t ran into an
open switch just outside of Dean Lake
Only the three last cars, two Pullmans
and diner, were wrecked The Pull
mans were completely demolished,
while the diner was badly damaged.
In the forward Pullman Mrs. Booth
Tucker and Colonel Holland, who
We're the only occupants of that car,
had just gone to the forward end for
a consultation. Two of the Pullmans
struck steel water tank with such
force as to move it five feet from its
foundation and when the train crew
reached the scene both Mrs. Booth
Tucker and Colonel Holland were
found unconscious. They with the
other injured, were after much delay
taken to the depot platform a few
blocks distant, where everything pos
sible was done for them. Neither re-
gained consciousness and within half
an hour the noted Salvation Army
leader succumbed to her injuries.
Wrecking trains were sent from
Marceline and other points and the
dead and injured started for Fort
Madison, la. The train broke down
after going short distance and Mar
celine. the next station, was not
reached until o'clock in the morn
ing.
Physicians were taken on at Mar
celine and the train proceeded north
Ablest of the Booth Children.
Mrs. Booth Tucker, who was Miss
Emma Booth, married Frederick
Tucker In 1888. He assumed her name
as part of his own. He was born in
India and lived there several years
after the marriage. He was commits
siOner OF the Army in India. Mr. and
Mrs. Booth-Tucker were appointed to
command the Army in America In
March, 1896, succeeding Eva G. Booth,
who had supplanted her brother Bal
lington Booth, who had been removed
by the general.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was the second
daughter of General William Booth
and was said to be the ablest OF all
the Booth children. She had enthusi-
asm, tempered with cool judgment and
executive ability. 1t was these quail
ties which induced her father to send
her to the United States in 1896 to
try to bring about harmony in the
American branch of the Army. The
following characterization was made
on her at the time:
she has that rare quality OF per-
feet sympathy. She is well edu-
Gated woman in the sense that she
can think and write clear, good Eng
lish. She has no class prejudices and
Is just as much at home in the parlors
Of q house in Fifth avenue as in the
only room of squalid family. But II
ts In the public meeting that her real
power shows itself. AS an orator she
ranks with less than half a dozen
Americans of note"