The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-15
THE WOUNDEp:

Rea Oliver shoulder and hip.
Clyde Reed, hip and through kid
neys.
VIM Wilkins, knee.
Chas. Baird, olancing wound on head.
Arthur Hensley, right eye shot out.
VIM. Couchman, right arm.
VIM. Moore, thigh and shoulder.
Ariie Boursnetts, hand.
Claude Wagner, right arm.
Sam Compton, leg and hip.
E. Ridgeway, back.
e (. Uric, wrist.
n. M. Williams, wrist fractured.
Jack Simpson, breast.
Mrs. j. D. Brook, arm.
Florence Gregg, throat, hand and
leg.
Ben Armstrong, leg
Al Shoup, leg.
Artie Cutler foot.
Nj. n. Miller, skull torn and WHIST
fractured.
j. w. Paris, flesh wound on forehead.
Ben Cochran, flesh wound.
Jake Simpson, flesh wound.
Claude Sargent. aEESie disloeated get
tinu out of range Of guns.
The death list of the awful tragedy at
{ Winfield Thursday evening grows larger.
Yesterday three more names were added
10 it. Roy Davis, the ffteen-year-old son
of r. F. Davis. one of the proprietors of
the St. James hotel, died yesterday morn
ing at > O'Clock. He was shot through
the neck. arm, shoulder and abdomen
The little fellow fingered five hours after
the shooting occurred, and a great part
of that time he was conscious. Just be-
fore he passed away the lad said to his
father: i guess l ought to have stayed
al home tonight, father"
Port Smith, the son of a farmer living
three miles south of Winfield. died at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He had a
bullet in his brain and the doctors were
surprised that he fingered so long. He
was - years of age.
Elmer Farnsworth died about half-past
eight o'clock last night. He was shot
through the bowels lie rallied yesterday
morning, and for time the physicians
had some hopes of his recovery, but as
the day waned the young man suffered
q sinking spell and never rallied. He
The list of injured was augmented yes
terday and nearly doubled Counting the
dead. the total number who suffered from
the bullets of Gilbert Twigg is thirty
five eight dead, three fatally injured.
twenty-four more or less injured, and one
young man dislocated his ankle either IN
getting out OF the range of the bullets or
In assisting III caring for the injured
lie has a bad ankle. but does not know
Just how il happened, as he was greatly
excited.
Ii is possible that the exact number
of persons who received wounds viii never
be known. II was found yesterday that a
! number Of persons had received very
slight wounds, such as small scratches,
where bullets just touched them. There
was quite a number of these, bat ru-
mors came in OF others during the day
and evening
GRUESOME SIGHT IN SUNLIGHT
= reporter for the Eagle took the early
morning train for Winfield yesterday, and
1t was truly gruesomo sight that APP
peared when The sun rose over the city.
The pavements of the town are Of stone.
and many holes have been worn in them
by the constant use
The shooting occurred at the corner Of
Ninth and Main streets what is known
as the bank corner. for three of the
banks of the city are situated on the
corners. ana this is the business center
OF the city Half block along the north
side of Ninth street. the west side oi
Main extending either direction from
Ninth the sidewalk was painted a dars
crimson where the blood Of the dead and
wounded had poured out. The holes il
the sidewalks were filled with a solid clot
OF blood. each one showing where the
dead or more seriously wounded fell
Blood stains could be traced on the side
walk for many blocks either way from
the scene Of the tragedy. showing where
She wounded We're carried 20 hospitals
or homes. or where those not seriously
injured walked 70 their homes. Great
pools OF blood had formed in the gutter
Il along the south side Of Ninth street sx-
tending thirty feet west OF Main Il was
siekening sight that could be seen dur
ing the early morning hours by the re-
porter and the citizens Of Winfield. and
this feature depicted the awfuiness OF the
tragedy
The city authorities ordered the side
walks washed. and this was done as
quickly as possible. but not until hun
dreds had seen the crimson sidewalks
and pools OF blood. By > O'Clock the