Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-29
The We'll Known Salvationist in
 a Railroad Wreck
WAS ON HER WAY TO CHICAGO


 and a Companion Were Rendered
 Unconscious at the First Shock and
 She Never Recovered.
 Kansas City, Mo, Oct 29.-Mrs En- ma Booth Tucker, consul in America of the Salvation Army, wife of Com mander Booth-Tucker and second bdaughter of William Booth, founder of ahe army, was killed in the wreck of Hhs east bound California train No 2, near Dean Lake, Mo. S5 miles east of Kansas City, at 10 o'clock last night, Colonel Thomas c. Holland, in charge !Of the Salvation Army at Amity, Col, was fatally injured. but up to 3:30 a.. En. to-day was reported still alive. Eff teen others were more or less seriously hurt. The dead and injured were ta-, ken 10 Fort Madison Iowa.
 Mrs Booth Tucker was rendered un- conscious and died within half an hour after being injured. Her skull was fractured and she was injured inter nally.
 Mrs Booth-Tncker was on her way from visit to the colony at Amity, sCol, to Chicago, where she was to have met her husband to-day: Though the wreck occurred at 9:30 o'clock last night it was not known until after mid night that Mrs Booth-Tucker was among the injured.
 The first details of the wreck were obtained this morning by the Associ ated Press over the long distance tel ephone from Marceline through Dr D. R. Putnam, who had been at the scene,
 The wrecked train left Kansas City last evening. It ran into an open switch just outside of Dean Lake. Only the last three cars, two Pullmans and diner, were wrecked. The Pull mans were completely demolished, while the diner was badly damaged. Tn the forward Pullman, Mrs Booth Tucker and Colonel Holland. who were the sole occupants of that ear, had just gone to the forward end for consultation. Two of the Pullmans struck a steel water tank with such force as to move 1t five feet from it's foundation and when the crew reached the scene both Mrs Booth Tucker and Colonel Holland were found uncon4 scious. They with the other injured were after nllchst lalay taken to the de-s pot pIatf0rfm few blocks distant where everything possible was done for them. Neither regained conscious ness and within half an hour the noted Salvation Army leader succumbed to her injuries.
 Wrecking trains were sent from Marceline and other points and athe dead and injured started for Fort Madison. Iowa. The train broke down after going short distance. and Marceline, the next station. was not reached until 2 o'clock in the morning. Physicians were taken. on at Marce line and the train proceeded north
 Mrs Booth Fucker who was on her way home from visit to the farm colony of the army at Amity Col had stopped in Kansas City for few hours yesterday to inspect the work ingmen's home, work in which she was particularly interested and d branch of which is about to be opened An this city hy the army.
 Mrs Booth Tucker had taken espec- Ial interest in the project and it was on her advice that 1t was being fitted ID. Accompanied by two of the lo. cal officers. she inspected the place yesterday and expressed herself as delighted with the arrangements. She left for Chicago soon afterward. ac companied by Colonel Thomas Hol- land asad her secretary, Miss Dam. mess. She expected to meet her hus. band in Chicago and was especially happy in returning home after what she said had been a very satisfactory trip.
 Mrs Booth-Tucker and Colonel Ho'. land were the only persons in their ear.
 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 commis- sioner of the army of India. Mir and Mrs Booth Tucker were appointed to command the army in America in March. 1896, succeeding Eva c. Booth. who had supplanted her brother. Bal Iington 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 cold Judgment and executive ability. It was these quail ities which induced her father to send her to the United States in 1896 to try to bring about harmony in the Amer. tean branch of the army.
 Thomas c. Holland was born at Liverpool in 1867 He was sent from England to Canada as chief sec retary of the Salvation army in 1882 and held that post two years. He was then made national social secretary for the United States. and in that position had charge of all the social and coloniIng work. These duties fitted him for the governorship of the Colorado colony established five years ago. Its great success has been due largely to the business ability of Col nuoi Holland xyb0 Uaa annvfuciucs