Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-02
George Ross Crushed Beneath
Wheels of Stock Train In
Sioux City
MYSTERIOUS LETTER FOUND
1t Was Addressed to MRS. Ross" at
creston and Its Contents Hnted Of
Some Trouble in Writer'S Life-Run
Over BY Ten Cars Before Train
Could Be Stopped.
Special to Times Republican.

Sioux City, July 2.-While severa
spectators looked on in helpless hor
ror, George Ross, who evidently wa:
| trying to steal ride into South Da-
kota, was crushed beneath the wheel.
| of special north-b bound stock trai1
on the Milwaukee road.
The accident occurred opposite the
office of the United State Express com
pany, west of the Milwaukee depot.
pool of blood and a battered old black
hat lying beside the track were the
cident.
During his dying moments the man
kept muttering with strange insistence
the words. Five o'clock" and could
not reply to questions concerning his
identity.
The words seemed to be burned into
his memory and the hour had been evil
IDENTIFY connected with some important
crisis in his life.
Ten cars ran over the unfortunate
man before the train could be stopped.
ing, and placed in the ambulance. He
became unconscious shortly afterwards
and died on the way to the Samaritan
hospital. whereupon the ambulance
turned around and carried it's burden
to the Westcott morgue.
The accident was one OF the most
horrifying spectacles ever witnessed
about the Milwaukee depot. Several
people were standing in. front of the
express office, some of them curiously
watching the trains go by. and attend
ing to their different work. Among them
was BILLY" Mitchell, brakeman on
the Milwaukee. who saw the accident:
j. E. Robertson, driver for the eX-
press company, and Bernard Daley,
who has charge of the United States
Express company's Office at the depot,
and who was busy at his duties when
the accident occurred.
The strangers legs We're crushed to a
pulp from the feet to short distance
above the knees. He also seemed to
be hurt above the hips. He writhed
in agony and constantly exclaimed:
Il wish l were dead; wish l were
dead"
Then he would mutter with strange
insistence, 80 o'clock, o'clock" vary
ing this with repetition of his wish
that he were dead. The mans pain was
fearful.
The injured man was first taken to
the police station, to which place DR..
Van Buren, Knott had been summoned.
Hoping to find something about him to
identify him, the officers removed from
his person a gold watch, an account
book with blank leaves and q letter
which the man had apparently written
and never mailed.
The account book contained an AM
erican Express company receipt, signed
by E. o. Kniser. agent at Coon Rapids,
dated June 80. 1908. 1t showed that a
bundle of clothes had been consigned
to George Ross, at Blunt, S. D.
The letter had been written to
Mrs. Ross at. Creston, Ia. 1t was
dated at Coon Rapids, on a letter head
of j. d. Roger & Co.
Il don't know whether to write to
you or not" he says in the letter,
but he adds II am going to do so just
the same" He tells his correspondent
to address him at Audubon, and at the
conclusion of the letter he appends this
asks about me, tell them nothing"
A telegram sent to the chief of police
Of Creston brought the answer that Mr..
Ross son-in-law would arrive on the
irst train.
Ross was man of about so years
Did He was dressed in overalls, and