The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Emma h-Tucker Killed
in a Wreck.
"G0O HELP Me" He CRIED
And Her Husband, Boolh- Tucker, Overwhelmed
bya Knowledge Of His Irreparable
Loss Staggered and Fell
in a Swoon.
(By the Associated Press.)


Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 29.-Mrs. Emma
ooth-Tucker. consul in America of the
Salvation Army. wife of Commander
Booth Tucker and second daughter of viii
liam Booth, founder of the army was
killed in the wreck of the eastbound Cali
fornia train No. 2 near Dean Lake, Mo-,
IS miles east of Kansas City, on the Santa
Fe, at 10 o'clock last night Colonei
Thomas Holland. in charge of the Saliva
tion Army at Amity, Colo, was fatally
injured. Twenty-seven persons were more
OF less seriously hurt. The dead and in
jured were taken to Fort Madison, Ia. .
Mrs. Booth Tucker was rendered uncon-
scious and died within half an hour af
ter being injured Her skull was frac-
tured and she was injured internally.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was on her way from
a visit to the Colony at Amity, Co., to
Chicago, where she was to have met her
husband today.
The wrecked train left Kansas City last
night. Only the three last cars, two Pull
mans and a diner were wrecked. The
Pullmans were completely demolished
while the diner was badly damaged. IN
the first Pullman, Mrs. Booth-Tucker and
Colonel Holland, who were the sole occu-
pants of that car, had just gone to the
forward end for consultation. Two
of the Pullmans struck a steel water tank
with such force as to move il five feet
from it's foundation and when the crew
reached the scene both Mrs. Booth Tuck
er and Colonel Holland were found un-
conscious. They, with ther other injured,
were, after much delay, taken to the de-
pot platform few blocks distant where
everything possible was done for Shen,.
Neither regained consciousness and with
in half an hour the noted Salvation Army
leader succumbed to her ijuries.
Had Mrs. Booth-Tucker followed out
her original intention she would ahev
missed the wreck. She arrived in Kansas
City on the California train which was,
wrecked yesterday evening, and did not
intend coming here until this morning.
She found she could make brief trip
up town between trains, however, and
later decided to continue east on the
same train.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, who was Miss En-
ma Booth, married Frederick Tucker in
1888. He assumed her name as part OF
his own. He was born In Indiana and
lived there several years after the mar
niage. He was commissioner of the army
in Indiana. Mrs. Booth Tucker and her
husband were appointed to command the
army in America in March, 1896, succeed
ing Eva Booth, who had supplanted her
brother, Ballington Booth, who had be-
removed by the general
Mrs Booth-Tucker was said to be the
ablest of all the Booth children. She had
enthusiasm tempered with cool Judgment
and eecutive ability.
Topeka Kas., Oct. 29.-James Hurley.
general superintendent of the Western
grand division of the Santa Fe. said to-
day in connection with the wreck at
Deans Lake:
'.The brake rod of the sleeper dropped
down and caught on the switch, this quick
ly derailed this car, another sleeper. the
dining car and Pullman following
Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct 29.-Miss II.
Dammes, Mrs Booth-Tucker's secretary,
tells the following of the wreck and the
death of Mrs. Booth-Tucker:
when we left Amity we secured
berths in the tourist car, but last evening
concluded to change to standard Pull
man sleeping car. We had made our ar
rangements to this end when the acci-
dent occurred 1 had gone back into the
Pullman, leaving Mrs. Booth-Tucker and
which was being run unoccupied, they be-
ing busily engaged in conversation.
had been talking with them, but left to
arrange our baggage in the Pullman. l
had left them but few minutes when
the crash came. Although thrown ylo-
lently about was not hurt. When eX-
tricated from the wreck Mrs. Booth
Tucker was taken into the waiting room
of the station at Dean Lake. where she
was placed upon a mattress, and surgical,
aid given by DR.. Charles Hunter, of Pitts
burg. Kas.. who was passenger on the
train. The aid was OF no avcil. however.
her skull being fractured and she died at
1870 o'clock. two hours after the accl.
dent happened She was unconscious ali
the time. She moaned pitifully for
short time, but her meanings ceased when
her clothing was loosened
Chicago, Oct 29.-Conlmander Booth
Tucker. who arrived in Chicago today. ex-
pecting to join his wife here, was pros
trated by the shock of his wife's death
AT the Salvation Army headquarters the
commander asked for his wife and ex~
pressed surprise that she had not met
him. As gently as he could, Colonel
Sowton, in charge of the Chicago station.
said:
Commander, your wife is dead. she
was killed in wreck
Commander Booth-Tucker staggered,
raised his hand to his forehead and ex-
claimed:
God help me, is it truc?' and fell in
a swoon. {.
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