Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-30
MRS. B00TH-TUC
Killed in Railway Accident
Out in Missouri.
Train Crashed Into Open Switch--Mrs
Booth-Tucker's Head Crushed.i
Col. Holland Fatally Injured and Many
/ Others Hurt.

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Booth-Tucker, consul in America of the
Salvation Army, wife of Commander
Booth-Tucker, and second daughter of
VIM. Booth, founder of the army, was
killed in the wreck of the east bound
California train No. 2, near Dean Lake.
Mo-, IS miles east of Kansas City, at /
O'Clock, Wednesday night.
| Col. Thomas c. Holland in charge of
the Salvation Army at Amity, Colo,
was fatally injured but up to $50 A. NJ,
Thursday, was reported still alive.
/ Fifteen others were more Or less Sc
riously hurt. The dead and injured
were taken to Fort Madison Iowa.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was rendered I'M
conscious and died within half an hour
after being injured. Her skull was
fractured and she was injured inter-
nally
| Mrs. ROOth-Tucker was on her way
from visit to the colony at Amity,
Colo, to Chicago, where she was to
have met her husband, Thursday.
Though the wreck occurred at $50
O'Clock, Wednesday night. it was not
known until after midnight that Mrs.
Booth-Tucker was among the injured.
The first details cf the wreck were OBJ
tanned, Thursday morning, by The
Associated Press over the long distance
telephone from Marceline, through DR..
d. B. Putnam, who had been at the
scene.
The wrecked train left Kansas City
Wednesday evening. 1t ran into an
open switch just outside of Dean Lake
Only the last three cars, two Pullmans
and diner We're wrecked The Pull
mans were completely demolished.
while the diner was badly damaged. In
the forward Pullman, Mrs. Booth
Tucker and Col. Holland, who were the
sole occupants of that car, had just
gone to the forward end for a CONSUL
tation. Two of the Pullmans struck a
steel water tank with such force as to
move it five feet from it's foundation
and wher the crew reached the scene
both Mrs. h-Tucker and Col. Hol-
land were found unconscious. They with
the other injured were after much de-
lay, taken to the depot platform, a few
blocks distant, where everything posi-
BILE was done for them. Neither regain
ed consciousness and within half an
hour the noted Salvation Army leader
succumhed to her injuries.
Wrecking trains were sent from Mar
celine and other points, and the dead
and injured started for Fort Madison,
Iowa. The train broke down after 60
ing a short distance and Marceline, the
next station, was not reached until 2
o'clock in the morning. Physicians
were taken on at Marceline, and the
train proceeded north.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, who was on her
way home from visit to the farm
colony of the army at Amity, Colo, had
stopped in Kansas City for a few hours,
Wednesday, to inspect the Working
mems Hotel, a work in which she is
particularly interested and branch of
which is about to be opened in this city
by the army.
Mrs. Booth Tucker had taken espec-
ial interest in the project and 1t was on
her advice that it was being fitted up.
Accompanied by two of the local Off
GERS she inspected the place and ex-
pressed herself as delighted with the
arrangements. She left for Chicago
soon afterward. accompanied by Col.
Thomas Holland and her secretary.
Miss Dammess. She expected to meet
her husband in Chicago and was especi-
ally happy in returning home after
what she said had been a very salts
factory trip.
Mrs. othTucker, who was Miss
Emma Booth, married Frederick Tuck
err in 1883. He assumed her name as
part of his own. He was born in India
and lived there several years after the
marriage. He was commissioner of the
army in India. Mr.. and Mrs. Booth
Tucker were appointed to command the
army in America in March, 1896, sue
ceeding Eva Booth, who supplanted her
brother, Ballington Booth.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was the second
daughter of Gen. William Booth and
was said to be the ablest of all the
Booth children. She had enthusiasm,
tempered with cool judgment and ex-
ecutive ability. 1t was these qualities
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.
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