Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-06
TRAGEDY RESULTS
N SECOND DEATH
C. V. Howard. Husband of Wo-
man Drowned Week Ago
Near LaMoille, Is Dead
EXPOSURE AND ExERTIoN CAUSE
After Four Days Delirium "vol" How
ard Dies at His Sisters Home -
Exposure in Trying to Extricate Wife
From PeriIous Position Produces
Pneumonia-Exertion too Severe.

The second death resulting from the
tragedy of a week ago near LaMoille,
when Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Howard, of
1905 Iowa street, in returning from a
party at Watson Ramsey's, near La
Noble, in company with Miss Ona
Butler and Mr.. Oscar Woodland, of La
Noble, We're thrown into a ditch and
Mrs. Howard drowned, occurred Thurs
day evening at $3.50. when Mr.. Howard
died at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Oliver Eaton, los May street.
Mr.. Howard survived his wife almost
"a week, the accident that caused her
death having occurred about midnight.
Feb. &c. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. Howard was drowned while pinned
down by the horse drawing the party
to LaMoille from the Ramsey home.
1t had been raining hard all evening
and was very dark when the young
people left the Ramsey home. h
horse walked off the road. into a Gull
vert, and the buggy was overturned.
Mrs. Howard and Miss Butler were
caught under the struggling animal
which. in attempting to gain the oppo-
site bank with his fore feet, slipped
backward and on top of the m
Miss Butler was extricated with but
slight bruises, but Mrs. Howard, who
fell face downward in the water, was
drowned before she could be removed
Mr.. Howard, in trying to free his
young wife from her, perilous po-
sition, exerted himself beyond his
strength and was wet to the
skin by standing in the water. He
was not privileged to remove his wet
clothing until several hours after
ward, and as a result he contracted
double pneumonia. A later examination
showed also that Mr.. Howard had sus-
tanned a fracture OF one or two ribs.
The mans condition has been very
critical from the start, and he was un-
able to attend his wife's funeral, which
was conducted last Sunday. Aside from
his very serious attack of double pneu-
monia a complication OF pe~ricarditis,
inflammation of the pericardium, or
membraneous sac surrounding the
heart, set in. This. his physician
thinks, was due to the great exertion
underwent on that terrible night.
Howard has been deIirious for -four
and his temperature has been very
high, ranging around loo from the be-
ginning of his illness. His rambling
conversation was pitiful to hear, and
the terrible accident was uppermost in
his mind, at all times. The struggle
to release his Imprisoned wife, whom
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being carried on over and
owe again.
Columbus V. Howard was born in
Texas on April II, 1876. and was the
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward +. How
ard. He came to Marshall county nine
years ago and during most of that time
has resided in this city. About a year
ago he secured a position with the Iowa
Central railway as a wiper in the round
house, and a few months later was
made a fireman, being given a run on
freights Nos. So and SO, with Engineer
Charles MCGOWAN. He had taken a va
of a fortnight shortly before the
accident of q week ago On April 10,
1898, he was united in marriage to Miss
Susie j. Jackson, at Wilmer, Dallas
Texas. Other than the mother,
who resides in Hutchings, Tex, two
Mrs. Julia A. Gross, OF Hutch
Tex: and Mrs. Mary A. Eaton, of
this city; and two brothers, L.. G. How
ard, of Wilmer, Tex. and John w.
Howard. OF this city, survive him.
The funeral will be held at the United
Evangelical church Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. S. Skogsberg off,
ciating. The interment will be in Riv-
erSide.