Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-05

CRUSHED BETWEEN BUMPERS
Patrick Byrncs, 7os Frederick Street,
Catches Arm in Cog Wheel, and Has
Flesh Stripped From the Bone-Lit-
tie son of Jacob Mayer of ST. An
thony, Kicked by Horse.

Two severe accidents in railroad cir
cles, resulting in injuries to an Iowa
Central brakeman and an employe of
the machine shops, happened Tuesday
Tough, u brakeman on the Story City
branch, was injured at st. Anthony,
and as IL result may lose his right arm.
Patrick Byrnes. Il machine shop en-
ploye, had the flesh torn from his right
arm. by catching it in Il set OF cog
wheels. Another accident is reported
from st. Anthony, in which the little
son of Jacob Mayer, a merchant, was
kicked by horse and sustained frac-
ture of the skull.
The accident to Fred Mccullough
occurred Tuesday night at about 3
o'clock, at st. Anthony. Mccullough.
who went to work for the Central only
Il few days ago, was with Conductor
Hi" McFarlane, on the evening pas
senger rum west. The train was late
out Of Marshalltown, due to the fact
that it was late In, having been held at
Minerva Junction for other trains.
rhe train left here at about 1880. While
Mccullough was making coupling in
the st. Anthony yards his right arm
was caught between the bumpers, and
horribly crushed. A compound, COM
minuted fracture OF the bones was
sustained, and it may be necessary to
amputate below the elbow, altho every
aff w
Mccullough was brought to this city
at about II o'clock and removed to
st. Thomas hospital. Mccullough is
and until about a week ago, was EN-
ployed as driver at fire station No.
2.
Flesh Stripped From Bone.
Patrick Byrnes, of 70S Frederick
street an old-time employee of the Cen
trail, in the machine shops, was injur-
ed this morning shortly after he went
to work While shifting a wheel on the
wheel lathe, the crowbar shifted and
his right arm was thrown into the
gearing. The muscles, flesh and skin
were literally stripped from the bone.
from Il point almost to the She der
and extended to the wrist, and II Will
be months before Mr. Byrnes will have
the use OF his arm again. While the
accident is not so serious, as far els
the chances of losing the arm are con-
cerned, as is that to Mccullough, the
healing process will be very slow. So
much skin surface was destroyed that
grating will have to be done before
the arm will heal. He was removed
to his home.
Has Skull Fractured.
August Mayer, aged years, son of
Jacob Mayer, hardware merchant at
ST. Anthony. is suffering from the eff
fects of a blow sustained by the kick
of a horse. Master Mayer went to the
pasture afoot to drive In some cattle.
There were two or three horses grazing
ing the pasture, and the lad ventured
too closely to the heels Of one. The ami
NAL kicked him, striking him in the
forehead, above the right eye, fractur-
ing the frontal bone above the orbital
region. The fractured portion of the
skull extends at a length of about two
inches, by one and three quarters wide.
The bone was badly shattered and
pieces were driven into the brain. The
lad lay unconscious for most Of the
night, but after an operation for tre-
phining, and the removal of the frag-
ments of bone and raising others that
were causing a pressure on the brain,
consciousness was restored. He is
doing as we'll as could be expected. altho
the chances for recovery are not at
all fattering.
Old Soldier Hurt.
John Bartlett, a member of the Sol
diers' Home, who had been arrested
Tuesday evening by Officer e. gar and
Merchant Police Mcclure charged with
intoxication, fell after he had been
placed in Jail, and sustained a bad cut,
one and one-half inches long, over the
right eye. The injury is not at all ser
ions