The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-22
KILLED UNDER
CAR WHEELS
Stepped Off the Train on Side
Track and Was Hit
ENGINE WAS BACKING
Shock So Great Was No Chance
for Recovery.
ENGINE WAS BACKING

King1sher, o. T., March 21-The Star
states that a young man, about 20 years
old. named William Teaverbaugh, was
fatally injured about sos O'Clock Fri
front of the Kingfisher depot He came
in on the north-bound passenger. No IA.
riding on the front end OF the express.
Whenithe train halted, he jumped off on
the east side, not noticing switch en-
gine and tender backing south on the
next track. He was knocked down and
the wheels of both passed over his left
leg diagonally from the knee almost to
the ankle. He must have fallen on his
face, otherwise the leg would have been
severed The flesh was torn and mutt
lated badly and the bones broken in two
places. besides being splintered.
DR.. F. L. Winkler, who had come up on
the passenger, was called and tied a
handkerchief on the leg, but had no other
appliances to staunch the flow of blood
The injured man was placed on stretch
er and carried into the freight depot
where DIR. Overstreet, local surgeon for
the railroad, placed tourinquet on the
leg TO prevent effusion of blood until re-
action set in.
TeaYerbaugh was then rational and
conversed freely, giving his name, fam
lily addresses and other information. Some
time had elapsed, perhaps an hour, after
the accident. when Mayor Speice placed
the case in Df Fisk's charge. Nothing
could then be done beyond giving hypo-
dermic injection to bring on reaction.
Any operation would have been futile and
almost Immediately fatal. The shock had
been so severe that physicians realized
the hopelessness of the case. The pulse
was but a feeble fiutter, very rapid.
About o'clock County Commissioner
Cunningham returned from the country
and recalled DIR. Fisk, placing the case
in his hands, at the county's expense.
He wrote to the mother and brother of
the lad and wired the mother an i'm
mediate delivery message, asking for
a reply, all charges guaranteed by Mr..
Cunningham.
The patient continued to sink, no fav-
orable reaction coming on, and near 1O:3O
he died The body was removed to a. e.
Brackens undertaking rooms, where 1t
was embalmed to be held until the fam
lily shall direct what disposition to make
of it.
Teaverbaugh told that this was his
first long trip from home. His mother,
remarked is Mrs. Amanda Turnbow, OF
Salem. Dent county. Missouri. His
brother John lives in Oklahoma. five
miles southwest of Woodward Evident
ly the young man was making for his
brothers place.
On the boys person were found some
pictures One card contained photos of
his sister. Alice. and Miss Nell Mauch,
both names in pencil on the back of the
card. A memorandum book. with his
name inscribed. two pocket knives and
a few other upimportant articles were
in his pockets but no money. He was
decently dressed. He was about five
feet nine inches in height, slender and
had alreadycmfwypshrdlug 5uStcmfw
had scarcely filed out 70 manhood proper
tions.
a message was received Saturday from
Mrs Amanda 'Turnbow. asking about
her sons condition. Mr. Cunningham
wired back. telling of the death and ask
ing what disposition be made of the body.