The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-29
GEO. SCHEPMAuN'S
AWFUL ACCIDENT
FELL FROM A MOVING TRAIN
AND is CRUSHED BENEATH
THE WHEELS.
HAD LEG AMPUTATED
In the City Hospital at Indianapolis
-Crawled Half Mile Into
Field.
HAD LEG AMPUTATED

George W. Schepman, the mer-
chant tailor, left this city Saturday
morning for Indianapolis on busi-
ness, as he often does. He spent the
day in the Capital City, and left for
home at 6 80 over the Pennsylvania
railroad. While attempting to go
from one train to another the lurch
of the train threw Mr.. Schepman be-
tween the cars at the crossing of the
railroad and Sherman drive
Tt was a terrible moment for Mr..
Schepman, and, how he escaped with
his life, railroad men are at a loss
to explain, as the train was running
at a high rate of speed, and he was
| thrown between two coaches and
slightly to one side.
The remainder of the scene is bet
ter imagined than described, by
placing ones self in Mr.. Schepman' s
position.
The place where the accident oc-
Cured is one of the loneliest spots on
the road, and it seems as If no one
heard Mr. Schepman s cries or saw
him fall. There he lay with his right
leg mangled and his body bruised,
sixty-eieht miles from his wife and
children, out in lonely spot on the
road, no one to aid him In his terrible
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while his life blood ebbed away and
made pool In which he unconscious
" remained for short time. When
he recovered consciousness, seeing
that he was unable to make his cries
for help heard, with superhuman eff
fort, he slowly and painfully
dragged himself down the railroad in
search Of help. He had gone over
half mile in this condition, and, when
he found his great strength failing,
and, fearing further injury on the
railroad, he managed to drag his
heavy form into the field.
His cries for help were finally
heard by two good samaritans. who
were passing by. One of the men
hurried to the nearest telephone, a
mile away, while the other remained
and ministered as best he could to
the wants Of the injured man.
It was no one and one-half hours
since the accident occurred. and the
City Dispensary ambulance arrived,
and the injured man was taken to the
city hospital, where the doctors
found it necessary to amputate the
leg above the knee.
Mrs. Schepman, who resides at %
south seventh street, received a tele-
phone message at II O'Clock Satur-
day night, telling her of the terrible
accident that had befallen her hus-
band. It was a sudden and fright
ful shock to her and she became pros
trated at once. Tt was a long night
for her and her three children, and it
seemed as if daylight would never
come. Nerving herself for the or
deal that was before her, she left for
Indianapolis yesterday morning.
4h1' CChOD1ud1I ID OlC VI llIG DCob
known men in this city, where he is
held in the highest esteem by large
circle of relatives and friends. He
is member of the B. p. 0. E. and
Masonic lodges. q
It was just week since the burn
ing of the green houses of Chessman
& Schepman, and Mr.. Schepman
spent all of that Sunday helping to
save the property Of his brother not
destroyed by fire, little dreaming that
in a weeks time an accident would
befall himself that would make him
cripple for all time and possibly
cost him his life.
Word was received here this morn
inc from the bedside of Mr.. Schep-
man that he was getting along very
we'll; in fact, better than was looked
for. He had very kad night, but
that was expected. 1t looks now as IL
he would recover.