The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
AMY OLSON UNABLE
TO EXPLAIN FALL
Girl Thrown From Editorial Ex.
cursion Train Returns
to ST. Pau!

Miss Amy Olson, the st. Paul girl who
fell from the editorial excursion train near
Millard, Mo-, Sunday evening, June 5,
while on her way from the st. Louis
exposition, arrived home yesterday morn
ing.
Miss Olson's rapid recovery is consid
cred almost miraculous. Aside from
scalp wound a discolored eye and a few
bruises, the girl is apparently but little
the worse for her terrible experience.
Arriving at the Virginia flats. where she
lives with her mother, Miss Olson alighted
from the carriage unassisted and walked
TO her apartments. Last evening. when
a G. reporter called at the Virginia
he was told that the girl had gone with
friends to Central park 'for little fresh
air.
Miss Olson went to ST. Louis as a mem
Der of the Minnesota editors party, and
was general favorite with the 800 people
who took the trip. The night of the ac
coaches for a handbag, and after securing
1t. started back to her own car.
Cannot Remember Falling
This is the last she remembers, but it
is presumed that in passing from one
car to another she fell from the train,
open. The accident happened about IL
o'clock at night. and her friends suppos-
Ing she was in her berth, did not miss
her until the following morning, when a
supposed to be Miss Olson had been found
unconscious near the track a short dis
tance from the small town of Millard, Mo-
Miss Olson was taken to Mflard and
cared for at the little hotel in the town.
where she remained until Saturday, her
condition being such that it was feared
brain fever would set In if she were
moved. The girl probably owes her life
TO the fact that she fell on a soft en-
bankment. down which she rolled a dis
tance of thirty feet. When picked up the
n 3Y1Cr NM 1fr1rr
scious. her clothing was covered with clay
and her face and hands with blood A
deep scalp wound IN the left temple was
still bleeding. and it was feared at the
time that she was fatally injured
Miss Olson says the people of Millard
We're as kind TO her as they possibly
could be. She was in the little town al
most week and everyone of the $50 peo-
pie In the village seemed to want to do
something for her There are no hospitals
there, but almost every woman In the
town offered her services in caring for the
girl.
II shall never forget those people,
said Miss Olson last night. ''They were
SO kind to me. Why, one woman stopped
care of me, and she told me herself that
she hadn't cleaned house in four years
And they sent me flowers, and the girls
came in to see me; why, everyone treated
me so nicely that / couldn't help but
get weIl.''
Miss Olson is yet weak from the results
VI ner Iali, and nef tongue shows bad
scar where she bit it when she fell The
d1scoloration from the bruises and swell
ing in her face is rapidly disappearing;
in fact she has SO far recovered that the
services of a physician are no longer
needed. The scalp wound is not visible
being hidden from view by her wealth
of golden hair.
Yes, l guess / am pretty fortunate,
said Miss Olson. Il just hope the editors
won't consider me a hoodoo and refuse
to take me along with them any more
for | never had a nicer time than / did
On that trip until I fell off the train