Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-19
CRUSH[DUND[RNH[ELS
Hamilton Rich, of Sioux City,
Fatally Injured While
Searching For Work
MOST PlTIFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS
Wife, Who is Frustrated by the Shock
Unable to Leave Bedside of sisk
Child, to Go to Her Dying Husband
- Latter Suffering Terrible Agony
and Physicians Give No Hope.
Special to mes-Republican.


Sioux City, May 19.-While crossing
the Milwaukee railroad yards near Di-
vision street in search of employment
which should furnish a means of keep
ing his Ill son alive and care for his
wife ar i three other little children
Hamilton Rich. aged 80 years. 306
Pavonia street, was run over by a Mil
waukee road engine at $50 o'clock
last right. Both of his legs We're ter
ribly mangled, and there is no hope of
his recovery.
The terrible accident happened a
short distance from the Milwaukee
roundhouse. Road engine No. 803,
coming into the roundhouse for re-
pairs, was moving slowly toward the
roundhouse. The enginmen knew
nothing of Rich's presence until they
heard his cry of pain when the wheels
of the locomotive passed over his body.
1t Is believed that his foot was caught
in switch.
Tenderly the enginmen lifted the UNI
conscious, bleeding form. AS soon as
spot and the man was taken to the Sa-
maritan hospital.
DR. Van Buren, Knott, who was sum-
moned, found that Mr.. Rich was suf-
fering to such degree from the shock
that the necessary ampufation of the
imhs-the right just below the knee
and the left just below the hip-eould
not be undertaken
From the time he arrived at the hos
pital until $3.50 o'clock the patient
grew constantly weaker, and his death
was awaited at any time.
While the injured man lay on his
bed of padn at the hospital, with doc
tors expecting the end to approach at
any time, most pitiable state OF af-
fairs existed in his little three-rooms
home in Pavonia street. His wife.
Frustrated by the shock, yet anxious to
be at her husbands side. was unable TO
leave the bedside of their 15-year-old
son. who has been lowering a; Deaths
door for weeks.
For the care of this son, Luther.
during his long illness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rich parted with what little they
had and moved back to Sioux City
in order that the boy could be placed
in the hospital and receive proper
treatment for his disease, pulmonary
tuberculosis. Now the poor woman
has not only to fear the loss of her
husband, but abject poverty as we'll.
Two years ago, Mr.. Rich, who was
a teanster In Sioux City, took up a
catur. Neb., and moved with his wife
a g., ~ a ~
ters were none of the best, and the
children We're sick much of the time.
Finally, last winter, they moved to
Fender. where they could get better
home. There the boy. Luther, con-
tracted typhoid fever. The disease
fingered on. and when the doctors
there seemed to be able to do nothing
for the sick boy the family came to
Sioux City and placed him in st. JOS
eph's hospital, where an operation was
performed for tuberculosis.
Three weeks ago Mr.. Rich who had
been at the hospital taking care of the
boy, sold all they had in Pender to pay
the doctor bills. rented the little house
in Pavonia street and moved his family
here. He was unable to work on ac-
count of having to remain at the hos
pital with the child. A few days ago
the boy was taken home to his mother
but the disease had fastened it's dead
ly grip, and he grew steadily worse.
1t had been expected to take him back
yesterday to the hospital, from which
he had been removed only because the
father had no money to keep him there
any longer.
Tuesday night Mr.. Rich, who had
heard where he could find employment,
decided that he would be obliged TO
seek it in order to keep the boy alive
and was just starting to cross the
tracks to see man who had offered
him work when the accident occurred.
The mother, with four children. one
babe OF two years. to care for, is
said to be absolutely destitute.