The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-20
MARTIN LOCEARD
KILLED BY CARS
MnErs INSTANT pEArn ON nto,,
AVENUE CROSSING.
WAS BLIND AND HELPLESS
attempted 10 Cross TRACKS Alone and
Walked IN Front on Switch En.
sine-~Body Was Badly
Manpled,

MaItlh iNekAfdun old soldier, an.Ad
about seventy years. and almost 10.
tally blind.met violent death Monday
afternoon about Ave o'clock M tho
High avenue crossing 81 the iowa
Central railway, 1ne old gentleman
was run down by switch engine No.
In charge Of Engineer Pete Quaken.
bush and Fireman Dowd. and received
Injuries from which he died almost IN.
stantly.
He had been up town during the af.
tvrnoon calling among his friends and
had started for his home. He resided
with his daughter, Mrs. Lou McAIahon.
on North l street, just north of t4e
Fair Grounds. The deceased was
practically blind, being barely able to
discern objects and to determine be.
tween daylight and dark. He had
stopped at the John McDonough sa-
loon, just east Of the Central crossing,
and had been conversing with some
old soldier acquaintances. He got up
from the chair In which he had been
resting and said that he was going
home. Mr.. McDonough wanted him
to wait moment and he would accom-
pany him over the tracks. Others al
so offered to pilot him, but he refused
the assistance OF all and started to-
ward the west, feeling his way along
the edge Of the walk as was his Gus
tom. The Iowa Central flag men have
known him for some little time and
IL has been their custom to help the
old fellow across the thacks. Lock
ard yesterday stood at the crossing
side moment irresolutely, and then
started west across the tracks.
The switch engine had just pulled
across the avenue to pick up car. A
team was approaching from the west,
and as the engine was TO back up
again Immediately. Engineer Quacken.
bush was looking from his side on the
cab to see that the team was stopped
by the flagman. The fag-man having
turned around just as the engine start.
ed, saw the old man picking his way
across the tracks and shouted to him
to be careful Lockard did not seem
to hear and CAME on. McDonough
saw that he would be In the way Of
the moving engine in a second more,
and made a rush for him, but could
not reach him The emu Of the ten.
der Of the switch engine caught the
old man, and for an instant 1t carried
him along with 1t. Then he fell for
ward fairly between the rails, but as
the body struck the ground 1t seemed
to bounce out to the side and almost
clear Of the rails. The wheels were
upon the PROSTATE form. however, ana
the axle boxing caught the old man
on the temple. The limbs were sew.
cred, one below the knee and the otn.
er above. Death probably resulted in.
stantly from the blow received on the
head. w
Norris Nelson was standing at the
hide Of the track when the accident
occurred and saw the whole affair
AS the old man was struck Nelson ran
forward to assist him from dangers
way. The engine was not moving rap.
idly and he thought to get to his side
and pull him away. Before he could
accomplish this, however, Lockard
had fallen and the wheels had passed
over him. Nelson took hold OF the
PROSTATE form and called loudly for
help. At this instant the engineer
noted that he had hit some one and
stopped the engine instantly. The de.
ceased was carried possibly ten feet
north from the crossing before he
fell. and the wheels passed over the
limbs at a point on the rails just
twenty-one feet north OF the crossing
walk.
The body was carried into the bag.
gage room Of the station house. Ply
siciang had been called almost with
the happening OF the accident, and re-
sponded quickly, but the old man was
dead before anyone could reach him.
Martin Lockard has resided in Os-
+. kaloosa about three years. He dfspos-
ed OF some property he owned In Rose
Hill. where he had lived a number OF
years. He had been rooming over the
John Rose place on High avenue west
and only last week had taken apart.
ments with his daughter, removing
his property to her home. He was 9
veteran OF the civil war, serving first
with Kansas regiment and later with
Company G Of the 10th Iowa Infantry
He was a member OF the @. A. Il. Tie
mad been twice married and leaves
two sons and two daughters.
The funeral services for the urfof'
Iunate. man will be held at the nome
OF his daughter, Mrs. Mcmahon, but
the date and hour have not yet been
announced. The interment win be
made in McMaines cemetery, sixteen
miles northeast OF OskaIoosa.,
inquest.
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