The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-07-26
FAST MAIL s VICTIM,
Veteran Employee Killed Near
Dow City.
THE BODY WAS MUTILATED
Section Foreman John A. Baber Was
AccidentIY Killed by The Fast Mai
on Friday.

The Fast Mail has claimed another
victim. The subsidy paid to Chicago
newspapers in order to enable them to
crush out the daiies of Iowa, has again
gotten in its deadly work. Ten minutes
late, rushing along at a speed of atsleast
seventy miles an hour the Northwestern
Fast Mail No IS on Monday killed in an
instant the veteran section foreman. John
R. Babar of Dow City.
1t seems that Mr. Baber and his gang
of men we're returning to work after
the noon hour, proceeding to point near
the Moorehsad crossing three miles
west of Dow City.
An east bound freight train was seen
approaching and Baber and his men left
that track and went to the south across
the west bound track just in the path of
the fast mail running at top most speed
to make up the ten minutes lost to the
Chicago newspapers MIR Baber was not
on the track when struck however but
according to the statement of the engineer.
Mr.. Sergeant, was so near the track that
tha side of the P lot struck him. 1t is
said that had he been six inches further
from the track he would have been safe
He was thrown quite distance from the
track and his back and neck were broken
causing instant death. His breast was
also badly crushed and life was extinct
wh.n his fellow workmeu rushed to his
aid. The body was brought to Dow City
at once. On TUESDAY morning it was de-
cided that an inquest was necessary as
there was no charge of responsibility
| made against the Northwestern or its
employees Asst, Claim Agent w C
Goodrich was in Dow City and stated
that the Northwestern would defray all
| funeral expenses. Ii is probable that the
Northwestern was not to blame in this
| instance, it is simply another, tragedy of
railroad life, just one more to add to the
awful list of casualties that the railroads
are piling up each year. 1t is as Mr..
| lawson says. 1.-The fault of the system >
| The mad race to annihiate time and
\ space also annihilates men. and leaves
| homes desolate and leaves widows and
the world. We hope that the North
western will do something more than pay
the funeral expenses Of John Baber.
| The men at its head are Just and generous
as rule in such cases and The REVIEW
| will be more than glad to record that out
of the rich revenues something has been
whom John Baber leaves. He was a
| faithful employee, sober and Industrious
| and conscientious. His pay, none loo high,
could not haye suHiced to do more than
feed an clothe his family.
/ Mr.. Baber was 81 years of age and had
| given his best years to the service of the
corporation. The funeral services took
place at Dow City to-day and were at.
tended by large number of sympathzing
and so.rowing friends.
Mr.. Baber was member of the l. O.
o. F. of Ute, Iowa. which lodge sent a
beautiful floral offe'ing. The Odd Eel
lows order had charge of the funeral ser
vices which took place q: the Dow City
NJ. E. church at O'Clock today. Repre-
sentatives of the lodges of Dunlap. Dem,
son, Dow City and Ute we're in attend
ance, Mr.. Baber was also member ol
the Fraternal Union and the Yoeman
carrying life insurance of 81. 200. 90 in
the two fraternities.
His brother, Alex. Baber, of Overton
Nebraska. and his son, Eli Baber, came
from their homes to attend the funeral.
Owing to the fact that Mrs. Roup. {
daughter, was unable to reach Dow City
in time for the funeral, the interrmen
will take place at II o'clock tomorrow will
brief services at the grave