The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-07
Conductor F. E. Harvey Of Twin
Lakes Crushed Beneath the
Wheels Of Own Train
WIFE in RACE WITH DEATH
Mrs. Harvey, Who Had Been Visiting
in Raraboo, Reaches the Bedside
a Few Minutes Before the
Demise of Husband
From Wednesdays Dai1y.)

Frank E. Harvey, aged 50 years, a
resident of Twin Lakes, and the con-
ductor in charge of the switch train
used for handling the ice business at
Twin Lakes and Salem, met with a
fatal accident Tuesday night just be-
fore il O'Clock when he slipped and
fell under the wheels of the train Of
which he was in charge. Both of his
legs were crushed and death followed
at the Kenosha hospital at 9 O'Clock
Wednesday morning.
There was a pathetic scene at the
bedside of the deceased, for his wife
and little son completed a race with
death only few minutes before the
final summons came. A short time
ago Mrs. Harvey and the little boy had
gone to Baraboo for a visit with re1a-
tives and friends, and when her hus-
band was injured Tuesday night
friends at Twin Lakes te1egraphed
her of the injury and she started few
minutes later for Kenosha. With her
son She reached the city just after 8
O'Clock, and 1eaping into carriage
she was driven to the hospital. Power
full stimu1ants had been given Harvey
to keep him alive until his wife ar
rived. He was conscious of the pres
ence of his wife at the bedside, and as
the brave little woman held his hand
a great smile of content passed over
the face of the dying man. The doc
tors were visib1y affected and left the
room for a few minutes and during
the brief interval the spirit of Harvey
took its flight. Mrs. Harvey was COM
p1etely Frustrated by the accident.
Harvey had been in charge of the
train at Twin Lakes for some time
and was we'll known to railway men
of this division of the North Western.
He had gone to work as usual Tues
day night, and just before II O'Clock
he had gone to the engineer to get his
orders. The engineer gave him the
orders and the two stood chatting in
the cab of the engine for few min
utes. Then Harvey dropped lightly
to the platform. AS his feet struck
the platform he slipped and fell and
both legs went under the train. The
tender and one car passed over the
PROSTATE form of the man, and when
the train was stopped it was found
that he was terribly crushed. Harvey
was still conscious and ordered his
men to see that he was taken to hos
pital and that his wife was notified of
his injury. The men soon secured
special train and Harvey was brought
to Kenosha. The ambulance was
awaiting the arrival of the train and
he was hurried to the hospital. DR..
w. r. Cheever, DR.. F. B. Lansdowne
and DR.. A. Van Westrienen, Of Keno
sha, and DR.. Teidt, of Salem, per-
formed the operations, the right leg
being removed at the knee and the
left Just above the ankle. Death was
caused by the shock attending the
operations.
The deceased was son of the late
B. Harvey, of La Crosse, and was
born in that city August 81, 1873. He
had been a railroad man for many
years. The widow and one son are
the sole survivors of the family.
The accident has caused great sor-
row among the railway men about
Twin Lakes, as Harvey was univer-
sal favorite among them.