Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-02
Narrow Escape From Death.

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A The score or more of people who
were sleeping comfortably in the two
cars which were derailed will probably
never come nearer to death again and
live to tell of their adventure than
they did this morning. If the train
had gone on thirty feet farther there
is every Indication that the rear sleep
er and probably the one following
would have rolled off their trucks and
down into the water of the ce,twenty
feet below, manning or killing every
occupant. AS it was, when the en-
CINE and tank parted company the
sleeper following them plowed it's
way between them, turning them COM
pletely around and throwing the en-
CINE to left and the tank to the right
and into the water. The long observa-
ton platform and the steps on the
rear end of the sleeper were torn
away and splintered and only the
weight of timbers Of which the car
was constructed prevented it's being
telescoped and piled in heap at the
side of the track.
The passengers in the sleepers were
awakened by the jolting but some Of
them, after learning that the train had
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more curious ones dressed and busted
themselves about the wreck, lending
Z aid to the trainmen and policemen in
caring for the injured men. Mean
while the coaches were uncoupled
Sifrom the derailed cars and at O'Clock
|. the train left for the south without the
: sleepers, arrangements having been
made to secure others between OF
fl1rnyUo ond Kopcoc
Died From Injuries.
Mr.. Dixie was operated upon at the
hospital at 3:15 o'clock by Drs. S. A.
Spilnan, A. O. Williams and D. c..
Brockman, but the nature of his inju-
ries made 1T impossible for him to
rally from the shock and he passed
away at 4:30 o'clock.
Wife is Frustrated.
AT the home of her father and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hollingshead on
Frank street, Mrs. Rilla Dixie, the
wife Of the unfortunate engineer and
bride of only few months, is al
most Frustrated with grief over the
sudden death of her husband. Mrs.
Dixie was notified of the accident soon
after it. occurred and was with hers
husband during his last hours at the
Ottumwa hospital. Mr. Dixie was q
years Of age and one Of the most bop
ular of the Milwaukee employees be.
ing held in the highest esteem by the
I railroad officials and large circle of
Friends.
~ Mr.. Dixie was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Dixie of Dubuque and
was born in La Crosse, Wis. He had
been in the employ of the Milwaukee
! as fireman and later as engineer for
the past seven or eight years. On Jan
uary II Of this year he was united in
marriage with Miss Rilla Hollingshead
of this city. He is survived by his
wife, father and mother, one brother.
Roy Dixie, who is with the u. s.. S.
Yankee in the navy and one sister.
Mrs. Lou Mertz, Of Kansas City. The
arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed.
Warren VIII Recover.
Claude Warren, the fireman. was
found to have sustained severe cuts on
the face and three fractured ribs. He
Is reported to be getting along as we'll
as could be expected and his injuries
are not considered dangerous. Mr.
Warren is a we'll known and highly es-
teemed young man and has resided in
Ottumwa all his life He is a son of
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