Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-07
REEcE T. JONES, A HAYEsvlLLE
FARMER is KILLED BY A
MILWAUKEE TRAIN.
WIFE AND BABE ABOARD
Fatal Accident Occurred at ssourney
Just as Train Was Leaving Station
and Mrs. Jones Was Not Informed
Until She Arrived at Hedrick.

Sigourney, Sept 5. - (Special)-l
With words of farewell to his wife and
babe upon his lips Reece T. Jones, a
prominent farmer who lived near
Hayesville, stepped off Milwaukee
passenger train at the depot here this
morning and fell under the wheels,
meeting instant death His wife, who
had started with party of friends for
visit to Portland and other western
points, was on the train, but knew
nothing of the accident until she
reached Hedrick. where a telegram
was brought into the train informing
her of the sudden death of her hus-
i band.
Mr.. Jones was we'll known in Sigour-
ney and vicinity and the sad accident
which resulted in his death cast a
gloom over the entire community. He
had come to Sigourney with his wife
and several friends and after assisting
them upon the train he entered to find
a seat for his wife and babe. He lin
| gered until the train started, then bid
ding goodbye to the party he walked to
the door and stepped off the platform.
A mis-step sent him under the wheels
and the train passed over his body, cut
ting off both legs.
Friends of the unfortunate man car
ried his lifeless form into the depot
and summoned physicians, but death
had taken place instantly. Not until
after the train had left Sigourney was
it learned that Mrs. Jones was on board
and a message was then promtly sent
to her at Hedrick She returned to
this city, the other members of the
party continuing on their journey west
ward.
Fatal Wreck In Colorado.
Denver, Colo, Sept 5. - Three per-
sons were killed and seven or eight
others were injured in a rear end col
lision last night at Brush. Colo. on
the Burlington. between passenger
and freight train, both west bound.
chiIIicothe People Victims.
The dead are:
A. WHITTICKER of Chillicothe,
Mo.
| e. VAUGHN, colored porter.
| UNKNOWN COLORED PORTER.
The injured are:
A. c. Merrill of Philadelphia.
4 w. p. Cook of Chillicothe, Mo.
George Manning of Chillicothe, Mo
| J. P. Keister Of Chillicothe, Mo.
H. P. Scruby of Chillicothe, Mo.
| Mrs. H. J. Kortege, of st. Louis Mo
Miss Mayme O'Brien of Hot
Springs, Ark.
| Mrs. A. G. Pentz of Marion, III.
| A. C. Pentz of Marion, I'll.
M. G. Welch of Greensharg, Ind.
l.. Washington of Chicago.
/ F. Workwill of Philadelphia.
e. A. McBridan of Chillicothe, Mo.
| Mrs. P. J. Rupp of Chillieothe, Mo
l G. w. Benneman of Wheelington
Mo.
! DR.. C. B. Hough of Amber, Pa.
t j. w. Fritche of Lancaster, Pa.
: Robert NJ. Green of Philadelphia
: Harry B Cochrane of Lancaster
: Pa.
3 Harry Raub of Lancaster, Pa.
/ P. J. Ewall of Philadelphia.
: The injured were taken to the Den
5 yer hospitals.
3 The passenger train was standing
3 at the station and the engine was TAX
' ing water when the freight crashed
! into the private car Rainbow, partl.
ltelescoping it and killing the portel
r and cook A chair car and two Pull
3 mans ahead of the Rainbow were
S ditched and most of the injured were
+ passengers in these cars.
Trolley Gar Disaster.
Charlton, Mass, Sept. 5. - Twe
d persons were killed and thirteen were
S injured three or four fatally, as tn,
n result of trolley car on the Worces
d ter and South Bridge railway leavini
the rails and crashing into tree ONT
mile east of this village early today