The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-01

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Cured Colonel Jackson had bid his
son, Cooper Jackson, Washington cor
respondent of the Mexican Herald,
goodby as the latter departed for the
east.
Department Commander P. H. Coney
of the Kansas G. A r. is in frequent
communication with the hospital
where Colonel Jackson was taken at
Kansas City. He says:
MY latest report is that Colonel
Jackson is still alive. but the doctors
give no hope of his recovery They
say that his death is only a question of
a short time. I offered to 60 to kan
sas City this morning, but they told me
that I might not get there before his
death Colonel Jackson's son, DR..
Brown, is with him, and messages have
been sent east to intercept Cooper
| Jackson. his son who started for Wash
ington a few minutes before Colonel
Jackson fell under the train
Colonel Jackson had been in Kansas
City most of the day with his son,
Cooper Jackson. well known Kansas
newspaper man, who form erIy worked
( in Topeka. Three years ago Cooper
1 Jackson went to Mexico CITY to be-
come managing editor of the Mexican
] Herald Recently he was appointed
Washington correspondent of that pa
1 per and had been spending a few days
with his father before taking up his
new duties. Yesterday he left Newton
for Washington and Colonel Jackson
/ accompanied him as far as Kansas
! City.
Colonel Jackson had just seen his
son take the train. He was in ample
time for his own train, and stood upon
the platform mingling with the other
/ passengers. He was going to Newton
upon Santa F7e train No. 8. The train
was late in leaving the station on &C
count Of the great crowd of west
bound passengers. not getting away
until o'clock. Just before the train
started Colonel Jackson was leaning
against post which supports the
canopy over the platform. His atten-
/ ton was not attracted Immediately to
! the departure of the train, and when
1 he attemepted to get aboard, all but the
! last Pullman had passed. He grasped
the handles of the door which had
been closed. He stepped up on the
car, struck the closed door, and was
thrown to the platform The forward
truck of the Pullman passed over his
right arm. He twisted his body away
from the truck and in doing so threw
his legs upon the rail and the rear
truck of the car passed over them mid
way between the knees and ankles.
Had anyone with presence Of mind
been at hand. Mr.. Jackson could have
been drawn from under the wheels be-
fore he had suffered any injury. Sew
eral women who were standing close
BY lost their heads when they saw him
fall. and were unable to drag him from
under the car even after the first truck
had passed over his arm.
Applied TOuPniquets.
Santa TIE and depot employees APP
piled tourniquets to prevent the in
Jured man from bleeding to death. and
Dr. W e. Chappeu. the depot com
. pany's physician, was hastily sum
moned. Colonel Jackson was placed
in an ambulance to be taken tc
Agnew hospital On the way DR.
ChappeH. who accompanied him
feared that he would bleed to death ii
the ambulance and directed that ht
be taken to the central police station
where emergency treatment could bs
, applied. At the station, it was founC
: that he could stand the journey to ths
= hospital, and he was taken there a
| once.
While lying on the platform aftei
the accident Colonel jackson was con
/ scious. and gave his name and adj
/ dress. He added that he lived witt
} his daughter. Agnes Jackson. at New
2 ton In response to a question IA
stated that he was trying to bOarC
the train when the accident occurred
The accident was witnessed by
number of persons. Owing to its be
ing the last day for the c01onist rat
to California there was a large Grove
, + at the station. No. 8 on the Santa r
was made up Of two sections. TIL
? first section was the one which Col
onel Jackson attempted to board
stood on track 8. The second section
: which left the depot later, was upol
track ?. Passengers on the seconl
section and a number of depot ant
; railway employees saw Colonel Jackson
fall under the wheels.
Il saw the accident said c. T. Col
Inns, a Santa Fe brakeman on anothe
train, but was not close enough t
prevent it. He fell on his back Of
/ the platform parallel with the ca
4 and threw his right arm directly i
front of the forward truck. TIL
wheels passed over his arm. TIL
shock must have dazed him for h
= turned so that his legs were aeros