Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-24
STRUCK BY TRAIN
LIFELEss BODY OF EDWARD JEN
NINGs FOUND NEAR BURLINa-
TON TRACKS YESTERDAY
Marks on Head and Face and Position
Of Corpse When Discovered Gives
Evidence Of Terrible Death-Last
Seen Alive Saturday Night.

4 IOLu MONDAY daily.
Edward N. Jennings. an employe at
John Morrel & Co., Ltd, was found
dead alongside the railroad track about
200 feet east Of May street early Sun
day morning, and it is supposed was
killed intantly by being struck by
Burlington fast passenger train No. /,
west bound Some of the friends of
the dead man thought that there might
have been foul play, but In a
thorough investigation by the coroner's
jury there was an abundance of testi-
mony indicating an accidental death.
Mr.. Jennings was seen at the Nor
rell plant about 1880 o'clock Satur-
day night by his brother, George Jen-
nings, the night Waterman and by
others. At that time no one was with
him. When he left the packing house
| 1t is thought that he started east on
the railroad track and stumbled and fell
with his head on, or close to the rail,
just before the arrival of No. 1, which
! is due at 11:40, and being partially
stunned by the fall, he did not hear
| the, approaching train in time to get
out of it's way.
Discover Body.
When Burlington passenger train
No. 5 arrived at 1880, the crew re-
ported at the Union depot that they
had seen man lying beside the track
east of May street About fifteen
miutes later the crew Of pusher
engine, helping an east bound freight
up the hill, saw the body near the
north track and on the return stopped
to investigate and found that the man
was dead They reported to the round
house yard Office and the police sta.
ton was notified. The body when
found was still warm and was taken
in the patrol wagon to the undertake
ing parols of G. T. Sullivan on West
Second street.
Mr.. Jennings had deep wound on
one side Of the head just above and
back of the ear, which it is claimed
would have been almost impossible fol
any human being to infect. One eye
was badly discolored and near this
bruise was another cut reaching tc
the bone Of the cheek Directly be
low the right eye small cinder was
lodged In the cheek. Otherwise from
these marks, the body showed no eft
fects of the terrible accident
Was Married Man.
Edward Jennings was born a.
Agency in 1859, and had lived II
Agency and Ottumwa and vicinity
since childhood. He had been EN-
ployed by John Morrell & Co., Ltd.
for many years. He is survived by
wife and four children Two brothers
William and George Jennings and one
sister. Mrs. Minnie Cavins, also sur
vive.
Mr.. Jennings was a member of the
Loyal Legion of Plymouth and yer!
popular both with his fellow workne1
at the Morrell plant and with large
circle of friends.
The services VIII be held at the resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at 2:3'
o'clock and at the East End Presbyte.
ian church at o'clock.
| Rev. w. H. HORNED, who is at pres
ent out of the city, is expected to re
, turn in time to conduct the services
He will be assisted by Rev. ]. W
! Foote. The interment will be made il
the Ottumwa cemetery Those VIII
! will act as pail bearers are Ellis. HUI
man, George Salmon, Harry Salmon
Harry Hill. Dan Duree and William
Dunn