Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-14
Joseph johnson, McCombs Bros.
Employe, Falls From Wagon
and Is Badly Hurt
AN uNLuckY 18TH FOR MANY
One Severe and Two Slight Accidents
at Sunday School Picnic-Physical
Director Schroeder, of Y. M. c. A.,
Sustains Fractured Collar Bone
Bother Hurt by Explosion.

Joseph Johnson, driver in the en-
and perhaps fatally injured at about 4
o'clock wednesday afternoon, by fall
ing from the seat of a large scenery
wagon, and being run over by the
wagon, which was loaded with two tons
of baled hay johnson was uncon-
scious all night and today is only semi
conscious at brief intervals. An injury
to the spinal chord, which has caused
complete paralysis below the neck, was
18th for many. several small accidents
occurring during the day.
Johnson was unloading hay from
Chicago Great Western cars, and haul
ing it to the McCombs barn. He had
piled about all the big flat wagon could
carry, and in crossing the north tracks
the jar of the wagon threw him to the
ground together with the bale on
which he was sitting. johnson fell be-
tween the team Of mules and the wa
gon, and one front wheel passed over
his neck and shoulder. Probably the
only thing that saved the man from
instant death was the fact that the
wagon tire was extremely broad.
Johnson was picked up by people
who witnessed the accident. He was
unconscious, and was removed to his
home, East Linn street, in an ambu-
lance. Doctors We're summoned, and
an examination clearly showed an in
jury of some kind to the spinal chord.
Complete paralysis below the neck re-
suited, the patient not being able to
move as much as finger.
1t is not possible as yet to tell just
what may be expected as the out
come of the mans case. He is very
dangerously hurt, but is considered to
have chance for recovery. Johnson
is married man. 3S years of age, and
has wife and three small children.
Mrs. Johnson is herself i'll, and con-
fined to her bed.
Schroeder Has Bad Fall.
Physical Director E. G. Schroeder, OF
the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A., will nurse for
the next four or five weeks broken
collar bone. The fracture was sustain-
ed at the union Sunday school picnic
Wednesday at Clemens, and was the
result of fall. Mr.. Schroeder was as
sisting in carrying out the afternoons
program of sports, and had been to the
ball ground to start the Intermediates
game He was returning to the volley
ball ground, across the tracks, and
Jumped the rails. His spiked shoes
oaught in t1e grass throwing him,
and he fell with his full weight on his
shoulder. The extreme end of the right
clavicle was fractured.
Two other accidents, both of which.
however, We're slight, occurred at the
picnic grounds. While alighting from
the excursion train, Ella, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Oliver, stepped into
a depression in the ground and sprained
her right ankle slightly. Returning
home, in the evening. lad whose
name could not be learned. had his
fingers quite badly pinched by a falling
window.
Bursting Bottle Causes Injury.
Burton Thede. young man Is years
of age, son of Henry Thede, of 306
South Fourth avenue, was injured
Wednesday afternoon by being struck
in the face by a bursting pop bottle.
Thede is employed as bother at the
Snyder & Smith bottling works and
was at work filling bottles when one
burst, striking him directly under the
left eye. A deep cash was sustained,
but it was far enough away from the
eye SO that there is no danger OF the
sight being injured.