The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-05-10
EXCITEMENT AT MANILA.
Stranger Attempts Suicide by Several
Routes but is frustrated at
Every Attempt.

Routes but is frustrated at
Every Attempt.
Quite an excitement was raised in
our city Wednesday afternoon by the
action of a strange man who tried to
commit suicide down in the railroad
yards.
He first attempted to crush his head
beneath the wheels of a freight train
which was just pulling out. He was
observed by w. H. Hadley, who was
getting a load of cobs at the Nicola
elevator, who states that he delibera
tely crawled up to the track, dropping
upon his hands and knees some little
distance back, and laid his head upon
the rail between the trucks of a car
in the moving train. The following
wheel struck his head but instead of
crushing it, simply knocked it from
the rail, inficting only bruises and
couple of cuts. He seemed dazed by
the shock however and rolled about
upon the ground in helpless manner.
Mr.. Hadley ran to his assistance
and dragged him back and was soon
joined by several others who had been
attracted to the scene under the i'm
preston that an ordinary accident had
befallen a hobo in his attempt to
steal ride, and continued to hold to
this opinion, despite Mr.. Hadley's
positive assertion that it was DELHI
crate suicidal attempt and this idea
was confirmed by the victim who
struggled to his feet and protested
that it was an accident: being either
still too dazed to realize what he had
done OF was to crafty to admit it and
IN the face of the seeming evidence
against Mr.. Hadley's assertion, he
was allowed to walk away, going in
the direction of the passenger depot,
inquiring as he did so, where he could
go to wash the blood from his face
and brush the dust from his clothing.
1t would appear that upon reaching
the depot he wandered out to the
woodpile in connection with that in
stitution, which is just across the
track on the west, and finding an axe
he proceeded to strike himself upon
the head with it in vicious manner.
He was first observed by some girls
Of the depot hotel force, who raised
an alarm and attracted the attention
of Henry Bargenquast, the German
roustabout and lunch counter assistant.
Henry belongs to the stoical old
Teutonic stock. the chief virtue of
whom is that of non-interference in
the personal affairs of others; never
the less the strange actions of the
man aroused his bump of inquisitive-
ness sufficiently to prompt him to go
out and make closer inspection of
the operation. After a deliberate
survey of the CHASTITY and bleeding
gashes in the mans head he inter-
ogated: What for you do that?'
The man replied that he was trying to
kill himself. "Ach,' said Henry,
and he turned and meandered back to
the depot, his curiosity apparently
fully satisfied.
The man then went down to shall
low pond nearby and threw himself
into the water. After short interval
he seemed to come to the conclusion
that the water was not deep enough
for successful drowning and got up
and returned to the woodpile and re-
sumed operations with the axe.
The alarm was spread and soon the
entire depot force was upon the plat
form, but no one seemed inclined tt
take the risk of interfering with the
stranger and, assistance was tele-
Iphoned for. Marshal Martins went
down and found the cause of the ex-
citement sitting upon the chopping
block, holding his bleeding head ir
his hands, having seemingly aband-
oned all his suicidal attempts as fail.
ures.
The marshal at first telephoned fol
a doctor and dray ambulance, but lat.
err raised the man to his feet with
the assistance of C. Milligan and
finding that he was able to walk, they
marched him up town, Mr.. Milligar
being relieved upon the way by Mar.
shall Barr.
i Surgical assistance was secured
but the mans scalp was so badly cut
and hacked that no attempt could be
made to sew up the wounds and only
a simple bandage could be applied.
Yesterday he apparently, came tt
his right mind and talked nationally
He appeared Mortified at his acts O.
, the day before and grateful for what
had been done for him. He stated
, that he had wife and little 11-yeal
old daughter at Prescho on whose &C.
count he seemed to especially regret
his action and gave the name of /;
friend in Prescho who he desired tina
information be sent to first that h
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