Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-24
Fireman Hurt in c. G. w. Wreck
Barely Lived to Reach City
on Way to Hospital
scALDED FROM HEAD TO FOOT
Scarcely Place as Big as Dollar
on the Unfortunate Mans Body That
Wasn't Literally cooked-Ensineer
Hill Lived Hero For Many Years =
Further Details Of Wreck.

one-quarter miles south of Melbourne,
shortly after the unfortunate man was
brought to this city on his way to st
Thomas hospital, late Tuesday after
noon. Mitchell was frfghtfully scald.
ed, and there was scarcely a place on
his entire body as large as dollar that
the flesh was not literally cooked.
Mitchell, in charge Of District Surgeon
Mighell, was brought here on train
from the scene OF the wreck, and an
ambulance was in waiting, to convey
him to the hospital. After the trains
arrival it was seen that there was no
need for hospital treatment, and the
man died Ave minutes after the train
arrived
Mitchell was conscious almost to the
last, despite his terrible condition, and
recognized his Oldest son, Robert Nit
chell, who is a brakeman on the Great
Western, and was on the officials
special out on a bridge inspection trip,
which was following No. south. AS
No. passed the special at Rockton
the fireman waved his hand affection
ately at his son, and the latter returned
the salute. Scarcely an hour after
ward the son learned THAT his fathers
engine was In the ditch. and his fa-
ther perhaps fatally hurt. The son was
with his father when the end came.
Didn't Go Thru Bridge.
& The early reports from the scene Of
the wreck, to the effect that the train
went thru a bridge. were in error. The
wreck occurred in cut. and in the
opinion OF superintendent Nichols the
accident was caused by the pilot drop
ping and either striking tie or the
dirt. The engine pitched off to the left,
the baggage car following, to the right,
and the smoker to the left. The chair
car. following the smoker. had only its
front. trucks derailed, and the Pullman
kept the track. Only this fact, that
the cars alternated in the side taken
In leaving the track, probably pre-
vented a most horrible disaster, as the
cars would have piled up and doubtless
resulted in more deaths and many in
juries.
Marshalltown People on Train.
Mrs. E.. E. Hood, Mrs. Clyde Hood
and son Ned, and Mr.. A. g. Edwards
were among the Marshalltown people
on the train. They received severe
shaking up, like all other passengers.
but were not injured in any way. Mr..
Edwards was on his way to Des
Moines and the Hoods were en- route
to Savannah, Mo. The work Of trans
ferring passengers was attended to inn
mAdiately, and before the relief train
arrived all the passengers had COM
Portable quarters in No. 4.
Hill Lived Here Many Years.
Wynfan Wilbert Hill, the dead en-
gineer, made his home in Marshall
town for many years, and was an old
Northwestern fireman. The little
house at the southeast corner Of Fourth
avenue and Nevada street is the home
where Mr. and Mrs. Hill began house,
keeping upon their removal here,
shortly after their marriage, In 1876.
Mr.. Hill fired the switch engine for
"Old Jack" Parker from about 1875
until the early sos, when the Wiscon-
sin, Iowa & Nebraska, now the Great
Western, built thru Marshalltown. 1t
wasn't long until he got an engine. and
for eight years was on a freight Since
1896 he has been running passenger,
and there wasn't man on the divis-
ion better known or liked.
Wy1nan w. Hill was So years of age,
and was native Of Chaleaugay,
Franklin county, New York. He is
survived by his wife and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Jessie Casebeer and Miss
Ethel Hill, living at Des Moines. Mr..
Hills aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Hill, SO
years of age, is living at Chateaugay.
N. Y, as are also one brother, Walter,
and sister, Miss Cassie. His other
brothers and sisters are T. w. Hill,
agent of the c. & N. w. at Tama;
Enoch Hill, of Lime Center, VT; Mrs.
Adeline Fisk, of Kansas; Ann Wing, Of
Vermont, and Miss Florence Hill. a
teacher of Washington, ID. G..
Mr. Hills funeral will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 1880, from his home
in Des Moines, where the body was
taken Tuesday evening. T. w. Hill,
of Tama, went to Des Moines Tues
day night, and will remain until after
the funeral. Mrs J. A. Rails, sister
of Mrs. T. w. Hill, went to Des Moines
this morning to attend the funeral, and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Swick will go to
Des Moines tomorrow morning.
Mitchell Had Good Record.
William Mitchell, Of Oelwein, the
fireman who died as result of his in
juries, had an enviable record in fif-
teen years of service on the Chicago
Great Western. In that time he had
never had one demerit mark of any
kind. He and his engineer. Hill, We're
two of the safest and best
men on the road, and to his relatives,
and those of the engineer, 1t will be
source OF qualification to know that
the wreck was no fault of theirs.
Mr.. Mitchell was AZ years of age,
and is survived by his wife and six
five boys and one girl. The
sons are Robert. aged IS; James, aged
II; John, aged 49,; Walter, aged z; and
Arthur, little over year old. Ellen.
the daughter. Is II. James Mitchell
came to the city Tuesday evening, and
home on a later train.
The body of Mr.. Mitchell was taken
from the coach where he died to the |
D. c. Wilbur undertaking parlors, !
where it was prepared for burial. and |
his afternoon, at 1880. was sent to