Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Railroad Laborsr Probably Fatally Hurt on
Union Pacific Grade.
ONE LEG CUT OFF AND THE OTHER CRUSHED
Omcer Has a Lively Chase and Has
Hand Severely Injured I'm Enc
counter with Prisoner who
Tries to Escape.

Steve Oreskvic, a native of one OF the
provinces Of southern Bohemia, was
probably fatally hurt early yesterday
morning near Dooly & Moody's grading
camp. This camp is about nine miles west
of the city on the Union Pacific cutoff. The
young man was standing in the middle Of
the tracks when a load of dump cars was
backed down on him. He saw them COM
ing and started to step OF the track, but
stubbed his toe on tie and fell across
one OF the rails. Before he could roll of
the rail the first car passed over his legs
The left leg was severed at the knee joint
as neatly as If by surgeons knife. The
right leg was pinched so that the muscles
burst through the skin. and the bone was
broken. After three cars had passed over
him he managed to roll on the track and
saved further mutilation. His body was
found to be mass of bruises and COMMISSIONS
when he was brought to the South Omaha
hospital He was attended there by DR..
Slabaush It was found necessary to am
putate the leg which was severed at the
knee at point few inches above. 1t is
also likely that the right leg will have TO
be amputated also. 1t was impossible to
perform the second amputation yesterday
on account of the low condition OF the
4 man. The shock OF his injuries Is so great
as to seriously threaten his life. At a
late hour he was very low and thought to
be sinking. He is young man of 20 and
has q wife in his native land. He has no
permanent address in this city which is
known.
Change of Grade Wanted.
The meeting called by the Highland Park
/ Improvement club OF property owners on
Twenty seventh street was largely attended
/ sahk aF ba aahanl
siderable discussion was INDUCED in as tho
established grade is unsatisfactory to the
owners OF property on the East Side. This
| grade is from six 70 fifteen feet lower than
the west side Of the street. City Engineer
| Rohrbaugh was present and gave the exact
| condition and valuable information on vari-
Gus changes OF grades suggested. As the
| city has notified property owners 70 put
down sidewalks they are anxious to reach
an agreement on the grade. The East
siders on low grade could not agree upon
a compromise srade when Mr. Mason and
others on the West Side volunteered 10
lower the grade on Twenty-seventh and II
streets two feet This met With consider
able favor as II will diminish the iii at
street and the city engineer was requested
to prepare a profile so a petition could be
circulated for such change. greater
change In grade IL is feared will interfere
with the ehirty-ineh. water main. Mayor
Hector was present and suggested some ae-
tion-as the city has been at large ex-
pense nIlins in at street, which is useless
as long as the other parts Of Twsnty-sov-
enth are not remedied.
City AttOrnsy busy.
The city attorney Is busy at present
with the case OF Mrs. Wolfe against the
City OF South Omaha, damage suit as the
result OF q runaway accident at Twenty
fourth and q streets MIS- WOIfe asserts
| thai her horse took fright AZ the steam
roller which WAS stationed AZ Twenty
fourth ana s streets II ran 70 U, where
| the street ear company had removeA its
/ paving bstvsen the rracks far the pnr-
pose Of repEtra. TIA whaal Of ths rig II
Y said 70 have bsen brolznn there and the
occupants Of the vehicle thrown out. IN
which ian MrS. Wolfs received injuries