The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-22
FATAL ACCIDENT
TUESDAY EVENING
MRS. BELLE PADGETT AND
DAUGHTER eRETTA KILLED.
MRS. MAYER AND CHILD HURT.
Buggy in Which the Four Were Driv-
ing Was Hit by Street Car
On South Market
Street.

| A shocking and distressful accident
occurred shortly after six o'clock
Tuesday evening. resulting in the
| death of Mrs Belle Padgett, of north
of town, and her three-year-old daugh-
ter, Gretta Padgett, and the severe in
jury of Mrs Lillian Mayer, OF Eddy
vile, and her daughter, Helen Mayer.
A buggy carrying the party was run
/ down by south-bound street car on
South Market street at the intersec-
tion of Fourth avenue. Before the car
could be stopped the vehicle was over
turned and badly wrecked and the oc-
cupants were mixed up with the car
wheels, the horse and the remnants
of the buggy. The tangled mass was
pushed along the track distance Of
about fifty or sixty feet after the bug
gy was struck, to point in front of
the Dennis O'Connor place, where the
injured were taken for the admins
tration of temporary relief.
| The injured were cared for by ply
sicians and a nurse soon after the ac-
cident, and in short time were re-
moved to the Robert Kent home, No.
$50 South First street. Mrs. Padgett
died at few minutes past two o'clock
Wednesday morning, and the death of
the baby followed an hour later.
Mrs. Mayer and daughter Helen.
while badly scratched and bruised, are
not seriously hurt and will come out
all right within a short time.
| The ladies' had been making pur-
chases of groceries at the Hoffman &
Baker place on First avenue and the
two ladies' and their daughters had en-
tered Mrs. Padgetts rig to return to
the Kent home on South First street.
The horse, usually quiet and not dis
turbed by moving cars, started south
on the west side of Market street at
Ia brisk gait, seeming restiye and anx-
ious to get home, having been driven
quite distance during the day.
One car approached and passed the
rig without accident This car was
followed by second car in charge of
Wayerly Shaw as motorman and Wal
ter Sipes. The car was pushing
cinder truck and was operated at the
ordinary rate of speed. The bell was
changing continuously as it approached
Fourth avenue, but the party in the
rig seemed not to hear and the horse
started to turn across the track as
the Fourth avenue intersection was
reached. The car was then quite
close upon the rig. The horse, seem
ing frightened or impatient, was not
driving well and turned back across
the track and the cinder truck struck
the buggy and turned it over and the
occupants were beneath the wheels.
The motorman had the power off and
brake applied. but the vehicle and par
ty were dragged a considerable dis
tance before the car came to a stand
| still. The wheels of the cinder- car
passed over the forms of Mrs. Padgett
and her little girl. Mrs. Mayer and
her daughter Helen were entangled in
the buggy, or they also would have
been under the car. Mrs. Padgett was
taken out from between the cinder
truck and the car.
The cries of the women and the con-
fusion resulting brought Immediate as
sistance and crowd gathered on the.
instant. The injured were taken into
the O'Connor home and physicians
were in attendance within a few min
utes. The nature of the hurts was
seen to be of grave character and
amputation of crushed and mangled
limbs would be necessary. The in
jured were removed to the Kent place
where preparations were made to op-s
crate, but it was soon seen that neith-
er Mrs. Padgett nor her daughter
could live many hours and no attempt
was made to remove the injured limbs.
Mrs. Padgett was badly crushed
about the hip and sustained abdomi-
nal injuries. The leg on the opposite
side was crushed at the knee Joint.
The little girl sustained a crushed
shoulder and arm and foot was bad
ly mashed and mangled Mrs. Mayer
and daughter have scratches and
bruises about the face and body, but
no broken bones or bad cuts We're
received.
Mrs. Padgett and her sister, Mrs.
Mayer of Eddyville. had been at the
home OF their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Kent, during the Chautauqua
being held in the city. They had been
daily driving between the grounds and
the home, taking their meals at the
home. 1t had been proposed that they
take their dinner at the grounds
| Wednesday, and the ladies had driven
to the city to procure provisions for
the morrow. The two ladies' and the
children We're in the one seat OF the
buggy Mrs. Mayer was df, sng. while
Mrs, Padgett gave attention to the
children and the packages. They were
hurrying to the Kent home. happy IN
the plans being made for the morrow
and were unmindflll of the a,,nroa, ~.