Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04
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IN CAR CRASH
AT DES MONIES
FAIR GROUNDS PASSENGER TRAIN
BACKS INTO CROWDED STREET
CAR; PARTIES HURT WERE ALL
ON STREET CAR.


people we're injured, three seriously,
when Rock Island fair grounds train
struck a Fort Des Moines street car
at the West First street crossing
shortly after 6 o'clock last evening.
The street car, crowded with passeu-
gers. was struck fairly in the middle
by the rear of the engine tender. and
was pushed along the track until the
train could be brought to stop. The
street car was bound toward Fort Des
Moines, and the train. pulled by an
engine which was backing eastward,
had just left the Rock Island depot
on the way to start to the fair
grounds.
The list of injured follows:
The inquired.
Mrs H. A. HorSeman of I1acona, Ia,
internal injuries. taken to the home of
relatives in Church Lane; may die.
Mrs. Ora Edwards of Church Lane.
two ribs broken, possibly Internal IN
juries; injuries serious.
George Edwards, 12-year-old son of
Mrs Ora Edwards, internal injuries,
suffering frohm hemorrhages; condi-
tion serious.
Ora Edwards of Church Lane, cut
about face and head with glass.
William II. Cole, 1414 South Fourth
street, two ribs broken. back sprsinedt
| possible internal injuries; taken to
Mercy hospital.
J. A. Murray of Fort Des Moines;
taken to the Methodist hospital
Mrs. ]. A. Morrison of Melbourne, Ia.
forearm broken, badly bruised and
scratched. taken to Mercy hospital.
| r. B. Irwin of Ft. Des Moines, dislo-
Gated shoulder, internal injuries; taken
| to Methodist hospital.
| r. Rasmussen, Weston, Ia, leg frac--
4 tured badly bruised about face and
head taken to the Methodist hospital.
j. Chiesa, south side, badly bruised
over entire body, taken to Methodist
hospital, treated and released.
H II. A. Horseman, Lacona. Ia, bruised
and cut about face and body.
1 Russell Snodsrass, 1875 South Fifth
street, ribs broken, internal injuries.
| Miss Fannie Parker, Park avenue
| ribs broken. internal injuries, In SER
ious condition.
f. Finlsle, collar bone broken, intern
al injuries, taken to the Methodist
| hospital.
Emily Wells, injured about face and
head. possible internal injuries, believ-
! ed to be in serious condition.
Mrs. w. I. Carmichael, Seventh and
| Bell streets, both limbs injured.
Those bruised and injured by flying
glass:
| Mrs. E. M. Wallace, South Park ave-
nue..
Ella Peterson, 1916 South Sixth
| street.
Mary Coke, 7oS West Pleasant street
Mrs. Ed Lawless, Milwaukee, Wis.
visiting at 1916 South Sixth street.
/ Vua Forney, South Park avenue.
Namona Wallace, South Park ave-
nue..
Anna Shellburg, South Park avenue
Sylvia Shellburg, South Park ave-
!; Mrs H. Rollins. 214 Hillside avenue
Miss M Russell, South Ninth street
and Olinda avenue.
Mrs j. L. Jones, 1os South Madison
street.
Mrs. H. j. Hammondtree, Soutf
Ninth and Loomis street.
/ Hilda Anderson, Park Avenue sta
ton.
| Tilla sibberheim, Park Avenue sta
4 tion.
4 E. Williams, motorman street car
/ face cut by flying glass.
/ Conductor Harry Badgley of tn
street car, declared that he was giver
/ he right of way signal by the fagmar
4 t the crossing of the First street Rock
Island tracks, but when in the middle
of the track, the train bore down upor
the car
The passengers had no time to es
cape and in an instant there was {
tangled mass Of wreckage and scream.
ing people. The wounded were immedi-
ately taken out and while the work o.
Little Gents Shoes, well made,
rescue was in progress a second fai
grounds train ran into the crowd
scores just missing death under thu
II wheels