Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-15
MRS. ALKALINE LoNGcoR FATAL
LY INJURED SUNDAY AFT
ERNooN ON BRIDGE
WAS CROSSING TREsTLE
Three in Party When Cars Back UP
Woman Jumps in River and
Girl Thrown Beneath Car
But Not Seriously Injured

In attempting to cross the Des
Moines river bridge near the Milwau-
kee round house yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. Alkaline Longcor,r an aged aud
well known resident of S17 West Me-
chanic street, sustained fatal injuries
and died at 7:45 p. NJ, after being
brought to the hospital. Mrs. Longcor
was 6S wears of age at the time of her
death and had resided here for the
past SO years. She is survived by
her husband, Milburn H. Longcor,
three children, Charles Longcor OF
Bloomfield, Mrs. Rebecca Henness, 72O
West Mechanic street and Mrs. Clara
]. McConnahay, 722 West Mechanic
street. Also her mother, Mrs Jane
Copeland and sister, Mrs. E. e. futile
both of Charlton.
Struck by Train.
The accident occurred about 2
O'Clock in the afternoon on the trestle
at the west end of the Milwaukee
bridge over the river in West Ottum-
wa. The party composed of Mrs. Ada
line Longcor, her granddaughter, Miss
Pearl May Longcor and Mrs. Mary
Dyer were on the trestle approach OF
the west end of the bridge enroute to
the home of Mrs. Longcor on Mechan-
ic street, when train was seen 70
approach from behind. Seeing the
train coming toward them the two
women and the girl stepped Off the
tracks to the large plank or platform
on which the water barrel is located
for protection of the bridge from fire.
After the train had gotten past the
platform all of the party again resum-
ed the track and were about to contln-
ne their walk across the structure
when the train which had been NOV
ing slowly, stopped suddenly and the
slack started to back toward them.
Jumped Into River.
Being unprepared for the sudden
change of the direction of the train,
the wav car struck Mrs. Longcor and
her granddaughter knocking both be-
meath it. The third member OF the
party Mrs. Dyer, jumped from the
trestle into the river which had back
ed considerable at that point owing to
the high water, and swan or Waded TO
the shore. The other persons, how
ever. were not so fortunate. The
Young girl was painfully bruised about
the back and left side and her right
limb was also bruised by the impact
with the ties of the bridge as she fell
under the body of the way car. Inc
elder woman fell close to one SIDE OF
the track and was fatally injured by
having the wheels Of the caboose run
over her right arm close to the body
seriously injured her entire right slde
and bruised her person generally.
Taken on Hand Car.
AS soon as the accident was noticed
by the train crew, hand car was dis
| patched to the scene and the injured
woman brought over the bridge to tn
ambulance which had been summoned
and was hurried to the hospital. TIT
| extent of her injuries, however, coup
lied with the shock of the accident ant
| her advanced age, proved too great
handicap for medical skill to success
fully handle and death came as relle
to her sufferings at 7:45 p. m.
The funeral will be held Tuesday a
a. M, from the residence, SIT Yves
Mechanic street, conducted by Key
w C. Hengen. Interment will be |
NcIntire cemetery.