The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-27
FATAL RUNAWAY
At WHAT CHEER
Mrs. {. c. Lambert Killed and Ser
eral Others Hurt.
MAYOR MEADE HURT BY HORSES
Was Unable to Get Out of Their Way
When They Dashed Down
Street After the First
Accident.

What Cheer, May 23.-Mrs E. Z
prominent ladies of What Cheer, wal
almost instantly killed in a runawa.
accident which occurred on the streets
of the city Saturday afternoon about
| four o'clock. Miss Lillian Lamber
daughter of the unfortunate woman
Mrs. Prof. Smith and two children
Of Chicago, who were in the rig were
| also severely injured. The accident
is regrettable affair and causes in
| tense sorrow among the townspeople
Mrs. Smith is Frustrated by the at
fair, but will recover. The children
were not seriously injured. Mr.. Lam
bert Is dazed and seems not to real.
ize what has occurred.
Mrs. Lambert has been entertain
ing her sister and nieces and drive
had been planned for Saturday. Mrs.
Lambert borrowed a surrey of a neigh.
Dor, as her own conveyance was not
large enough to accommodate the en-
tire party. In hitchng up the team
Mrs. Lambert used the harness and
neckyoke from her own stable, which
ed rig. In coming down step grade
near the Christian church the tongue
Of the surrey slipped through the lea
Their stay on the neckyOke. The team
soon became unmanageable and ran
away. They ran around a corner upon
the railway tracks and the vehicle
was violently overturned. The traces
became unlocked and the team sprang
forward, jerking Mrs. Lambert, who
pluckily held to the lines, over the
dash board onto the track. She was
dragged until unconscious and sustain
ed pitiable injuries. The ribs were
broken and penetrated the lungs, a
great hole was made in the side of
the head and it is said the neck and
her limbs are also broken. The face
was badly disfigured in being dragged
over the rough track.
AS the vehicle was overturned the
other occupants were spilled out and
tumbled about, but no broken bones
are sustained. The accident was wit
messed by a number of people, but it
happened so quickly that no one had
time to get to the ones in distress to
prevent the disaster. The horses ran
up the street, taking to the sidewalk,
where they ran over the mayor, w. !.
Meade, who is a cripple and who could
not get out of the way. He was Sc
verely, but not seriously hurt. The
horses were practically stopped by
this time and were easily quoted.
Mrs. Lambert was picked up from
the track and was hurried to the hos
pital of DR.. c. B. Taylor, but life pass
ed from the much bruised body as she
was being carried nto the building.
A son arrived last night from Chi
cago in response to a telegram. He
was married only last week to What
Cheer lady and the event was happily
celebrated. The young couple were
away on their honeymoon trip and
the Homecoming is a sad affair.
Mrs. A. E. Shipley, of Des Moines,
sister-in.law of the deceased, arrived
yesterday. She is heartbroken over
the tragedy.
The deceased was the wife of E. Z.
Lambert, one of the leading mer-
chants of What Cheer and Delta. The
couple have lived in What Cheer prac-
tically all their lives and were known
and highly respected by all people OF
this part of the county. Mr.. Lambert
was at his store when the accident
happened and did not learn OF it I'M
til after the death of his wife.
The funeral will take place Tuesday
afternoon.