The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-19
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Death Of Mark Holes Under BurIlns.
ton Freight Wheels Witnessed
by Jack Ellsworth Of
This City.
KILLED AT BURLINGTON
Harvest Hand on Way to Dakotas Fell
Under Wheels and Was Instant
Iy Killed by Moving
Freight.

Tuesday evening at Burlington Mark
Holes OF Battle Creek, Mich, met
death under the wheels of west
bound Burlington freight and the at
fair was witnessed by Keokuk per-
son. Jack Ellsworth of this city hap
pened TO be but few feet from the
place where the mans death occurred
and was one of the first spectators to
reach the spot Speaking OF the ac-
cident the Burlington-G Gazette says:
Trying to save his hat Mark Holes
of Battle Creek. Mich, lost his life
here about o'clock last evening un-
der the wheels of west-bound freight
train His body was mangled in a
terrible way, being dragged some dis
lance before. it could be recovered.
Death must have been practically in
stantaneous
The man in company with friend
by name of Carl Hatfield, who left
Battle Creek with him several months
ago, was bound for the harvest fields
in the Dakotas. He had been work
ing in various places near this city
helping with the harvest, and when
here, decided to move on toward the
northwest
NJ. M. Salmon who conducts drug
store near the Main street crossing,
where the accident occurred, states
that he saw the man catch hold of a
car as the train was moving out of a
the city. His hold seemed to be Sc
cure, but the wind caught his hat,
and seeking to recover it, the unfortu-
nate fellow lost his balance and fran
tically grasping at the sides of the
car in an effort to save himself, was
hurled under the wheels and ground
to death. The accident happened in
the twinkling of an eye and nothing
could have been done to prevent the
fatality
Carl Hatfield, Holes partner, said
that he had repeatedly cautioned the
ill-fated man about jumping upon NOV
ing trains He had especially warn
ed his about this very train. Hatfield
identified the body. which was taken
in charge by the Unterkirchers and
gave out the only information regard
ing the dead man.
Holes was 35 years of age and I'M
married. He leaves his parents in
Battle Creek and other relatives. His
family is in poor circumstances and
1t is not known what disposition will
be made of the remains. Chief of
Police Hilz sent telegram to the
family in Battle Greek telling them
Of the sad news.
A telegram was received this morn
ing by Chief Hiltz from J. ]. Holes
of Battle Creek, Mimi, which is as
follows:
"W F. Hiltz: Will arrive in Bur
lington this evening to take charge of
remains of Mark Holes.
]. j. HOLES, NJ. D."
What relationship the sender of this
message, evidently a physician, bears
to the Inflated man, cannot be learned,
but it effectually disposes of the ques-
ton of what will be done with the
remains
An inquest will be held this after
noon by Coroner Prugh While there
seems no doubt that the mans death
was due to his own carelessness. the
inquest is deemed necessary to formal
ly to clear up the matter