Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-25
MOST SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
BEING MADE BY FOURTEEN
INJURED AT sT. THOMAS.
1. IN. WALLlN IS STILL
SERIOUS BUT HOLDS OWN
Or. G. w. Newman, Whose Condition
Was Critical Thursday, Better Today
Many Flowers From MarshalItown
People to Injured-lnjured Happy in
Escapes.

The injured among the wreck VIC
tins who are at ST. Thomas hospital
are all doing nicely today, and most
satisfactory progress is being made in
every case l.. NJ. Walhn, the Wash
burn, \. D., man whose condition was
| very criticak Thursday, shows but lit
| tie change, altho this morning he was
sidered as a favorable symptom. All
of the injured are in a happy frame
of mind as they now realize to the
fullest extent how thankful they
should be that they are as much as
alive.
There are indications in Mr.. wallin's
case that pneumonia may develop by
reason of the severe injuries to his
chest. He was having considerable diff
fculty in breathing. but was quite
/ hopeful and cheerful. Mr.. Wallin is a
member of the Knights of Pythias
lodge, and local Pythians have been
very attentive to him. This has been
a great comfort to Mrs Wallin. who is
at her husbands bedside. The Swed-
ish people of the city have also been
very kind in this case, as Mr.. Wallin
is Of their nationality. Mr.. Wallin's
case is considered sufficiently critical
that special nurses are provided by the
hospital both night and day.
Dr.. Newman Better.
DR.. G. w. Newman, of Mt. Vernon.
Mo-, whose case on Thursday was also
very critical owing to shock and adj
vanced age. is better this morning.
DR.. Newman recognizes his own symp-
toms, and realizes his condition. He is
hopeful, however, and the indications
in his case are more favorable.
The Waterloo Contingent.
The Waterloo contingent at the hos
pital is showing steady improvement.
Lying in her room and looking at the
pretty flowers that have been sent her,
including several from friends at
home,' Irene Cowan lay Thursday ev-
ening humming a popular air. Miss
Cowan is getting anxious to get home
for Easter, and is now looking anxi
ously for some new clothes. Miss
Cowan's principal INJURY is to the right
arm. the flesh from which was torn
away. Miss Cowan's brother is with
her and this helps cheer her up Won
| derfully. Young Cowan was on a
shooting trip at the time the accident
occurred and he brought with him five
nice mallard ducks that his sister, Miss
| Winn and Paul Swift are enjoying.
Miss Florence VIM, of Waterloo,
| who is suffering from dislocated hip,
| is also doing nicely, and is cheerful as
| can be. Like her friend and roommate
she is anxious to get home.
| Paul Swift, the circulation manager
of the Waterloo Daily Reporter, is
| happy as any one could be under the
] circumstances. He looks as tho he had
been thru a prize fight. and his frac-
Portable Mr.. Swift's mother is with
| him.
| Jay Sweitzer. the Waterloo boy who
is so badly injured, is better today 1t
| will be long time before SWeitzer will
be himself again. His injuries con-
sist of com pound fracture of one leg.
a. fracture of the other leg. and COM
| pound fracture of the arm.
The Other Injured.
Mrs William TietZ of Reinbeck. who
| has both legs broken and one eye in
| jured, besides being bruised about the
head and body, is resting as comfort
/ ably as could be expected, and is doing
| nicely. She still suffers a great deal,
| however, and is being kept under the
influence of opiates.
| Olga Swanson. Of Ninton. the young
woman who had her scalp almost torn
off. is improving
William Moedy of Red Cedar, Wis.
is improving. and has been in better
spirits since the visit Wednesday night
| of his brother, John Moody, and Mayor
| j. r Mathews. of .Menomonie, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 5. Mcdonald, of
| Perth. y. D., are both improving.
@. W. Thompson, of Einton G. w.
Peterson, of Cedar Rapids. and Frank
Swanson. Of Wilton, y. D., are three
jolly patients in the mems ward.
Neither is seriously hurt. and Peterson
may be discharged before the day is
| over.
VIII H. Arnett;=of Independence. was
discharged Thursday, and returned to
| his home.
Injured at Sngleton's.
The injured at the Singleton hospital.
who were not so seriously hurt, are do
ing nicely. The list here has been re-
| duced to two. Mrs. Lem Patterson, of
/ louisiana Mo, and Mrs. :. C. Gray,
| of Minneapolis.
II Many Flowers For Injured.
Marshalltown people have beer
very thoughtful in sending flowers to
the injured, and by reason of the fact
that all the injured are total strangers
to people here the gifts are greatly ap-
preciated by the patients. There is not
Il q patient AMONG LIE llJuTeu WHO Ia
without flowers. The ladies of West
| Main street sent out seventeen boxes,
one of which was given to each of the
patients among the injured in the
wreck Friends in their home towns
have also sent flowers, and lodges and
different organizations have contrib
uted to the cheerful emissaries of the
/ sick room.
Nine Specials on Cases.
There are nine specials on duty in
the hospital as a result Of the wreck
victims and the other cases already in
the hospital when the wreck occurred.
| The six nurses from Des Moines' are
| still on duty. and will remain until the
conditions at the hospital reach nor
NAL stage again. All Of the Des Moines
nurses are Mercy hospital graduates,
: and are in private practice in Des
I Moines. The young women who are
here are Misses Mary Mccarthy, Dor
] othy Lazenby, Rose Mahoney, Kath-
crime Brennan, Inez Millen, and Myrtle
Keller.
J In addition to the regular corps Of