Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06
STRUCK BY TRAIN,
DIES soon AFTER
w. .. ELWELL, OF AMES, PROMl-
NENT IOWA PROHiBlTlONlST,
MEETS TRAGIC FATE.
WALKING FROM THIS CITY
TO LAMoiLLE WHEN HIT
Body FrishtfuIIy Maneled, and Thrown
Some Distance-Eiwei Lived About
Half Hour. Dying Just Before Reach
ing state Center Hospital-Was Wen
Known Turnout Iowa.

Death came without warning snort
i, before o'clock SUNDAY evening y
Rev ". ID. Elwell Of Ame+' a pEonll-
nant Iowa prohibitionist widely >n2"i'
b,,nout The state in prohibition ana
.hautauoua circles, ana former ei''iE-
man OF the state prohibition contra
,nmittee when Mr. E!weli Nae strueN
bv No. ), the Chicago x Notll"eS'''
.e,mab. express. me accident haPPeii-
"a At point about three and mai.
niles ives, Of the city III Linn Nail@?.
;,s+ aas1 OF the big curve, kIWeii
80. Vas hurled several teet ana a.
badIv mutilated, altho me MJurte' nc.
III 49, dia until about a h2it hod-
after the accident.
Was Waking to Lamolsle
M. r,lvell Who mas been DO
40 .nacial campaign Work tor Sa@
tate prohibition central c"n!hlNN's'''
h.,d been engaged By MelZar Dlchsoi.'
.1afr,nan of the Marshall county com
,niftee. for a months labors ~ lh49
aoln1v Mr.. Elwell waS here Sunda|'
,rd lefr the Dickson nome q 100 ipf
tho union station, expecting y take ~
[..rf,,s<-er-, local train for Lamoille,
where he was expected to denver az
=, address at the Congregational
church in the evening. fIndlns 'Itt1
1ha train did NOT run on sundays NJ
E,llyeI started to walk TO -amollle' ne
audience in waiting was apprlsea -
Tho accident after it had assembled tof
the meeting
Engineer Gives Warning.
owing 20 the big curve the eng llls,e-
AID NOT see the man walking on tIle
south track until the train was oh4S
about fifteen rods away. Inc ehgllVel
sounded a warning by repeated sharp
,vhi.tIas and when the man made no
move 10 leave the track the engineer
annlied the air. The train was brought
10 a quick stop considering the speed
that it was travelling, running about
three car lengths past the point where
it struck Elwell.
Body Frghtfuliy Mutiated.
Rev. Mir. Elwelrs body was fright
e,,I1v mutilated, and was pitched for
distance of fifty feet 10 the south side
Of the track Both-of the mans legs
were broken, the fractures being COM
pound. The right hand was cut off
across the knuckles, there were esVeral
deep cuts about the face and on top
OF the head, and one jaw was fractured.
Body to State Center.
Members of the train crew picked
UP the mans limp form and placed il
in the baggage car. taking the body 10
State Center to the Englewood hos
pital. While there We're signs Of life
Mr. Elwell was not conscious. He
breathed his last just before reaching
EngIewood hospital. The body was re-
moved TO the I3rimhau undertaking
parIors, where it was prepared for bur
ial. The body was taken to -Ames this
morning at 9:03 III charge Of @. W.
Mellor, of Ames
ElweIl Widely Known.
Rev W. d EiweN is one Of the best
known men in prohibition work in the
entire state. He was first appointed
chairman Of the state prohibition CEN
tral committee or Feb. 3. 1908, succeed
ing Malcon Smith. Of Cedar Rapids
who resigned A the MarshallJoWr
convention. MAY y. 1903. ne was elect
ed chairman Of The state committee
and was reelected at the Boone coz
vention in 1904. Elweu made a VERY
efficient chairman and during his ad-
ADMINISTRATION the affairs Of the part>
in Iowa were carried on quite harm oni-
utisIy ard successfully from imam
eial standpoint. Al the end Of ElWel!'
incun bency all departments If N
committee we're left with money in tbs
treasury and all debts paid. Mr.. FL
well was a candidate for lieutenan
governor on the prohibition ticket a
the last general election.
Prominent as Chautauqua Worker
F.lweI was also prominent as
chautaupua worker. aItho in this lin
he was not so well known IN Iowa y
in some other states, and especial.
Illinois. He had promoted several Yer,
successful chautauqua enterprises. an
had worked turnout most of The midi
and southern part Of Illinois.
Graduate of Colgate.
Rev. Mr.. ElwelI was Well educated
and a graduate Of Colgate University
Hamilton y y He finished in tn
same class with Rev. Dr. Elijah Brow
Jones, of Cedar Falls. formerly paste
Of the First Baptist church Of thi
city EIwen was a Baptist. and a min
lister Of that denomination for severe
years He had made his home q
a,nee for the past ten years.
Mr.. ElweI was about So years Ole
and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mar
ElweIl, and two sons. The latter ar
Frank D. Elwell. of Sidney. O.. super
intendent of the electric light plant q
that place. and Fred y. Elwell, of Eas
st. Louis, Ill. a government inspectc
1T the union stock yards there
Mr. Elweu had many warm persona
and political friends in this city VIII
VIII be greatly shocked to learn of hi
tragic end.