Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-18
WILLIAM FLYNN, RIDING GASO-
LINE MOTOR, coLLlDEs WITH
SWITCH ENGINE.
DIES TWO HOURS LATER
AS RESULT OF INJURIES
Mans Left Arm and Leg Are Fearfully
Crushed. and Death Follows AnPu-
tations-FIynn Returning From Trip
Over Division and Meets Engine in
East Yards.


Of the Chicago Great Western. living al
4o4 South Center street, met death
suddenly Saturday evening when ne
coilided with a switch engine n the
east yards. Flynn was riding gaso-
line motor car when the accident hap
pened and was running rapidly while
returning to the city from trip over
hts division The man jumped in an
effort to save his life but alighted to
the side of the track with his left arm
and leg over The rails. The rear
trucks of the engine, which was back
ing, passed over the arm and leg, fear
fully crushing them. Flynn died two
hours later, following the a-nputations.
Mr.. Flynn had charge Of the d.
vision extending from this city to DEL
vein, and had been eas. on his gaso-
line motor looking after road work
That Flynn was running q. rapid rate
in entering the yards is attested by
witnesses, and he PROBABLY failed 20 see
the approach OF the switch engines on
the main line. backing up toward the
coal chutes The engine and motor
met al a point q short distance east
OF the coal chules. Engineer -
Donnelson. WHO vas IN charge OF the
engine, saw Flynn when MS car was
between 500 and 1000 feet away, and
reversed his engine when he realized
that Flynn was rot going : oget OUT OF
the way Donrelson says he was not
running over ten miles an hour when
he saw Flynn. The engine was re-
versed when -he car and locomotive
struck. and was stopped within two
rail lengths after the accident,
The members Of me switch crew
were Foreman Minis Swan. and
Switchnen Reese and Brown. Thomas
Coyne. section foreman, and J. W.
Dillon. signal 1aaintainer on the Grea,
Western, were a. The scene Of the ac-
cident few moments later
Flynn Hurried TO Hospital.
Flynn was hurried % s. Thomas
hospital in an ambulance, where DR..
y. Z. NigheIl, the company surgeon,
assisted by DR.. Charles Patton. a-apu-
tated the man gled arm and leg. The
arm was taken of about midway be-
tween the shoulder AMI the elbow, ard
the leg at the hip. Flynn was con-
scious up 10 Lhe time the aresrhetic
was administered
Was Old Great Western EnpIoye.
Flynn was an old employe Of The
Great Western. and had seen twenty
five years service with the com pany.
He began rail-oading for the North
western a Rochester. MINI, as q boy,
ard spent most OF MS life in Mime
sofa. He came to this city TWO years
ago last April from Red Wing.
Mr.. Flynn was IS years old, ana vas
a native Of YORK state. whe-e h@ was
born Aug. 5, 1853 When 3 years old
Flynn's parents moved 70 Rochester,
MINI, where Mr. Flynn was reared 10
manhood and began -ailroading. Upon
going 10 the Great Western Mr. Flynn
moved 20 Cannon Falls, MINI, and
later 70 Red Wing. For the last eight
years he had been q roadmaster. hav-
ing charge Of The work on The division
from Pine Island 70 Mankato While az
Red Wing
Aside from his wife Mr.. Flynn Is
survived by -wo children. MAY. aged
-, and Gerald, aged 9. Two children
died in infancy. Mr.. Flynn Is also sur
vived BY four sisters and one brother
Mrs. Della Ford. Of Canon Fails:
Mrs. Thomas O'Neil. Of Faribault,
MINI: Mrs Thomas Heisernan and
NJ. F. J. Flynn. OF Red Wing; and Mrs.
Thomas Daily. % Deadwood. s d
Mr.. Flynn was a member Of the
Catholic church, Of the knights Of
Columbus at Red Wing. and of the
Modern Woodmen Of America az Can
non Falls.
The body wiIl be taken 10 Cannon
Falls for burial. leaving here tonight
in charge of Mrs. Flynn. The funera,
will be held Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock from ST. Plus V. church, and
interment viii follow in the Catholic
cemetery.
There was 10 official investigation or
the part of the coroner, and officially
, DR. Boucher was not notified Of the
accident by the railroad company.
Mrs Heiserman, Of Red Wing. am
Mr.. w. VI. Dordan. of Mankato, and "
r. Dordan. Of Cannon Falls, MINI. tn
latter brothers Of Mrs. Flynn. arrive'
in the city Sunday night and thi
morning They will accompany Mrs
Flynn and the body to Cannon Falls.