Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
Rail ACCIDENTS
COST FIVE LIVES
CORONER A. w. sLAUGHT's REC
CORD SHOWS HEAVY TOLL
az BURLINGTON ROAD.
MANY SUDDEN DEATHS
Four Ottumwans and One Washington
Township Resident Ended Their
Lives by Suicide Route
One Drowning.

Five people met their death
through railroad accidents in Wapell
county during the year, 1910, accord
ing to the record of Coroner A. "
Slaught. All of the accidents oc
Cured on the Burlington railway II
the eastern part OF the city. Four o
the five deaths occurred in two days
On May rs, Frank M. Rhoades AM
James Cloverdale were run down b!
Burlington passenger trains. On Ma!
81 occurred one OF the most tragic
railway accidents in Ottumwa TO
years, when Mrs. Catherine Dout
while escorting Mrs. Anna Quinlan. al
aged woman, across the Iowa avenue
crossing, was knocked down and run
over by string of cars pushed by
Burlington switch engine. Mrs. Quin
Ian was also claimed in this accident
The four deaths in two days brought
out the great danger at the Iowa ave
nue. crossing and the city council or
dered the Burlington to install gates
at that point. This has been done.
Five Took Suicide Route.
Coroner Slaught's records show that
there were twenty-seyen coroner cases
during the year, 1910. There were
twelve sudden deaths in which the cor
oner was called and after investi
eating held no inquests. There were
five people who ended their lives by
suicide, four of them being Ottum'
vans. Carbolic acid was taken by four
Of the suicides while the fifth ended
his life with a revolver During the
year there was only one drowning,
that of Elias Eaves, aged in the race
near Mechanic street. There were
two murders during the year. The
victims were H. P. (Pack) Falkerson.
the negro who WAS stabbed by John
Castro, another negro, and the Staying
of Weeden Albertson by Bruce
Grimesley.
Twenty-seven Coroner Cases
Following is the list of violent and
sudden deaths during the year which
Coroner Slaught was called to in
vestigate:
February Fired Miller, Jr.. acct
IDENTIFY killed at c. B. & O.. round
house Was crushed by cinder car.
February 15-H. P. Patterson died
of stab wounds inflicted by John
Castro, colored. Stabbing occurred in
house on Smoky Row.
February 15.-William M. Bartholew
of washington township. committed
suicide by shooting self with revolver.
March 4-Levi Root of Oketo, Kas..
died suddenly at Ballingal1 hotel from
Was enroute from Kan
sas to Cedar Rapids when stricken.
March 27.-Weeden Albertson muir,
dered by gun in hands of Bruce
Grimsley.
March 29.-S. D.. Parsons Of
county, Illinois, died sud
denly on Burlington train No. 10 be-
tween Ottumwa and Agency.
May 24.-John Seeley accidently
killed by being crushed between floor
and elevator at the Morrell plant.
May 26-Frank NJ. Rhcades struck
and instantly killed by Burlington pas,
senger train east of the city.
May 26.-James Cloverdale, run
down and instantly killed by Burling.
ton passenger train east OF the city.
May 27.-Mrs. Catherine Doud, run
down and instantly killed at iowa ave-
nue. crossing by Burlington engine
switching a string Of cars.
May 27.-Mrs. Anna Quinlan in
stantly killed by box car at the Iowa
avenue crossing which was being
pushed by Burlington switch engine.
Mrs Doud and Mrs. Quinlan met
death at the same time.
May 31-Jacob w. Jordon, died sud
denly while out automobiling with his
wife north OF the city. Ruptured an
artery.
June 20.-Samuel Stineman died
suddenly Of tuberculosis at the corner
Of Mill and Mechanic street.
June 30.-Harvey Brown died sud
denly of tuberculosis at the Michael
Carlos residence.
August 10-Alice Adams Russell,
died suddenly at her home on Colege
street.
August 16-Elias Eaves, aged 7,
drowned while wading in race near
tracks.
September 3-Abner Peters, COM
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid.
September 14.-Thomas ]. Sellers
died suddenly at his restaurant on
West Main street from heart disease.
September 15.-Unknown baby
found dead in handbag near the Vine
street bridge.
October 11.-Leroy Trimble, aged 16
committed suicide at his home on
West Second street by swallowing
contents of bottle Of carbolic acid.
November 3.-Miss Margare- D.
Ryder, died suddenly Of asthma.
November 3.-James A. Ware found
lead in his bed at his home in Bear
Creek. Heart trouble assigned as
cause.
November 12.-Harry Pumroy COM
nitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid while temporarily insane.
November 23.-Carl Schick died
suddenly of apoplexy at his home on
South Benton street.
December Hilary Bloom ended
MS own life by drinking carbolic acid.
December 11.-Dale Cowan died sud
lenly in arms of mother while enroute
nome from visit in. country.
December 16.-J. William Boyles,
dropped dead Of heart failure while
tracks of street railway COM
oany at corner of Ward and Keota
streets.
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