Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-17
WRECK VICTIMS
ARE DOING WELL
Those Injured in the Fort Crook Dis
aster Are Improving Under
Skilled Care.
RoTTMANs CONDITION SERIOUS
Many OF Those Injured Have Been
Removed 60 Omaha Hospitals
--WreckaEe IL Cleared
Away.

Al Fort Crook hospital Monday morning
IL was reported that all the patients were
doing well. Four or five. including the
less seriously injured have been trans
ferred to ST. Joseph hospital In Omaha
These include w. S. West, w. @. Rich
ards, Charles F. Nichols, together with
several other who have minor injuries.
Emma Harvey, the negro woman whose
life was despaired of Sunday. was re-
ported by the hospital internes as much
improved. The woman's legs wero
broken and N was SAID the surgeons
would have to amputate Monday morning.
DrH. A. H. Koening and z. l. Delanney
we're at the hospital before noon and it
was said that they had decided not 10
amputate the woman's legs
ROttmnn's Condition Serious.
Fred w. Rottman is stili in a very Sc.
rlous condition. While his physical In
juries are very serious the greatest dan
ger apprehended by the physicians is the
reaction from the terrible ordeal OF seeing
practically his whole family crushed 10
death before his eyes. No one was al.
lowed to see Mr.. Rottmann except his
brother-in-law. John Petring. who called
last night and his friend and business
partner. W. H. 'Pltzer. vice president OF
tho otoe county bank at Nebraska City.
who called Monday morning.
Edward Collins of Bellevue, whose In /.
juries were said to be serious was able
to be removed 10 an Omaha hospital
Sunday night. He was on his way from
Plattrmouth 10 visit bis sister. Mrs
Mildred Meyers, who lies in the South
Omaha hospital in a critical condition
from a bullet wound fired last Saturday
by her former husband, Fred Meyers
who killed himself Immediately after the
deed Collins, whose right ankle was
crushed, is in a SERIOUS condition az the
result OF his injury which the surgeons
fear may develop into sangrene.
othera Injured Are Better.
Harmon Barber OF Auburn. Nsb. prob
ably vii survive unless complications set
in, He passed a very good night and
the hospital nurses we're much encour-
aged by his condition. Barber's injuries
consisted of conclusion OF the brain with
possible fracture OF the skull. He also
has a long scalp wound. Henry Krafe
OF Nevada. Mo- was able 10 walk this
morning. He received injuries about the
knees which for a time resulted In a
loss OF the power OF looomouon.
John Scott, engineer OF the passenger
train who for q time was reckoned
among those who probably would die.
was considerably better Monday morning
There seems 20 be no internal injuries
as at first reported
! Previous b the removal OF the bodies
/ last night, Coroner Peters of Sarpy
county viewed them and allowed the
undertaken, Morgan Heafy TO remove
them 10 Omaha. Coroner Peeters will
hold an inquest on the dead Wednesday
at p. m. at Papilllon An attempt will
/ be made 10 fix the blame
/ Monday morning the tracks were all
clear. Wreoking crews were sdll at work
dismantl.ng the engines that lay on the
SIDE OF the track. Even in the rain curious
/ people fgom Omaha ana South Omaha
/ including men and women stood IN the
drlzzling rain Monday morning watching
the work OF the wreokers and peering into
/ the spllntered recesses OF the broken cars.
/ The wreckers had already cleared the
ground 20 a great extent and the splin-
tered wood was being burnt in two large
bonfires
Emma Harvey. colored. OF Kansas City.
who sustained crushing injuries under
went an operation at the Fort Omaha
hospital just before noon. Both legs were
amputated below the knees The woman Is
in a very serious condition and II Il
doubtful whether or not she will survive.
The surgeons who performed the opera
ton are DR. Kllok OF the Missouri PaG-
fic. DR.. Koenig and DR.. Delaney OF
Omaha. and Lieutenant Clark Of the
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