Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-26
STRUCK BY THE CARS.
John Ewing and Son Charles Ho-ri-
bly, Hurt as Milwaukee Passen-
ger Crashes into Their Ve-
hicle at POstyilie.


About 1890 Monday morning OF
June 10, just as the Milwaukee west
bound passenger, Train No. 8, had
sounded its long shrill shrek of APP
preach to town and was making its
last rush toward the station like a
demon mad, John Ewing aad his 8
year old son, living near Myron. star
ted nOrthWard for home from the
Douglas drug store corner in a light
spring wagon drawn by a fine farm
team. George w. Goet2 having heard
the station whistle and seeing them
driving leisurely toward the cross
ing, calling out to him twice a warn
ing, but not having penetrating
voice and a strong northerly wind
blowing toward him, they failed to
catch his warning sound and jour
neyed onward to their fate. AS Mr..
Ewing and his son approached the
crossing the sound of the Way
Freight pulling up the main line
Tor siding to let the passenger
through attracted their attention,
but the lumber sheds on the east and
box cars on the siding, coupled with
the strong wind, prevented them
coming passenger till the team was
practically Oh the main line track.
Too late! A crash, a cloud OF dust
and the steed of steam had accom-
plisheG another dire disaster. Citi-
Zens hurried to the scene and this is
what met their gaze: A poor, little
helpless lad, MANNED for life, lying
on his face, his right arm cut off
above the elbow by the car wheels.
The little fellow was still conscious
when picked up and his first anxious
query was How bad is papa hurt?"
The father had been hurled into
the steps of the cab by the impact
and was carried half way to the sta
ton before his bruised, broken and
bleeding body dropped TO the ground
apparently an inanimate mass of dirt
and blood. He was picked up and
placed on board stretoher and ia
ken to PoStville Hospital, as was the
son. DR.. Schmidt Immediately cal
led DR.. Overall of Monola and Or.
Berry of Clermont to assist him. The
auto speed limit was temporarily
raised and in a few minutes time
both surgeons arrived, making the
ten mile run here in almost incred-
ible time. The boy was first attend
ed to, and aside from dressing the
arm there was little else to do, his
bruises being very slight AID is get
ting along nicely and is out of dam
ger.
But the father was in awful con-
dition, his nose broken and split, his
left leg broken between the knee
and the hip. a terrible ten-inch tear
beginning at the rectum and pass
ing up through the crotch and along
the lower part OF the abdomen al
most exposing the bowels, the blad-
der is badly injured and from head
10 foot he is fearfully battered and
bruised, and all these injuries were
filed with sand, silders and dirt.
His condition is still serious but the
indications are favorable and he may
perhaps weather the storm, but new
or will be the strong and robust man
ne was before.
The case is a pitiable one in the
extreme The injured man is in poor
good character and
a robust physique comprising the
most of his worldly possessions, and
dependent upon him are wife and
five small children and when the day
of adjustment shall come between
him and the company we trust the
settlement may be as boultiful as
the needs in the case are urgent and
deserving.
One of the horses was killed out
right while its mate was little If any
injured. One real wheel demolished
was practically all the damage to the
buggy.
The crossing where the accident
occurred is one of the worst and
most dangerous imaginable to APP
proach in driving out from town. To
lie east view of the track is alb
solutely blocked by the lumber sheds
and to the west by coal sheds, and
as there are usually cars on both the
stock yards and elevator sidings it
is practically impossible to get a
view Of the main line track in either
direction until one is practically OF
1t. The council should Immediately
take steps to have this crossing fix
it is not done some of your loved
1t is ont done some of your loved
ones may be the next victims of this
deadly grade crossing. A subway
would be the best thing but for
goodness sake do something for hui
mality.-PoStville Review