Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
OLD ENGINEER OF THIS CITY
KILLED IN COLLISION AT os.
: kALooSA.
scALpEp TO DEATH
WHEN ENGINES MEET
Dedy Will Probably Be Brought Here
, For Burial in Clogs Family Lot.
Where First Mrs. cIess is Buried
Wife and One Son Survive-FamiIy
Moved From Here Few Years Ago.

The news of the awful death OF
Tom" Clegg, the well-known Mime
apolis & ST. Louis engineer. and for
many years a resident of this city.
caused a profound shock 10 friends
thruout Marshalltown today especially
in railroad circles. with which Mr..
Clegg had been affiliated for so many
yeats
The story Of Mr. Clegg's death in
a head-on collision in the Oskaloosa
Yards at O'Clock this morning. is told
in telegram from OskaIoosa appear
ing on page l. Mr. Clegg was scalded
to death by escaping steam when he
was pinned against the boiler head OF
his engine as he was in the act Of
jumping.
Body Probably Buried Here.
.Altho nothing definite has been heard
as to, the burial Of the dead engineer.
It is presumed by friends here that Mr.
Clegg.s body will he brought here for
burial air. G!sSss a-s. wife Is buried
here, in the Clegg family lot in River
side. Mrs Chloe Bloomfield. sister
in-law. Of Mr. Clegg. went TO Oskaloosa
this morning to be with Mrs. Clegg.
Was Well Known.
AS the result of continuous railroad
ing for thirty years or more on the old
Iowa Central. Mr.. Clegg is widely
known along the entire system. but
probably more people knew him in this
city thar, at any other one point. owing
to his long residenc here.
Started on Northwestern.
Ny. Clegg's railroad career was begun
on the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road out of Clinton. in the latter sos.
and before the young man had yet
reached his majority he was running
an engine. He came to this city in the
summer Of 1872. and entered the en-
ploy of the Central He remained with
the.road until about 1881 or 1882. when
ne went to what is now the Chicago
Great Western, at the time "Milt G.
Wheeler. who was master mechanic
OF the Central. went to the newer "Di-
aeonal." as II was familiarly called.
and took with him several Iowa Cen
trail men Clegg ran an engine on the
Chicago. ST. Paul & Kansas City rail-
road. or the "Dia gonal,' for one and
o1e-haf or two years. and then went
to the C.. B. & c.. on a freight run OUT
Of Creston He remained with the q
until the memorable strike during the
spring Of 1888, when he returned TO TINS
CITY and began running again in the
fall of-that year. Since that time ne
ha. been running practically continue
ously. and during most of that time
has been in the passenger service Nj.
Clezg was most popular among the
many employees Of the road and had
many warm friends all along the me.
Leaves Wife and Young Son.
Mr.. Clegs had been twice married.
His first wife was Miss Jennie Mead,
a sister Of the late Abe Mead, Tor
MANY years an Iowa Central conductor.
a.d the first husband Of the present
Mrs Chloe Bloomfield. Mrs. Clesg died
in this city very suddenly. as the re-
snlt Of q stroke OF apopiexE. on March
% 1897. On Feb /, 1889. al Toledo
-rr. Clegg took as his wife Miss Belle
Fieiby. of Toledo. One son. Cedric, nov
i years old. was born 20 this mar
rage
Aside from HIS Wife and son Mr..
CIegy is survived hy cao sister ard one
brother. The sister is Mrs John c.
Clark Of Denver. Colo. and the brother
is George Clegg. of Les Angeles. George
Cleeg was an old passenger conductor
en- the Northwestern. and al one time.
in the early days. was trainmaSter a,
Clinton
Mr.. Clegg was about 81 years old, He
owned residence property mere a 309
south Fourth street, but had been liT-
ing at Oska,oosa for the past three or
four wears.