Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-18
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were among the passengers led to
much attention being paid them. Poor
Mrs. Crist, young mother of "a. who
had three small children with her. was
fearfully injured, yet was unaware that
she was hurt badly. Her baby. 1
month old, was the youngest in the list
of passengers, and was paid every at
tention possible by men and women
alike.
Relief Train Takes Surgeons.
local surgeon. Or. H. H. Nichols, and
his colleagues, NJ. U. Chesire, n.
Merrill. and George NJ. Johnson. left
Merrill Cole and Engineer W. B. Fer
ries. The train was soon at the scene
OF the wreck, and the injured were Civ
en- every care. Fifteen of the injured
were brought to st. Thomas hospital
on the train, an ambulance and car
riages being in waiting at the station
to meet the train. The four surgeons
gave superficial examination to the in
jured at the scene of the wreck. and
all injuries were dressed as soon as
the hospital was reached.
The relief train also took to the
wreck "A. y. ~ Piis' ~
vision Roadmaster John Laughlin.
Travelling Passenger Agent Ross
Brown. Master Mechanic w. T. Ley
den. Engineer NJ. B. Morgan. of the
M. & st. l., and a Times Republican
reporter.
Hospital Ready For Emergency.
st. Thomas hospital was ready for
the emergency, and sisters and nurses
were busy making arrangements for
the care Of the injured before they
were received. Hot coffee was in read
mess for doctors and wreck victims
Immediately upon their arrival.
Also Had Humorous Side.
The wreck was not without its hu-
morous side. Walter Prescott, a young
fellow who said he lived at Ottumwa,
was believed to be the worst injured.
He was almost unconscious, and prac-
tically pulseless. He was said by some
one to have lost both feet. He was
placed on a stretcher, carried across
the trestle work, and placed carefully
in the car. The Stupor, it was later
learned. was due to a big slug OF
liquor given him by another passen-
ger.
Others on Train Who ESCAPED
Coincident with the fact that those
who were injured escaped without be-
ing fatally hurt, Is the number of peo-
pie who were passengers on the ILL
fated train who escaped without any
injury whatever.
Caleb Wells, of Moulton, was in the
first chair car, that was burned. He
was en- route to Leola, S. D. Altho
he lost every bit Of his baggage. and a
valuable Scotch collie dog which was
burned to death, Wells escaped with
out a scratch. He said he had been
offered SIS FOR the dos just before ne
left home.
Mrs. F. E. Wear. of Hedrick, was on
the train, passenger in the second
chair car. She had with her her Is
montts-old laughter Ada, and neither
was injured. Mrs. Wear was on her
way to Mabton, Wash.
Miss Zoe Strowbridge, of Clifford,
also escaped injury of any kind. She
had been to ST. Louis and was on her
way home. Miss Strowbridge is
daughter of John strowbridge, a farm
er living one-half mile northeast of
Clifford
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Boone. of Kinks
vile, Mo-, en- route to Vancouver, B.
c. were also among the fortunate, and
neither was hurt.
Miss Clara Meyer, of Kirksville, No,
and her brother Charles NJ. Meyer had
not as much as a scratch to show for
their experience. The brother and sis
ter were on their way to Groton, S. D.
Frank Spence, of Urbana, ILL.,, altho
soaked to the skin and with both feet
wet, helped with the injured and was
himself unhurt His wife, however,
was slightly injured.
John Wubben. Of Wesley. and two
sons, Fred, aged 4, and Martin, aged 2.
were uninjured.
Celia Holaneck, aged II. of Kinbrae.
Mimi. on her way home from ST. Louis,
was among the lucky ones, and was
not even so much as bruised.
F. A. Stevens, of the Norvell-Shap-
leigh Hardware Company, st. Louis,
was in the sleeper. and did some good
work in helping care for the injured.
Mrs. Mcvey, Of Bloomfield, who had
her thumb almost severed. came CROP
ing her way thru the darkness to the
sleeper to get assistance. Mr.. Stevens
bound up the woman's injured hand
with a clean towel.
H. s. Moore, of Montezuna, a friend
Of John Upton, of Montezuma, who
was injured, escaped without being
hurt.