The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-06-27
Run Over By
Freight Train
JOHN CASEY HAS BOTH FEET CRUSHE
Brought to PIatfS FOspitaI--DOCtOr Fears FO
Will Have to be Amputated

Last Tuesday evening about twelve
o'clock, while making their usual
rounds OF the Milwaukee railroad |
yards, Policemen Steele and Marsh
all, found a man lying beside one of
the side tracks 10 practically Tn
conscious state. At tirst they thought
he was a victim of hnldup aud had
heen sluRged and left there. but a
closer examination revealed the fact
that leg Was broken.
The man, who gave his name as
J ohm Casey. rousing up somewhat,
said that his leg had been run over
by a train.
Leaving Marshall with the man,
Steele went over to the Olympia to
telephone for Doctor Platt. In max
ing this trip Steele himself came near
being a victim of a similar accident
A log train was standing on one OF
the side tracks, and he started to
climb over. AS he was partially
across an engine bumped into 1t aud
the shock almost threw him beneath
the wheels, but he caught on the
bumper and saved himself. but the
escape was a narrow one.
After telephoning DR.. Platt Steele
sent Marshall for the ambulance and
while awaiting its arrival he proceed
ed iolcarry the man out to where be
could be reached by the ambulance.
This ,sPs no 50 task. as the man
rs. SSl' unable to h'lr
Upon xceiving word DR.. PIatt has
tened he scene and as SOON as th'
ambul arrived he had Casey re-
moved tc$his hospital, corner of Col
lege aud Second, where. upon exami
nation il was found that the wheell
Of the car had passed over both limbs
The bones of the left leg between
the ankle and knee we're fairly grounC
up by the wheel of the, heavy ga
which had passed over 1t. WI a tn
toes and the bones In the TO-, par
of the foot on the other ~ wer
crushed to pulp.
DR.. Patt dressed the injured part
and is trying his best to save hotl
feet for the mRn. He bad great hope
Of saving the right foot. but though
1t almost hopeless task to try anS
save the other, which he though
would have to come off just below
the knee.
To a reporter of the Record, VIII
called on him, Mr.. Casey said tha
the accident had happened abou
eleven o'clock and as 1t was nesrl
] twelve when he WAS discovered he hai
lain there alone for nearly an hour
As he told 1t, when the acciden
3 happened be was trying 60 climb owe
E a moving train of box cars. In tn
g darkness his foot missed the lowe
( step on the side aud he fell. Th
momentum of the cars swung his fee
o beneath the wheels of the car whic
E passed over it us stated above.
D He had worked three or four day
d fo7 the st. Joe Boom company on tn
i drive aud quit aud came up to thi
oty Monday. He had been drinkin
p that evening aud 1t is somewhi
n doubtful IL he knows just how tt
d accident occurred.
a He had no money aud o. N. Dow
e ME. chairman of the county hoard
who was In the city Wednesday, cal
ed upon the injured man to learn h
condition. Finding him In 20 shaI
to be moved be directed DR.. Platt
4 continue 20 do what he could for hin
= He was on bis way to st. Joe aud O.
peoted to return Thursday. by whiC
o time It was thought It would
known whether the leg could be save
or not.
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