Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-27

Running away from his parents and
climbing on board a Northwestern east
bound passenger train early this fore
noon, then being hurled from the pas
senger while It was running thirty
miles an hour and live to lisp in his
baby words about il, was the thrilling
and most unusual experience Of Numa
Parker, aged 81 years, the son of j.
L. and Mrs Parker, 1907 Maple street,
Des Moines.
The child climbed on local passenger
No 4 at Colo. He was thrown off mid
way between that place and State Cen
ter. Sadly. but probably not fatally
injured. he was taken to State Center
where Dr. A D. Woods dressed his in
juries. The physician thought this
forenoon that the boy would very prob
ably live if no complications set in.
Hid Under VestibuIe Steps.
The babe was playing near the Colo
station when the train stopped there
about S:45- Unnoticed by trainnen or
passengers he climbed up the steps at
the rear of the last coach and cody
seated himself on one of the steps
under the platform Of The vestibule.
He might have been carried miles but
for an odd coincideaI,
Lineman Discovers Him.
In the coach was E. Askeland. Of Ne
vada, signal naintaine- With his
head out the window Askeland was
watching the wires Of the sigma. sys-
tern TO see If all were in good condi-
ton. CHANGING back he noticed two
small feet prot-uding from steps. The
longer he looked he more convinced
was he that some small child was hidden
under the Platform. but he had trouble
convincing the trainnen, who at first
thought the hidden passenger was a
tramp Finally. when sure. the con-
ductor pulled the bell cord 10 set the
air brakes
Thrown to Rocky Roadbed.
The response from the pneumatic
brakes. joited the cars as the brake
shoes took hold. The sudden slacken-
ing Of speed unseated Master Parker,
and threw him headlong from the
steps He was thrown head over heels
and fell rolling upon the broken
rock of the right of-way. Many OF
the passengers who had been at
tracted TO look at the small feet and
legs, saw the child thrown. They felt
sure he was killed Askeiand esti
mates the speed>of the train al thirty
miles an hour
Found Sitting On Rail.
When the train was backed up 10
the spot. Master Parker was found sit
ting on a rail Of the south track Not
svap krockeS ,,Oco0Sri0us the child
had picked himself up and unknowing-
ly placed himself In even more init
mate danger of death No. 3, fast
west bound passenger, roared by the
spot where the bov was sitting, q
moment later. Had he not been seer
by Ashland the babe would probably
have been killed by this train after he
was thrown from the local.
The child's scalp was badly cut bu'
| the skull was not fractured. There wa
/ a long scalp wound over the RICH
/ temple and another on the back o
/ his head His body was covered wiki
| bruises and abrastans. DR.. Woo
thought this forenoon that unless IN
+ lection developed in the wounds o
there were internal injuries that tn
baby would get we'll. Master Parke
was able to talk when The Grove
rushed from the train and found hin
sitting on the raj
Father Is Evangelist.
The babes parents were hurried Z
State Center where they found tn
little lad in charge of the physician.
Par/ is a Latter Day Saint evan
gelist. He is at Colo assisting D. !
Williams at revival meetings.