The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-06-16
DEATHS on THE RAIL.
Record Of Fatal Railroad Acct.
dents In Holt County
Since 1865.

Since the building of the Kansas
City, st. Joseph and Council Blur
railroad through Holt county in iSG
total mileage of ~ miles. there have
been a total Of T. fatal accidents on
this line up to and including May p,
1916.
Thus far in 1916. including She
month of May, there have been three
deaths by the rail, and these were:
George Burk, fell between freigi,
cars between Foitcscuc and Maple.
January 3, 1916. He was q resident
Of Wichita. Kansas.
John Thompson went to sleep on
the track. south Of Napier, February
20. and was run over by a train.
Jack Wilson was run down on
hand car by lone engine below
Forbes. May %.
The following is the record Of these
fatalities up to and including the
month Of May, 1915:
Askins. Mrs. T.. b.. nj Forest CITY.
March 30. 1914. age "a.
Baker. GORDON. south Of Forbes, 40.
vcmbcr IL, 1913. age -.
Bartlett. Frank, south Of Maple.
June I, 1910.
iidsh, Lonnic, nj Forbes, Febuar,
y. $780,. aye IL.
Benedict, Emmett. at Craig. March
%. 1907.
i'nsli"s l'rad. ut Maitland. Scp,m.
Der 10, 1SsG.
tram. CHARLES. a, Forbes, Augu.' :.
1908.
liggs. Carl. Mt flores, City. SON.
t"u'hrr |. 1901. age 3.
lIaggagcman, name unknown. south
~ bigciow. July Il, iSNI.
l'urk", tcorgr, between Forte,
and Napier. January ., 1910.
cables, George. -kUll crushed o..
Projecting timber. Uf passing tIH..
p'tG ct Forest CIV died in st. I.
-'l'. October 90. irli.
bavia. Tip. n Corning. Augua, o.
!>.
bclInvcn. -------. brakeman. o,
.ulbns, March ~. i>Gp.
I"t"l EH!upld.. south " Cor 49,.
Joseph.
ry.,. sherman, q, n.rclow. Noyom.
Icr !. i9li.
Gry,hin. John. south of Foihr..
Iuly ~. 1911, age ~.
Crave. Frank. near Fortcsrl..
July u, 1910.
Hutchinson. Thomas. at Napier. Au.
rust 20, 1911.
Ilayzlc,t. Geo. near Napier, oc,p.
her -. 1902.
1899.
iIamblc,on. James, ncar Forbes, 10.
'cmbcr -. 1853.
| Huia,,. John. west OF Nodaway, An.
rust II. 1892.
| King. W.. between Forest City and
Forbes. November IL. 1907.
Lamb. James. ut Forest City, dc.
ccmbcr 90. 1873.
| Lease. James ~, near For,cscuc.
June I. 1904.
Ice. Charles. at for,cscuc. Angus,
~. 1891.
Logan. H., ives, Of Nodaway. oc,o.
her u, 1876.
Mclntyrc, Albert. near Nodawn,. 4.
Scp'rmhcr ~. 1911.
Marshall. lirynn. between Craig and
'i'g"lnw, Anril =. 1874.
Molcn, Thomas, near Forbes. Au-
gust -, lest.
Mnnrnr. ---, n lligo'ny. Sep.
t,mhor .. 1897.
Potter -----, nj liirc'ua. April
-, i,,,.
Pollen. 4, j., near Forhcs lrnc -.
1910.
ra'tcpson, Scott, ut Corning. Ma,
~. ISIS.
| Roscoe, clyde, near rorst City
Iuno D.. lguS.
scott, John T., south of ca =. ApriI
-, 1917. agc ..
strickland, Henry, near Fu lcs. An,
gust 10, 1913.
small, Isaac t., ut Forr-t Cit,
February -, 1900.
Thompson, james, south ul Napier
February 20, 1915.
Tallcy. j. e., between Nodu ny IN,
Forbes, January 1, 1913.
Turner June. ut Forest cry, Sep
tcmhcr /. 1908.
30. 1910.
Unknown man, west of N,,lawav
Novcmhcr :, 1865; first railroad acci
1crt IN tho county.
10, .gOi.
Nilsson, Jack, south of l'orlcs, Ma,
l2s, 1912.
Willoughby, George, ncal Curzon
July -. 1900.
, Including the three death carsci
, by railroad accidents thus flr, MAY
! lol6, there have been n total of a
since the opening of trailc on thi
railroad within the past ~ years. TIL,
greater number of these have occur
) rcd at or near Forest City. and at o
near Forbcs-l0 at Forest cry and /
at Forbes; q at Napier. . AZ Nodawny
each at 'igelow and Corning.