People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1893 — KILLED BY THE CABS. [ARTICLE]

KILLED BY THE CABS.

MUs Gotland, ©f Goodland, Meets Her Death While Waiting For a Train. Special to the Pilot. Goodland, July 6—One of the saddest accidents that has occured in this place for many a day happened at the Pan Handle depot July 4th. Between three and four hundred people had assembled there to take the 10:14 a. m. train for a days enjoyment at Kentland. Naturally for a crowd like this one it became a '.little restless by the train being A few minutes late and swayed to and fro on the depot platform," each one trying to get a little nearer in order to get a seat in the cars. In the crowd was the bright and promising daughter of George Gowlaud who stood near the edge of the platform talking to a companion, Miss Myrtle Oram, with Her back to the east. Being absorbed in their conversation neither of them saw T the train until the engine struck Miss' Gowland, turning her suddenly around while some parts of the engine caught her clothing and drew her down between the end of the platform and the trucks of the baggage car. She was then rolled over some three or fogr times by the oil boxes of the front trucks and bruised and mangled in a horrible manner. One arm and the left limb -was almost severed from the body, while she had a number of cuts and bruises about the head and back. She was picked up by ex-marshal Homer Hough and carried to the office of Drs. Lovett & Collier, where all that medical skill could do to relieve her intense suffering was done. After a little while she -was removed to her father’s house in the east part of town, where the loving hauds of mother, father and two sisters did all that loving ones could do to relieve her suffering. Drs. Lovett, Humston and Climer immediately repaired to the residence and began surgical operations. Having but little hope of the poor girl passing through the terrible ordeal they proceeded to administer chloioform and had amputated the foot and hand, but had not dressed the wounds about the head and back when she rallied, but soon dozed off again and her young life had passed to that brighter world. She lived about four hours from the time she was hurt. A coroner’s inquest will be held this evening. Little or no blame is attached to the railroad company, so we are told.