Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1909 — Victim of Bad Accident Visits Rensselaer Relatives. [ARTICLE]

Victim of Bad Accident Visits Rensselaer Relatives.

Ed Greenawalt, of Taylorville, 111., arrived here Wednesday for a visit of a few days with his wife’s relatives, George -and Harry Wood and Mrs. Elmer Gwin. He is the husband of Florence Wood, who was raised in Rensselaer and who has many friends here. It will be recalled that some four or five years ago Mr. Greenswalt had the misfortune to lose his right leg and part of his left foot by being knocked down and run over by a freight train at Taylorville. At that time Mr. Greenswalt was working in a paper mill and had just left the factory and was going to his home. He had been feeling bad for several days and became dizzy. He was unconscious of having passed in front- of a freight train and was knocked down and the wheels passed over his legs, cutting the right one off below the knee and the left foot off except the heel. He was a long time in recovering * and artificial limbs that he bought so bruised the flesh that he could not wear them long at a time. He is quite heavy, which made it harder for him to get about. A little over a year ago his wife, who is a young woman of grit—Rensselaer termlned to turn politician and she instituted a house to house campaign that resulted in her husband being elected township collector, which included the collector work in the city of Taylorville. He was installed in that office on the first of April, last year. The office is for only one year, and he did not ask for re-election. He has made a good record and it is probable that he may ask for a county office later. He has been in Chicago for a few days, having a new set of artificial limbs fitted. They cost him $175 and he thinks they will be just the thing. He walked three miles with them the first time he put them on and without feeling any soreness. He has been offered a good position with the paper mill company at Taylorville and expects to take it on the expiration of his term of office which will be the last of this month. He will only remain here a few days. His wife did not accompany him on this visit, but will probably come later in the year.