Sat July 6, 1889 page 4 The Lima Tones. Lima, OH
Ed Stuter killed by the cars of the Delphos, OH
As the west bound passenger train on the T. St. L&K. C. Railroad was pulling into the Delphos at 2 P.M yesterday Ed Stuter a young man employed at the Phelan House as porter, attempted to jump on the second coach, and missing his footing, fell between the cars and both his legs were cut off below the knees by the wheels. Doctors Williamson and Kell were summoned and dressed the wounds, but declared there was no possibility of saving the patients life. They did all they could to ease the sufferings of the poor youth, who died about an hour later. he was about 18 years of age and an energetic young fellow. He has an Aunt living at Van wert.
Dave Tolan who was at Delphos
last night says the funeral of young Stuter will take place 4:oclock today, He was raised there, being a son of Harrison Stuter. He had been in the habit of jumping on this train, about 400 years from the depot. The track has been lately ballasted with cinders and he stumbled in a pile of theses after he caught the railing and was swing head foremost under the care between the ties. He tried to draw his legs up but did not succeed and the hind tracks of the last car passed over him. He had a gash in the head and his left leg from the foot to the thigh and part of the thigh and his right leg from the foot to the knew were crushed . He was given large doses of Morphine; but it did have any affect on him. He died a little over and hour after he was hurt. He was a good boy. His parents are very poor; but were at one time in good circumstances. His. name is either Edward or Edgar. There are two different sources.
Ed Stuter killed by the cars of the Delphos, OH
As the west bound passenger train on the T. St. L&K. C. Railroad was pulling into the Delphos at 2 P.M yesterday Ed Stuter a young man employed at the Phelan House as porter, attempted to jump on the second coach, and missing his footing, fell between the cars and both his legs were cut off below the knees by the wheels. Doctors Williamson and Kell were summoned and dressed the wounds, but declared there was no possibility of saving the patients life. They did all they could to ease the sufferings of the poor youth, who died about an hour later. he was about 18 years of age and an energetic young fellow. He has an Aunt living at Van wert.
Dave Tolan who was at Delphos
last night says the funeral of young Stuter will take place 4:oclock today, He was raised there, being a son of Harrison Stuter. He had been in the habit of jumping on this train, about 400 years from the depot. The track has been lately ballasted with cinders and he stumbled in a pile of theses after he caught the railing and was swing head foremost under the care between the ties. He tried to draw his legs up but did not succeed and the hind tracks of the last car passed over him. He had a gash in the head and his left leg from the foot to the thigh and part of the thigh and his right leg from the foot to the knew were crushed . He was given large doses of Morphine; but it did have any affect on him. He died a little over and hour after he was hurt. He was a good boy. His parents are very poor; but were at one time in good circumstances. His. name is either Edward or Edgar. There are two different sources.
Sat July 6, 1889 page 4 The Lima Tones. Lima, OH
Ed Stuter killed by the cars of the Delphos, OH
As the west bound passenger train on the T. St. L&K. C. Railroad was pulling into the Delphos at 2 P.M yesterday Ed Stuter a young man employed at the Phelan House as porter, attempted to jump on the second coach, and missing his footing, fell between the cars and both his legs were cut off below the knees by the wheels. Doctors Williamson and Kell were summoned and dressed the wounds, but declared there was no possibility of saving the patients life. They did all they could to ease the sufferings of the poor youth, who died about an hour later. he was about 18 years of age and an energetic young fellow. He has an Aunt living at Van wert.
Dave Tolan who was at Delphos
last night says the funeral of young Stuter will take place 4:oclock today, He was raised there, being a son of Harrison Stuter. He had been in the habit of jumping on this train, about 400 years from the depot. The track has been lately ballasted with cinders and he stumbled in a pile of theses after he caught the railing and was swing head foremost under the care between the ties. He tried to draw his legs up but did not succeed and the hind tracks of the last car passed over him. He had a gash in the head and his left leg from the foot to the thigh and part of the thigh and his right leg from the foot to the knew were crushed . He was given large doses of Morphine; but it did have any affect on him. He died a little over and hour after he was hurt. He was a good boy. His parents are very poor; but were at one time in good circumstances. His. name is either Edward or Edgar. There are two different sources.
Ed Stuter killed by the cars of the Delphos, OH
As the west bound passenger train on the T. St. L&K. C. Railroad was pulling into the Delphos at 2 P.M yesterday Ed Stuter a young man employed at the Phelan House as porter, attempted to jump on the second coach, and missing his footing, fell between the cars and both his legs were cut off below the knees by the wheels. Doctors Williamson and Kell were summoned and dressed the wounds, but declared there was no possibility of saving the patients life. They did all they could to ease the sufferings of the poor youth, who died about an hour later. he was about 18 years of age and an energetic young fellow. He has an Aunt living at Van wert.
Dave Tolan who was at Delphos
last night says the funeral of young Stuter will take place 4:oclock today, He was raised there, being a son of Harrison Stuter. He had been in the habit of jumping on this train, about 400 years from the depot. The track has been lately ballasted with cinders and he stumbled in a pile of theses after he caught the railing and was swing head foremost under the care between the ties. He tried to draw his legs up but did not succeed and the hind tracks of the last car passed over him. He had a gash in the head and his left leg from the foot to the thigh and part of the thigh and his right leg from the foot to the knew were crushed . He was given large doses of Morphine; but it did have any affect on him. He died a little over and hour after he was hurt. He was a good boy. His parents are very poor; but were at one time in good circumstances. His. name is either Edward or Edgar. There are two different sources.
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