DEATH OF MRS. KILLENBARGER - ACCIDENT

KILLENBARGER

Posted By: Stacey McDowell Dietiker (email)
Date: 3/11/2004 at 12:20:55

Garden Grove Express
June 29, 1893
Garden Grove, Iowa

A sad accident occurred at Humeston Saturday resulting int he death of Mrs.
KILLBARGER, an aged lady of over seventy years. It seems she was standing on
the sidewalk near where the C. B. & Q. track crosses the same, talking to a
lady. Upon the approach of the passenger train going north, and notwithstanding
the engineer whistled, she attempted to cross the track ahead of the train
when the cow catcher of the engine struck and carried her quite a distance when
she fell at the side of the track, having sustained such serious injuries that
she died the next day.

She was a very estimable lady, a member of the M. E. church and one of the
most ardent workers for the same.

It seems there was no blame attached to the R. R. employees as they stopped
the train as soon as they could.

Copied by Stacey McDowell Dietiker
February 19, 2004