Iowa Old Press
Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Thursday, Feb 6, 1930
John Daley Killed Instantly
Francis McNally Badly Injured
Oil Truck Accident Monday Night
Leo McDonald Also Suffers Slight Bruises. McNally is Still in
Alarming
Condition.
Tragedy Occurred on No. 17, South of Graettinger.
Monday night about 12 o'clock Jack Daley of this city was killed
instantly
in an oil truck accident on No. 17, two miles this side of
Graettinger, and
Francis McNally of this place, who was with him, is fighting the
battle of
his life for recovery. Leo McDonald, who was also a member the
party,
sustained a number of severe bruises and a terrific nervous shock
but he was
able to leave the Palo Alto hospital this afternoon and was taken
to his
home. McNally suffered an ugly seven-inch scalp wound on the back
of his
head and one of his ears was badly cut, requiring two stitches to
close it.
There is a gash over one of his eyes but he may save the use of
the optic.
There is a deep cut in the fleshy part of the lower side of one
of his hands
between the knuckle joint of the little finger and the wrist but
we
understand that this injury will not prove so serious as was
first feared.
Last evening blood was oozing from the injured ear. Dr. Brereton,
who has
charge of his case, fears that the skull is fractured in one or
two places,
although it will take an x-ray examination to decide this
conjecture. Mr.
McNally is too weak to undergo the necessary test. He is showing
remarkable
pluck. This will probably prove strongly in his favor in his
fight for life.
Daley's neck, face and one of his jaws were crushed and the skull
also
fractured. An arm was broken. Part of the truck was binding him
to the
ground until help arrived when the body was extricated. The
remains were
brought to the Foy Undertaking Home where it took 10 to 12 hours
to prepare
them for burial. The funeral takes place this Thursday morning.
Services
will be conducted in the Assumption church to which he belonged.
The three young men who were well known to all our local
citizens, had been
playing volley ball in the K.C. hall until some time after ten
o'clock when
they decided they would take the truck and run to Graettinger to
spend a
short time at a dance at that place. They had gone down an
incline something
over two miles this side of Graettinger when the truck evidently
commenced
to sway and, leaving the main track, skidded along the side of
the graveled
road. It crossed over the ditch on the right side and plowed
through the
dirt and snow for some distance before it stopped. McNally was
evidently
driving and McDonald was in the center with Daley on the right
side. Just
how the tragedy occurred cannot at present be determined, as the
two young
men who survive have been in too serious a condition to discuss
the details.
Mrs. John Pollestad Dies at Holliday, North Dakota
Chris Thompson, living northeast of this city, received the sad
news
yesterday that his sister, Mrs. John Pollestad, had passed away
at her home
in Holliday, North Dakota. She lived in Fairfield township 20
years ago.
Funeral services will be held at that place on Tuesday.
Mrs. Darby Foley Dies Des Moines
Funeral in Emmetsburg Friday. Burial in St. John's Cemetery. Old
Settler in
our County.
As we go to press Michael Fleming of Whittemore calls to tell us
his sister,
Mrs. D. Foley, well known in this county, passed away at Des
Moines this
morning. The remains will be brought to Emmetsburg for burial.
The funeral
will be held Friday. Services will be conducted in the Assumption
church by
Father Coleman of Ruthven. The burial will be in St. John's
cemetery. Mrs.
Foley lived in Emmetsburg when a young lady. She came to our
county in 1872.
Mr. Foley died five or six years ago. Mrs. Foley and her
daughters, Agnes
and Nell moved from Ruthven to Des Moines in September 1928,
where they
subsequently lived. Mrs. Foley ws not very rugged during the past
four or
five years. An only son, Michael, lives at some place in
Minnesota, and
another daughter, Mrs. Leo O'Grady, resides in Montana. Mrs.
Foley was 88
years of age. The Democrat will give further particulars in its
next issue.
Geo. Gehrt to Move to Ames
Geo. Gehrt, who will have a farm sale February 17, intends moving
to Ames.
Two of his sons will attend Iowa State college at that place.
Another son is
soon to finish at Morningside.
[transcribed by C.J.L., August 2004]