Iowa
Old Press
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co., Iowa
Thursday, July 17, 1924
Page 1, Column 7
ONE DEAD; ONE HURT IN CRASH
Inbound Train Crashes Into Truck Near Leeds Fire Station.
One man was killed and another critically injured late Wednesday
afternoon near the Leeds firehouse when the truck in which they
were riding was struck by inbound passenger No. 24 of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway. The dead man is Garfield M. Claydon,
1662 West Twenty-ninth street. The injured man, who is lying near
the point of death at St. Joseph's hospital, is William Cheeley,
1925 Katherine street. Cheeley is the son
of W. R. Cheeley, who is general manager of the Mystic Milling
company. Claydon was the driver of the truck for the same
company. They were riding in the milling company's truck when
struck. According to C. H. Packard, engineer, the train was
traveling at a speed of approximately 25 miles an hour and it was
within 50 feet of the crossing when Packard first saw the truck.
He had whistled once, Mr. Packard said, and when he saw the
truck, he immediately whistled again. Mr. Packard said that he
believed that the driver of the truck did not notice the
approaching train until he had whistled the second time.
Hits Telephone Pole.
The truck was nearly upon the crossing when Packard threw on his
air brakes but the train could not be stopped in such a short
space and it crashed into the truck. The truck was catapulted
into a nearby
telephone pole, cutting the pole in two pieces. Claydon was not
killed immediately. He was taken to a Sioux City hospital, where
he died on the operating table. Cheeley also was taken to the
hospital where it was discovered his wounds were of a critical
nature. According to hospital attendants, Cheeley may have
suffered a fractured skull. In addition his leg was broken and he
was badly cut and bruised. Despite his numerous injuries he was
reported to be resting easily at a late hour Wednesday night.
Lived Here 17 Years.
The dead man was 44 years old and had lived in Sioux City for the
past 17 years. He was born in Blair, Neb., and spent his boyhood
there. In 1907 he came to Sioux City and had lived here since.
Mr. Claydon worked for the William Warnock company for a number
of years. For the past three years he worked for the Mystic
Milling company as a truck driver. Besides his widow and
12-year-old daughter, Frances Marion, he is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Claydon, of McMinnville, Ore.; three
sisters, Mrs. Eva Holmes, of Chariton, Ia.; Mrs. Van Benthuysen,
of Los Angeles, and Mrs. O. Cooper of Portland, Ore., and one
brother, Herbert, who resides in Arizona. The body is at Samuels
Brothers undertaking parlors pending word from relatives.
[transcribed by V.R., January 2006]
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Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co., Iowa
Saturday, July 19, 1924
Page 9, Column 6
Claydon Funeral This Afternoon
Funeral services for Garfield Claydon, killed Wednesday when a
truck in which he was riding was struck by a train at Leeds
crossing, will be held at 2 p.m. today. The services will take
place at Crescent Park Methodist Episcopal church with the burial
at Logan Park cemetery. Rev. C. W. Whitehead will officiate.
[transcribed by V.R., January 2006]