The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, April 19, 1906 SETH G. WEST of this city, traveling salesman for the Kemp Harvester Co. of Waterloo, met with a terrible accident at Albia last Saturday night while attempting to board fast passenger train No. 1 to come to his home here. As the train approaches Albia there is a sharp curve and when MR. WEST saw the train coming he thought it was on the second track and crossed over to the opposite side. The train came in on the first track instead of the second, and MR. WEST thus found himself on the wrong side of the train. The doors to the vestibule cars were not open on that side and MR. WEST, knowing that he would not have time to go around the train, got up on the steps to the car and pounded on the door, but the train employees failed to hear him. By that time the train had started, and knowing that he could not hang on the steps until the train reached here, the next stop, he attempted to jump off and in some manner fell so that the cars passed over both of his legs below the kn! ees. Just after the train had pulled out the baggageman at Albia heard his cries and within ten minutes he had been removed to the office of Drs. Powell & Powell, where he at once received medical attention. It was found necessary to amputate both limbs, one being taken off at the ankle, and the other between the ankle and knee. The relatives of this city were immediately notified of the frightful affair and his wife and only child, DELBERT, aged about fourteen years, accompanied by her sister and husband, MR. and MRS. J.O. CRIPS, and Dr. A.L. Yocom and FRANK TINDELL went down to Albia on fast mail train No. 16. At this writing the injured man is getting along as well as could be expected and stands a good chance of withstanding the shock of his terrible injuries. He is a brother to MRS. EVERETT NOLAN of this city and has resided in Chariton for many years. He has always been regarded as one of our very best citizens, and numbers his friends by his acquaintances. Al! l were greatly grieved to learn of the accident and sincerely trust th at he will recover. If he continues to improve it is thought that he can be removed to his home in Chariton the latter part of the week. A peculiar coincidence in connection with the sad affair was that on Saturday MRS. WEST seemingly had a presentiment that some awful calamity was about to befall her husband and said that she almost felt compelled to go to Albia in the afternoon. In the evening she received word from MR. WEST stating that he expected to come home on No. 1, but at that time she remarked to some friends that he would never come on No. 1. The feeling that something terrible was to happen was so strong that it brought on an attack of heart trouble and the services of a physician were required. But when the shocking news came a short time later she bore up bravely and at once hastened to her husband's bedside. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert October 9, 2004 [email protected]