Posted on: PaloAlto County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/PaloAltoObits/516 Surname: Kane, McNally ------------------------- Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, August 29, 1917 VINCENT KANE KILLED Had Both Legs Taken Off by Train on Monday at Ulmer, Iowa The Democrat regrets to learn of the sad death of Vincent Kane, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.B. [Martin] Kane of Ayrshire which occurred at Ulmer, Iowa, Monday noon. The funeral will take place at Fort Dodge tomorrow. Myles McNally of this city left for Fort Dodge this morning to be present at the obsequies. Mr. Kane was a nephew of Mrs. McNally [Maria Kane]. The following account of the sad accident appeared in yesterday's Daily Messenger of Fort Dodge: G.V. Kane, 914 South Eleventh street, who fell beneath an Illinois Central freight train at Ulmer yesterday noon died at the hospital at Dennison at 7:15 last night. Both legs were cut off below the knees. Kane, who is a brakeman at train 91 out of Fort Dodge, was riding in the engine cab as his train pulled into Ulmer, forty-three miles west of Fort Dodge, at 11:50 a.m. yesterday. As the train reached the depot kane attempted to jump to the station platform but slipped and fell between the platform and the train, his legs projecting over the rail. He was rushed to Denison where medical aid was unavailing. Kane leaves a wife and two year old child. The body was brought to Fort Dodge this afternoon Link: Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm>