A Tragic Railroad Accident

Monday morning, an Indian named Timman, a young man of 25 or 26 years of age, met with a horrible incident on the railroad near this place whereby he lost both of his feet. It is the habit of the Indians to ride up and down the road on freight trains, a privilege that is denied them by the company. Monday, Timman took a precarious seat on the top of a box car, and it is said was a little off his balance from sunlight indulgence. However this may be, the train had only got well under way when the unlucky Indian from some cause, whether liquor or otherwise I am not prepared to say, fell between two cars. The wheels passed over both feet below the ankles, mangling them in a frightful manner. He was immediately taken to J. M. Doolittle’s store, where that skillful surgeon, assisted by Dr. L. P. Whitehouse, proceeded to amputate both feet, as they were ground up into mince meat, not a bone remaining intact. The sufferer was put under the influence of chloroform and the painful operation speedily performed. The shock was horrible in the extreme, and one could hardly believe that a man could survive the shock attending such injuries, but at this writing the abbreviated patient is doing remarkably, and seems quite cheerful. The stumps appear healthy, and no sign of swelling or inflammation has set in. He is under Dr. Morgan’s charge and is well nursed by attendants. His entire recovery is only the question of time.