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Nachrichten: NEWS STORY from "The Marshfield Daily News" July 1st, 1897 Friday's Shocking Fatality At Fourth Street Crossing. Team Tries to Cross Ahead of South-Eastern Train -- One Man Killed by the Cars and Another Dragged by Runaway Team. A Frightful accident, in which one man lost his life instantly and another was so badly mangled that his recovery is very doubtful, occurred at the Fourth street crossing of the Marshfield & Southeastern R'y on Friday evening of last week. It was the most shocking accident of the kind that ever occurred in this city. The man killed outright was named Peter Multerer, a farmer who lived near Hewitt, next to the Korth farm. He was killed almost instantly by falling under the car wheels. One of his arms was completely severed from the body as was also the hand on the other arm, one leg broken and the body otherwise horribly maimed. Death is believed to have been instantaneous. The other victim of the accident is John Kohlbeck, who is also a young farmer of the town of Marshfield. He was not injured by the cars but dragged by his runaway team. He suffered many bodily injuries, the worst being in his right groin where the wagon wheel ground the flesh and muscles to a pulp. He is now being cared for at St. Joseph's hospital, but the attending doctor is yet unable to state his chances for recovery. The last we heard was that his condition was still critical. The fatal accident occurred at about 6 o'clock in the evening as the train on the M. & S.E. was returning to this city. The facts about the accident, as the News reporter learned them, are about as follows: Kohlbeck and Multerer with others came to the city during the day with a load of hay. After disposing of the hay they indulged quite freely in drink, and became more or less intoxicated. Multerer's wife who was with him urged her husband to return promptly but was unable to influence him and she finally set out alone to walk the distance with her child. The party of men then remained in town until evening when they finally set out for home. The wagon with its hay-rack was not exactly suited for a secure sitting in their condition but Kohlbeck, Multerer and a man named Seidl climbed in and they started. The hay-rack was a shaky affair and it appears they had to stop several times to repair and straighten the rack on the wagon, the last time near the Pinion residence on Fourth street. After getting straightened out again, Kohlbeck and Multerer climbed in and started up, with Kohlbeck driving. For some reason Seidl did not get in again. The horses were urged to a lively gait and as they neared the fatal crossing they passed a farmer, named Matt Kautzer, who souted to them to go slower. He noticed their condition and feared they would lose their balance and fall out. The heeded not the warning or failed to hear it. By this time the crossing whistle of the train was sounded, quickly followed by sharp danger signals, but neither did they heed this warning. Engineer Lyons seeing a collision was iminent, promptly reversed the engine and whistled for the breaks. The team kept on in its course, turning slightly to the left as they reached the track, with the driver apparently oblivious of all danger, until squarely across the track when from fear or in response to pulling on the reins by the driver the team almost stopped, and not until the engine was upon them did they plunge forward again. The team hesitating on the track was fatal. All the spectators seem to agree that but for this stop they would have safely crossed. The whole affair occurred in less time than it can be told, and the sight was so apalling that ideas are more or less confusing, to such an extent in fact that none of the spectators can say just how Multerer fell to his death under the wheels, and it was not known that he had been injured till he was discovered un
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