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Show DIES NEAR SCENE OF HEROIC DEED Kate Shelly, Who Ris Her Life to Prevent Tram Wreck, Pnssrs Away in Iowm ut'iiNK. la.. Jan 21. Kate Bbeliy. be. mine of the llone- r"reel flood disaster In 1881. died lodav at her home, a quarter quar-ter of a mile from the Molugons bridge, acrOsa the De Moines river, the s.-ene of her herplc t)eed. months uito s':e was operated on for appendicitis, and before she recovered recov-ered Brlghfa disease ei In nnrlnc a violent storm .:o years azo. IfCiss Bhelly. who was stalion agent, at Molngona, rrossed the bridee oej- the i N 's Moines river on her hands ami knees ai mldnlghl In order lo flasr g i - enger nam on the ';ieaco ds North -western railroad to fa- e ii trom plunx-irc plunx-irc Into Fioney Crek. over which the bridge bad been washed away A yard engine With an enclneer ani iwn fliemen wept throuRh ihe llonev Creek bridge, whir-h is only a short dis-lance dis-lance from the Molngona bridge, and Mis? glfelly realizerj that she must a t quickly in order to cave the passenger iiain from disaster. With her iante.-n he su eerletl in stopping the train oni a r-.w fo-t f, om the broken' bridge, For he, bravery 'he towa legislature awarded her a medal and a sum of money She also received substantia recognition from die railroad company as Well as man - contributions from va-lious va-lious parts ni t!n country Although in comfortable in u instances she preferred to work as station arcent at MOinoaga up to t)ie lime of her ill-nes. |