Omaha daily bee., 1882-10-05
IN TIE MIDST or LIFE VIZ
ARE In DEATH"
The Tragic Death of Hon
David c. Ballentine
while Boardinga Train at Benkel.
man, Yesterday Afternoon.
He Is Thrown Under
tho Wheels.


Our people who knew the Hoe. ID,
G. Ballentinc so we'll in life, were
shocked yesterday over the news thai
he had met death ct the town oi
McCook, on the line of the B. & M.
yesterday afternoon.
The shocking details of the terrible
accident, causing his death were re.
ceived by his brother George, in this
city, about 6 o'clock last evening.
The following are the kilograms
conveying the sad intelligence:
McCooK, October 3.
G. w. Ballentine. As train Nc
40 was pulling out OF Benkleman
station, d. G. Ballentine, with grip
sack in hand, tried to get or and
missed his hold and fell down. His
right leg getting under the trucks, the
wheel passed over his leg about the
knee, two coaches passing over it, and
the corner of the coach step striking
his chin and cutting him. Do not
know as yet that he is internally in
jured. He is conscious and complains
of being hurt inwardly. He is here
under care Of the doctor. 1 have
sent for his wife. Will let you know
later when the doctor reports.
A. CAMPBELL.
LATER-6:05 p. m.-GeoIga w.
Ballentire: Dave passed away al
5:45, easy and conscious to the last.
Please send instructions.
w. CAMPBELL.
From his brother George we learn
that Dave, as he was Familiarity called,
was on his way home to Stockton,
Frontier county, from Denver. While
IN that city he learned that both Of
his children, q boy and girl, were very
sick, and when the terrible accident
occurred he was Fastening to their
bedside, expecting to reach McCook
in a few hours auG there take q team
for his rancho.
The accident occurred, as we have
stated, at the station of Benkelms1,
at 2:25. He was Immediately taken
to McCook, arriving there at $3.50,
and passing away at 5:45.
AT the time of his death Mr.. Ballen.
tine waz about 80 years of age. He
was a genial, companionable, whole.
souled fellow, who had a host of
friends throughout the state who will
mourn his loss. He leaves a wife and
two children, an aged mother, ut Ne
braska City, four sisters and three
brothers.
At the time of his death he was in
the employ of John H. Woods & Co.,
the live stock dealers of Chicago, and
was running a cattle rancho in Front.
Ter county, having some five or six
hundred head of cattle. He was on
the high road to prosperity and in a
few years, had he lived, would have
been classed among the heavy cattle
me- of western Nebraska.
Last night his brother George, al
most frantic with grief, left on q
special for McCook, accompanied by
d. f. Thompson, assistant superin.
tendent of the B. & NJ, Dr.. Bragg,
his brother-in-law and Major A. j
Hastings, taking with them a caaket
from Roberts undertaking esta blioh'
ment. They will connect with the
Denver train from Kansas City a
Wymore, reaching McCook at 1890
To-Day, the remains arriving in this
city tomorrow. Many of our people
will remember, Mr.. Balleptipe a, tire
senator in the legislature from the
largest district in the state. He was
present at the recent convention il
Hastings and met and converted with
many of his old Lincoln friends.
In the full vigoru of manhood he has
passed away, verifying tho old adage
of in the midst of life we are in
| DEATH"