Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-26
Death of Du,tn SD0Lding

Dedfh of Duun SpGIding
Last Wednesday evening about Z
O'Clock a telegram was received by Dr.
VIM, G. Spalding, apprising him that
tbs son, Dunn, had an hour or SO before
met with very severe accident from the
cars on the Chicago, Milwaukee q ST.
Paul Railway near Red Wing, Mimi,
and only few hours later one transmitted
/ the painful intelligence of his death from
the injuries he received DIR. Spalding
/, started by the first train for Red Wing at
/ 2:55 a. m. Thursday, to make the neces>
sary arrangements regarding the DISPOSE
| ton of the body and the remains arrived
here Friday morning,
The particulars of this deplorable &C
cident are thus given in the Red Wing
Sun of August %:
Wednesday evening, atabout o'clock
a young man named Dunn Spalding. a
brakeman on a freight train on the Mil
waukee road, fell between the cars near
Etter Station, twelve miles above this
city, and was run over by four cars. His
legs were crushed just above the knees,
and he was injured internally. The
young man was brought to this city,
taken to the county hospital and his legs
were amputated, but he lived only about
two hours after the surgical operation
was performed. He was conscious before,
and for an hour after the operation and
died from internal hemorrhage. 1t is
stated that all the spokes or inside arms
had been broken in the wheel which he
was endeavoring to turn, except one.
When he made wrench at the wheel to
shut down brakes, this remaining spoke
gave way, and he being thrown from his
balance, fell suddenly to the track. The
young man is the adopted son of DR..
Spalding of Watertown, Wis, and the
father came up for the body Thursday. 1t
is one of those terrible calamites which
are all too frequent and make our rail-
roads to be looked upon as regular mod
ern Juggernauts to employees. Young
Spalding was at one time telegraph oper-
afor at the Lake City station of the Mil
waukee roads.
Dunn was bright, active young man
and had just passed his twentieth year
when overtaken with the violent death
chronicled above. He was a great favor.
| lite with all who knew him and with the
railway officials and employees among
whom he mingled he had become espe-
cially popular for his fine qualities of
head and heart. He had been in the
employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway for several years. His
first connection with the read wac as
telegraph operator, the last work of oper-
ating which he did being less than O year
ago at Ortonyille, Minnesota To his
family, and in an especial manner to his
sister, his sad and untimely death is a
crushing weight of affliction for which
God can be their only comforter. The
funeral of the deceased was held from
St. Paups episcopal Church Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. D. A. San.
ford officiating, assisted by Rev. MIR.
Dean, Of Waupun, and large number
were present 10 pay the last tribute of
respect tc bis memory. His body finds q
Last resting place in Oak Hill cemetery.
Riaesjats' Furniture FGctOru.
Edward Blaesius recently erected q
large addition to his furniture factory
located in the Seventh ward, his growing
business demanding increased facilities
for manufacturing. We venture the
opinion that comparatively few are aware
of there being SUCH IAN establishment
in our midst as the Blaesius Furniture
Factory. Four years ago Mr.. Blaesius
went to work in small way to manu- =
facture tables, employing only one hand.
He has gradually added to his lines of
manufacture and is now making extern
sion tables, bureaus, wash-stands, bed.
steads, cupboards, etc., and his goods are
giving the best of satisfaction.
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