Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-12-27
Obituary.
MRS. MAMIE FRANKLIN etBAUR,

INKS MAMIE FRANKLIN CT BAUR,
The daughter of William and Harriet
Franklin. Was born Oct. 30tb, 1862
near Boouviile, Missouri. Her early
life was spent at home, but from the
age Of Is until iIer marriage she fol-
lowed the profession of teaching. In
this she was very successful and made
reputation of which any teacher
might be proud. On Feb 2lst, 1888,
she was married at Ell Dorado, Kas., to
Gus Gebaur, of Abilene, and has spent
the ten months of her married life in
this city. She died Sunday, Dec. 23d,
at her home i'm West Abilene. She
was of a loving and kind disposition
and enjoyed all the felicity that it is
possible for humanity to have. She
professed religion at an early age and
joined the Baptist church when but ID
Years old, She has been faithful
worker in the Lords vineyard ever
since. She met The dread destroyer
fearlessly and entered into her rest sus-
tanned and cheered by her faith in an
eternal life.
The funeral services were held this
morning at the home, Rev. I. F,
Stauffer officiating. The interment
was made in the Abb enc cemetery.
THOMAS j. PRENDEReAsT.
The many friends of Tom Prender-
CAST. former resident of Abilene and
whose relations are among our best
known citizens, were shocked yester-
day to learn of his death by an acct
dent Saturday night in Kansas City,
his present home. as he was en- lOute
to the union depot to take the train
for Abilene to spend Christmas. The
story of the fatality is thus told in the
K. G. Journal:
Thomas j. Prendergast, of Abilene,
Kas. was thrown from d Fifth street
Gable train at the northern entrance OF
Bluff street at $50 O'clock last night
and was SO badly injured that death
| resulted soOn after. Prendergast and
a frieni named William O Rrier
| boarded The tram at Fifth and Broad
way and stood upon the platform smok
| ing. They were on their way to the
| Union drpot for the purpose of taking
| The 9:2O train west. When the trail
| reached the curve OH Bluff street JUS
north of the bridge, the sudden jerk Of
he train as it entered The curve threw
| Prendergast off and under the wheel:
of an east bound train that had JUS
crossed the bridge. The unfOrtunat,
man was rolled along under the wheels
for twenty-five or thirty feet before the
train was stopped, and the Car had Il
| be lifted from him before he could bt
extricated A hackman, who was
driving over the bridge, saw the acct
dent and with the assistance of young
O'Brien and the people on the train
| placed him in the hack and drove hin
| to the Central police station. An eX'
animation of Prendergast's injuries
| revealed the fact that both thigh bones
were crushed and his abdomen badly
| bruised. DR.. Iuen thought that ht
was injured internally. The wounded
man was taken to the Sisters hospital
| at the corner of Seventh and Penn
| streets by instruction Of the assistant
| superintendent of the Cable company
Prendergast is about twenty eve.
Y. ars old and is I'm rarried. Hi
par nts live in Abilene, Kas. Woo
was mt them last night of the acc.
dent. He died soon after re- chin
the hospital. Deputy Coroner Collins
visited the scehe of the accident last
| night and occurred The names of several
witnesses. An inquest will be held
over the remains at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon.