Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-02
The Yates Club Goes to Mandan and
Receives the Regular Dose
of Hospitality.
They Cross Bats on the Home Dia.
m0nd, With a Resultant Score
of "a to g..
A Fatal Accident.

One or the saddest accidents ever re-
corded in the history of this city, hap
pened about two miles north of Memo
ken, early Sunday morning.
A little before the arrival of train No.
l on that morning, Coroner P. B. Webb
received a telegram, unsigned, to meet
the train, as there was on board the
body of a man who had shot himself.
OF course, no oneknew who the man was,
and from the wording of: the telegram,
suicide was thought to be the cause of
his death. Judge of the surprise, how
ever, when the body was lifted from the
baggage car, and found to be Nels
Nelson, a resident of the city, who lived
with his wife and one child on Seventh
street. Three others of the clty's resi-
dents, Henry Anderson, G. j. johnson
and Hezekiah accompanied the body.
The dead man was a gruesome sight.
His head was covered with a blanket,
but his clothes were saturated with
blood, and bits of brains and gore we're
scattered over his garments. The body
was taken into the baggage room, and
fromthose who accompanied him the par
ticulars of the accident we're obtained.
At about 5 o'clock Sunday morning,
Nelson, with the three persons already
named, started from town on a hunting
expedition. They rode in a two seated
rig, Hezekiah and johnson sitting on the
front seat, with Anderson and Nelson on
the back seat. Between the two last
mentioned, a hunting dog was placed,
and to him directly, is attributed the
accident.
The party rode out until they reached
the hunting grounds, when all got out
and walked around in search of game.
Finding none they got into the wagon
again Nelson and Anderson with guns
loaded, and Nelson's gup, from all &C.
counts, at full cock. The party was
driving along, s%uspecting nothing, and
Anderson, who sat next to Nelson, look
ing out over the prairie, away from Mel
son, for chickens, when the dog became
restless and attempted to jump from the
buggy. Hezekiah spoke to him, COM
handing him to be quiet. The dog, how
ever, did not heed the injunction, and
must have forced the gun against the
seat, knocking the hammer down, for the
party was suddenly shocked and startled
at the report Of the gun, and turning,
they were Mortified to see Nelson, with
blood and brains oozing from a gaping
wound in the right side of his head. The
charge struck him about two inches be-
low the right ear, severing it completely
from the head, and tearing the skull
open, leaving a cavity into which two
fists could be placed with ease.
The body was taken Tito Menoken,
barely in time to be placed upon the
train, and taken in charge by Coroner
Webb, upon it's arrival here.
A. coroner's jury was summoned and a
verdict of accidental death was rendered.
The body of the unfortunate man was
then taken to his home, from which
place it was buried, at 2:3O yesterday
afternoon. ~ ,,... -.. -u. ~,
The three men who were in the wagon
with Nelson ,3at the time of the accident,
were deeply moved at the occurrence,
although, of course, no blame is attached
to them. The wife of the unfortunate
man, never dreaming of any harm or &C.
cident to her husband, was Frustrated
upon being told of his death, and but
Tor the presence Of Doctor Harcourt,
might have died from the shock.
As the deceased leaves a wife and
child, the accident is particularly sad,
and has cost a gloom over the entire
community.
}&; Get 1t Again.
The Fort Yates team received a dose
Of pure, unadulterated Mandan hospi-
tally, Sunday, which will be remem-
bered by them as long as they remain
inhabitants Of this mundane sphere. Had
the Yates team been the recipient OF
5Mlandan cordially as often as has the
Bismarck CLUB, the effect upon them
would not have been SO disastrous; but
they were utterly unprepared for the re-
ception they received. Mandan is SO
hearty, SO enthusiastic in welcoming
strangers to the city that, unless one is
prepared for il it is q surprise which is
highly dangerous to ones mental equil-
ibrium.
!. q game was arranged BY Manager
lFalcexoner, at the request of Manager
4lH1settinger, several days ego, to BE- played
Sunday between andan and Fort Yates.
The fact that the game had been ar