Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-31
DEATH OF AND Jew SHOBLAD.
Victim of Street Car Accident on
Fremont Boulevard.

The following clipped from the Seattle
Telegraph of Saturday July ed ex-
plains itself. Mr.. Shoblad and family
were residents of Centralia for some
time and have many friends in the
Twin Cities who will be shocked to
learn of this sad accident:
"With weeping wife and two daugh-
ters kneeling at his bedside and pray
ing that he might be spared, Andrew
Shoblad, a tailor, breathed his last in
Providence hospital few moments be-
fore 10 O'Clock last night. The gentle
sisters of that institution seldom, If
ever, gazed upon a more pitiful scene
than the one in which Andrew Shoblad
died. Shoblad was the victim of
street-car and the accident which re-
suited SO fatally occurred about 6:25
o'clock last evening on the Lake Union
boulevard. The tailor establishment of
Shoblad's is at 221 Commercial street
and his home 1901 Dexter street, Ere
mont. 1t was shortly after o'clock in
the evening when Shoblad boarded
open car No. Is on the Fremont line Of
the Seattle Consolidated Street railway
company. His business for the day was
done and it was his intention to 20
to his wife and family. The car reached
Fremont and was running along the
boulevard between the Western mills
and the old city pumping station when
Shoblad informed the conductor, J. H.
Stubblefeld, that he wished to get off.
Stubblefield gave the signal and the
motorman brought the car to a stop.
Shoblad arose from his seat and was
standing on the step adjoining the OPP
posite track when car No. %, running
towards Seattle, approached. "Look
out for that carr shouted Conductor
Stubblefeld, but the warning either
came too late or Shoblad did not hear
it.
He took the fatal step and his life
paid the penalty. To the horror of the
passengers who witnessed the entire
scene, car % struck him a terrible blow.
He fell and the car pushed him along
for about 10 feet. AS the gripman sue
ceeded in bringing the car to stop
Shoblad's body became fastened be-
tween the ties, which are constructed
on piles along the Boulevard at that
point. When Shoblad was lifted from
his perilous position he was placed on
car 2S and brought to Seattle. He was
unconscious, but to outward appear
ances was not severely injured His
face was slightly scratched and his
clothes torn. When the car reached
Fifth and Stewart streets the patrol
wagon was summoned and he was
moved to Providence hospital. Drs.
Willard and Coe were summoned, and
they at once began to investigate the
extent of Shoblad's injuries. Not
bone in the body was broken, but a
severe bruise on the left hip led the
physicians to believe that the man was
internally injured. 1t was found, how
ever, that Shoblad was suffering from a
SSNO1S SoACuSSlch VI tIIC DIdlu 1uC
physicians say that was the cause of
his death. Soon after the injured man
reached the hospital his two daughters
arrived. They were followed a few
minutes later by the mother and several
of the neighbors.
In the presence of a Telegraph re-
porter the younger of the two daugh-
ters, amid her sobs, told the most pitt
full chapter connected with the accident.
"Our home," she said, sis only
short distance from where the accident
happened. Mamma was out in the
yard when she heard some one scream.
She staggered into the house and said:
'"That papa's voice; know it; I know
It," My sister ran down the hill to-
wards the car line. Before she reached
there they had placed papa on the car
and started for Seattle''
Shoblad hovered between life and
death until 9:55 o'clock last evening,
when death came. The deceased's
family consists of wife and four child
ren-three daughters and one son. The
latter left yesterday morning for Chica-
go, where he intended to spend few
weeks visiting the fair.