Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-02-16
Death WAS INSTANTANEOUS
Alfred Anderson Killed by the L. F. B. D.
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Train at the Brick Yard Crossing
Tuesday Morning.
HIS COMPANIONS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Body Badly Mangled-Evidently Did MOI
" See the Approaching Train Until ~
Too Late. l.


instan taneous death OF Alfred Ander-(,
son. resident of Pike Creek town,
occurred at the brick yard crossing
OF the Little Falls 4 Dakota branch
OF the Northern Pacific at about 10
O'Clock this morning. Anderson
lives about one mile west of the city
near the residence of Peter Arndt.
With a companion named Emil Carl
son he started out with his team
for M. NJ. Williams place, where he
was hauling stone. The weather was
bitter cold and both men were
muffied up. Anderson was driving,
and according to Cnrlsoh's story
was standing up on the front end OF
tn" wagon. which had a wood rack
on it. Carlson was lying down on
the wagon, and had no thought OF
danger when the accident occurred.
The team had crossed the track, but
the pilot Of the locomotive struck
The wagon between the front and
hind wheels Anderson was thrown
ahead OF the locomotive, into a
cattle guard, but the wheels OF the
locomotive evidently passed over
him for his body was bad.
ly mangled, one leg and one arm be-
ing severed and his skull badly
crushed. Carlson was more fortu-
nate. He was thrown from the
wagon a distanc. of nearly forty
feet and though stunned was but
slightly injured. The accident oc.
Cured but a few rods from the resi-.
dence OF o. Duclos, and was wit:
messed by only one member OF the
household. Mrs. A. Duclos. She
waslooking out OF the window, and
saw the team rs. it approached the
crossing. 1t was on a brisk run, and
it seemed to her that the driver was
trying to cross the track ahead o1
the train, or that the team had gdt
beyond his control. The team wal
brought to a stand still as soon nj
possible and the badly mangled re
mains OF Anderson were found lying
near the rail on the south side of the
track near the fence that leads from
the cattle guard to the right-of-way
fence.
Mr Duclos has telephone at hif
residence and Coroner Trace wa.
Immediately notified. Accompanied
by Undertaken D. K. Harting h,
went out to the scene OF the accident
The train remained there until he
arrived and after looking over the
ground he told the train crew that
they could proceed on the trip, but
to report here Wednesday at O'Clock
when an inquest would he held al
Harting & Sons 1norgue.
The wagon on which Anderson
and Carlson was riding was com
pletely demolished, but it ia sale
that the horses escaped with only 6
slight injury to one OF them.
The remains Of Anderson were
placed in casket taken out to the
scene OF the accident by the under
taker. and were brought to the
morgue.
Alfred. Anderson the man killed
was u native OF Sweden and was
about 40 years Of age. He, for sever
III years. had the contract for piline
the slab wood at the Pine Tree saw
mill. Those who knew him speak II,
the highest terms of him. He was
/, hard working and honest man, and
many were the expressions Of regret
ut his sudden and terrible end. He
leaves q widow and eight children
The oldest Of his children is only II
YEARS. Of age.
TO his family the news was q
terrible shock notwithstanding that
sympathetic neighbOrs did every.
thing possible to prepare them fOl
the sad news before it was fully
given to them.
From Wednesdays Daily:
HIS DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED