Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Harvey st. Clair, of Vienna
Township, Meets Sudden
Death at Public Sale
KICKED IN STOMACH BY A HORSE
Rendered Unconscious by the Blow and
Dies Five Hours After the Accident
Shock Alone Thought to Have Caused
Death-Leaves Bride of Less Than
Three Weeks.

One of the saddest accidents that ha!
occurred in the county in recent year.
was that of Thursday afternoon, wher
Harvey ST. Clair, young man 20 year:
of age, and husband of less than three
weeks, was kicked in the stomach by
horse and died five hours later as The
result of his injuries. While medica
aid was at hand Immediately after the
accident, efforts to save the injured
mans life were of no avail. Death is
supposed to have been due to shock
from which the patient never recovered
after sustaining his injury.
On Nov. 90 George II. st. Clair was
granted by Clerk of Courts Knisely a
license to wed Grace Pearl kleespie,
daughter of Mrs. Charles kleespie, OF
Vienna township, residing eleven miles
northeast of the city. Barely fort
night before the young peoples mar
rage, which was celebrated on sunday,
Nov. 80, the brides father, Charies
Kleespie, a well-known and Well-to- 10
Vienna farmer, died without warning as
the result of a stroke of apoplexy. Ills
daughter who had been keeping COM
pany with young st. Clair, and had
promised to become his wife, concluded
to hasten the plans for her marriage
after her fathers death, because of the
fact that there We're certain business
matters that needed attention, and that
REQUIRED the supervision of man IN
terested in the family's welfare. Mr..
and Mrs st. Clair had been living at
the Kleesple home since their marriage,
and it was at public sale of some OF
the personal effects of the late Mr..
kleespie that the accident occurred that
SO abruptly brought an end to young
st. Clair.
st, Clair was assisting in the work of
the sale and was in the act of leading
a young mare, weighing about l,6oo
for the inspection of prospect
i've purchasers, in order that they
might have a better opportunity to
Judge of gait and style. He held the
animal by long rope, and as 1t passed
him, without the least warning OF any
kind, kicked viciously at him with both
feet. Both hoofs struck the young man
over the right side of the stomach and
he fell TO the ground unconscious. A
half hour later he was partially restored
to his senses, and remained In semi
conscious condition until half hour
before he died. at G o'clock. The marks
IF the animals feet could be plainly
seen by the bruises on the young mans
body. but the examination showed that
10 ribs were broken, neither was the
stomach ruptured. This leads the at
ending physician to surmise that shock
llone was responsible for the death.
The accident, which has saddened the
ntire community, is terrible shock to
he young bride and her mother, who |
ave experienced two sudden deaths in |
heir home within a month. Young st.
lair was a young man of excellent |
Iabits and was well liked by many |
riends. He had been working for
bout three years for farmers in Vienna |,
ownship. and had spent practically his
ntire life in the county. His former
ome was at LeGrand. where his mo-
her, Mrs. Emma st. Clair, and one sis
en- Eliza. now reside. Another sister, /
drs. Lulu Barker, lives in Michigan,
nd a brother in Minnesota. st. Clair's
ather also met a tragic death, having
cen killed at LeGrand six or eight
ears ago by the bursting of buzz saw
hat he was operating.
The funeral will be held from the
'erman Baptist Brethren church in
Jenna township Sunday afternoon at /
clock, Rev. v. Bailey officiating. IN
erment will take place at the church
urying ground.