The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-05-02
HURLED TO DEATH
Prominent Citizen of StearnS
County Killed at BroOten
STRUCK BY 500 FLYER
Ole Gabraaten Meets Instant
Death and His Daughter Gina is
Rendered InSenSible

Ole Liabraaten was instantly killed
by the west bound 500 line Flyer and
his daughter Gina rendered uncon-
scious at Brooten Sunday night
Mr.. Liabraaten and his daughter
had been attending church at Brooten
and were crossing the railroad track
a short distance from the depot when
the train, which was running at a
high rate of speed, struck the single
carriage in which they were riding.
Mr.. Liabraaten was hurled high into
the air and struck the ground ninety
feet away. He met instant death.
Miss Liabraaten was not killed but
was seriously injured and rendered
insensible. Up to Tuesday evening
she had not regained consciousness.
1t is feared that she may not recover.
The single buggy in which Mr..
Liabraaten and his daughter were
riding was smashed The horses es-
capped injury aside from few scratch
es. The animal thoroughly fright
ened by the accident, ran away from
the scene rapidly and later was
found at distance of two miles from
Brooten with the thills, the two front
wheels and a few small parts of the
vehicle attached.
AS soon as the trainmen\ discovered
that they had run into the Auggy, the
train was stopped and bacf fed up to
the station. The employees of the
railroad company did everything they
could in the matter and after an hours
wait the train proceeded on its way.
The coroner was sent for but did
not arrive until Monday evening The
body of the unfortunate man lay on
the ground where it fell after being
hit by the train, until some time Mon
day and then it was taken up and
placed in the depot where the coro-
ner, upon his arrival, held an inquest
and the jury rendered verdict of ac-
cidental death, generating the rail-
road employees.
This train does not stop at Brooten
and it was an hour late Sunday night.
This fact was in ell probability the
cause of the accident Neither Mr..
Liabraaten nor his daughter expected
to see the train at that time of night.
AS it was running rapidly the locomot-
i've was right upon the conveyance
and there was no possibility of the
occupants escaping.
Mr.. Liabraaten was one of the
oldest and best known residents OF
Stearns county. having come here in
1865. He settled on a homestead near
Brooten and has resided there ever
since. The Liabraaten place is stu
ated on the southeast quarter OF
section 20, township Of North Fork,
little over two miles northeast of the
village of Brootep.
Mr.. Liabraaten leaves wife who
has been a paralytic for the past
twenty-four years, two daughters, the
older, Gina the one that was hurt and
about "a years old, another daughter
some. thirteen years old and two boys
younger. The family is highly re-
spected and prominent in that part
of the county.
Arrangements have been made for
the funeral services on Saturday.
Read The Hers6
Sank Centre lodge No. "a, |. 0. o. r.
held anniversary exercises at the Audi
torium Friday evening. April 26, TO
celebrate the 88th anniversary OF the
founding of the order in America
There was a program consisting OF
speaking by members of the order,
music and a banquet prepared by the
Rebekahs. The evening was greatly
enjoyed by all present. Read The
Herald.