Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
KILLED BY the TRAIN
David Moran, ST., One OF
Morrison Co.'S Oldest Set
tiers, the Victim

81y0S0OO0 u 1:l0 O'CLOCK WQon
Passenger NO. 90. Henry Cunningham
engineer, and Fred DISH. conductor,
the Brainerd train coming from the
north, crashed into . rig in which
David Moran of Belle Prairie wss
returning home after q business trip to
this city, on the Fourth street eros
sing, near the ''Y'' in the north
eastern part of the city, ard hurled
the old gentleman some forty or fifty
feet through the air to almost instant
death.
Witnesses of the accident state tEat
the horse had crossed the track and the
rig was right on the track when the
engineer blew the whistle for the old
man to clear the track. Curious as it
may seem, when the he rse heard the
screecniDg of the trains whistle, it
talked, refusing to bulge step
ahead, and the old mar, being some-
what deaf, probably did not hear the
whistle, and therefore did not know of
his diIeful peril As there Is sharp
curve in the line at this Ioint. aud
there are some houses in the bend,
obscurlng the engineer s view of the
crossing, he could not $50 whether the
track wss clear at the crossing until
his train commenced taking the curve.
and at the speed passenger trains
generally are run at this point, it was
next to impossible to stop the train in
time to avert the sccident without
ondaDgerlDg the lives of the passengers
on the whole train.
On two or three occasions during the
past I've months passenger trains rave
been derailed at or near this crossing
from running at too great q speed,
which fact ought to have been
sufficient for tho officials of the road to
issue orders that trains should be run
at Q much slower speed at this point.
At night the dagger is twice as
great. and it is certainly wonder
that there have not been more accidents
at this crossing.
When the train stopped and the
trains crew hurried out to render
their assistance to the fatally injured
man, Mr.. Moran called for priest,
which were the last words he uttered.
He was placed on the train and taken
to the depot, where he died shortly
after the priest had ministered to
him.
: David Moran was nearly SO years of
age and was one of Morrison county's 8
earliest settlers, having resided in the
county son,e iity years 30 was born
in Quebec, Csn ada. JluJ 1890, moved 10
Minnesota in 1848, and settled in this
county nine years later. In 1850 he
was married q and the couple
made their home on farm in Belle
Prairie town. When Mrs. Moran
died. his daughter. Mrs. Ed. 0uertin
and family went to live with Mr..
Moran, and made their home with
him ever since.
Mr.. Moran was one Of the best
known residents of the county,
unive sally respected and esteemed,
OF hardy constitution and genial
nature, and all who knew him OK.
pscted him to reach 100 years. His
children are prominent in the COM
munities where they reside.
The deceased leaves SIX children,
Victor and Dave Moran and Mrs.
I'd. 0uertin OF Belle Prairie. Phil
Moran of Ripley, Moan Moran of
Bellevue and Mrs Theodore Brauchaud
of White Earth.
The funeral was held Thursday
morning from the Catholic church al
Belle Prairie and interment was in
the Belle Prairie cemetery.