Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-13
GE:ORGE: CRE:ME:R
FALLS FROM A
WAGON, KILLED
SON OF Ex-sHERIFF SUFFERS AL.
MOST INSTANT DEATH BY IN
JURIEs SUSTAINED WHILE ON
WAY TO SCHOOL.

MOST INSTANT DEATH BY IN
JURlEs SUSTAINED WHILE ON
WAY TO SCHOOL.
The affectionate kiss of his morning
goodbye to his mother as he happily
left her arms to scamper off to school
was scarcely cold and his cheerful and
manly young presence from home
hardly missed when fatally stricken
| Master George D. Cremer was brought
by tender hands to the home Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cremer,
| 1872 West Second street, this morning
about $40 o'clock. The lad was the
victim of a tragic accident by which
his young brain suffered a fatal con-
cussion when he was violently thrown
from a wagon to the pavement He
fingered until about 1915 when with
out regaining consciousness, death re-
lieved his further struggles. A young
life paid a terrible penalty for child
ish prank that few boys have not in.
! dulged in at some time in their lives;
a fond father and mother are heart
broken at he loss of their baby after
rearing a family into young manhood
and womanhood, two sisters and de-
voted brother made to feel their first
loss by death of one SO near.
Driver Tells Story.
i The accident, as related by George
Peters, driver for the Anderson Mar
ket, upon whose wagon it occurred, is
as follows:
II II was driving west on Second street
when the accident took place." said
Peters, when just about midway be-
tween Benton and Clay streets, | no.
ticed George and two other young
boys along the sidewalk apparently on
their way to school. All of them start
ed toward the wagon and kept on 60
ing at an easy pace. 1t Is not unusual
for boys to take a ride by clambering
over the back of the wagon and paid
no special attention to the boys this
morning, as knew little George quite
well. Satisfied that they had boarded
the wagon safely, l was Mortified to
see the form of George seem to rise
with the revolution of the wheel, his
leg being caught in the spokes and
carried downward. between the wheel
and the wagon proper Immediately
stopped the horse, but the harm had
then been done, the young boys head
had struck with great force upon the
pavement and his peculiar position be-
tween the wheel and the wagon bed
denied him any means Of protection
Sister Tells of Loss.
Between sobs of grief at the loss of
her young brother in such violent
manner Mrs. G. |. Robinson, sister
of the dead boy told Of his being at
her home last evening where he stay
ed for the night. George came with
mamma and papa to see me and my
sister, Mrs. T. f. Jaques at our home,
121 North Marion street, last night
and when the time came for returning
home, he wished to stay the night with
, us. Telling papa that he was unable
to find his hat, trick which he knew
would obtain the permission to stay
the night at our house, he was told he
might remain. We had such pleas
ant time and he was such cheerful
J little brother, the thought of his awful
ending is terrible to contemplate.
When retiring he knelt with me to say
his night prayers and this morning
full of life and happiness, he left our
house early and returned home while
our parents were eating breakfast. He
ate again with them and brother Mil
lard, and kissing mamma and papa
goodbye, started off to school at the
. Hedrick building. 1t was only a short
time afterwards that his little form
; was brought back home only to live
Z, less than two hours"
Five doctors were at the Cremel
home shortly following the accident
! and worked with all the medical skill
they possessed to aid the boy, but 6
concussion of the brain caused by the
contact with the asphalt paving
, caused death to result without the re
gaining Of consciousness.
e George Dewey Cremer was born May
: 1, 1898, the day of the victory O.
a Dewey in Manila bay and was named
for the great admiral. He was jus
II years and half Of age and is the
j youngest son of ]. Harry Cremer, eX
). sheriff of Wapello county and Mrs
i Cremer, who reside at 722 West Sec
d ond street.
The funeral service will be held a
: the residence, 722 w. Second St., to
r morrow afternoon at $3.50, conducte'
by Rev. T. w. Jeffrey. The remain
d will be taken Saturday morning b
the Rock Island to Eldon where inter
q ment will be made in the Eldon GENE
terry.