The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-06-19
! HORRIBLE 7 ! ! I !.
ACCIDENT ! !
Young Boy Falls from Rear Of
No. $ in Night Cut-in Two by
No. Grief Stricken Parents
Learn Of Tragedy Next Morn.

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Apeculiar and unusually tragic fatality
occurred Monday evening on the North
ernsPacifc when q fourteen-year-old hoy
fellhoms the rear Of No. and an houi
laterswas run over and the body cut in
two by No. /. The parents of the boy
were on the train and missed him some
hours later. They left the train and came
to Dickinson, where they learned the
terrible fate that had befal!en their child.
NJ. and Mrs. A. E. Pratt Of Akeley,
Mimi, with their only son. Carol.
aged IA. were passengers on No. S. en-
route for Spirit Lake, Idaho When the
train reached Bismarck the boy retired
to his berth, upper IS at the rear end
of the last car of the train. That was the
last seen Of him by his parents.
At Sully Sprinas, 80 miles west of
Dickinson, there was a delay on account
of land slide and it was here that the
boy was found missing. A search was
made for him through the train without
success. The father and mother left the
train there and came to Dickinson, on
No. s, or about o'clock in the morning.
Here they learned Of the accident which
occurred near Curlew. about seven miles
east of Glen Ullin.
It is supposed that the bov fell from
the rear of the train. Just how he came
to be there will never be known. He
probably climbed over the gate and fell
to the track. An hour later, or about
II 80 p. M, No. came along and
the lad body was found in the morn
ing by the section men. completely
severed. He was clothed only in his
night gown.
The parents were nearly crazed with
grief The body was sent here from
Glen Ullin and prepared for burial by
L A. Davis 8, Son.
The funeral was held from the Metho-
dist church Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
F L. Watkins officiating. Prayer was
offered by Rev. W. j. Brown.
The Odd Fellows. Rebekahs, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and their
Ladies Auxiliary all had delegations
present and there were many citizens
in attendance. The bearers were six
Dickinson boys: George Gotta. Wilford
Leonberger. Wayne Klinefelter, Ole
Peterson, George Wilson and Amos
Shaw. Burial was in the Dickinson
cemetery.
Carol Clifton Pratt was born in Aber-
deem, South Dakota. July 1, 1895, and
died June IA, 1909. at the age of t3
years. II months land IA days. His
parents moved when he was quite young
to Ladysmith, Wis where they lived
until August Is, 1908, from which place
they moved TO Akeley. Mimi. where
they lived until starting on the trip in
which his life was Lost. He was the
only child and member of the Junior
League and Sunday school of the Metho-
dist church where they last lived. ssss;ss,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt remained in the
city until Friday evening when they
continued on their trip west. Mr.. Pratt
was 500 conductor until q week ago.
He expects to- be employed on { the
Idaho. Washington & Northern Ry..
with headquarters at Spirit Lake.
The local branch of the B. of L E.
deserves much praise for the many ways
they were able to help the grief stricken
parents. The members took charge Of
everything and there was nohing for the
comfort of the strangers which was not
done. MI. Pratt is a member of the
order. also the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
who also assisted in making the neces-
sary arrangements and contributed
BIG CELEBRATION
DOWN AT HoRslKlLL
There will be d big time at Horswill
July S nScelebration Of Fourth. of July
and the hustling little town looks for a
record breaking attendance from all the