The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-11-29
KILLED IN CITY
R. R. YARDS
w. H. Webster, Former Mer-
chant Here, Run Over
Last Thursday.

Mrs, A. B. Winter was called to
Mankato the first of the week to at
tend the funeral of w. H. Webster,
a nephew of DR.. Gibson and years
ago proprietor of the Fair Store of
this city. The following is from the
Mankato Free Press of Nov. 25th:
W. H. Webster, freight conductor
on the Omaha road with headquart-
ers in this city, and we'll known here,
was fatally injured last night at about
ten o'clock in the Omaha railroad
yards in Minneapolis. He left Man
kato with his train in the middle of
the afternoon, and after arriving in
Minneapolis put his train up, and
was in the act of putting his engine
up at the round house when he was
run over by another engine that was
following, unnoticed by him. He
stepped from the track to let his
own engine pass, and in doing so
stepped upon the track that the Sec
ond engine was coming in on and
was run over. One of his legs was cut
off and his body was otherwise
mangIed. He was at once discovered
and was hurried to the Swedish hos
pital and everything possible was
done for him, but he died a short
time afterwards.
Mrs. Webster was spending the
day in St. Paul, with friends, and
could not be found until seven
O'Clock this morning, when the news
was broken to her. She fastened to
Minneapolis and took charge of her
husbands remains. and will bring
them to Mankato as soon as an in
quest is held, if one is decided upon.
n OF until her arrival will it be pos
to make the funeral arrangements.
Mr.. Webster was son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Webster, old and
we'll known residents Of Mankato
and vicinity. He was about forty
five years of age, and was raised on
the farm near this city. He after
wards went to Redwood Falls, where
he conducted a store. His father
was druggist and he, himself learned
the business of pharmacy. After
taking up raiIroading dozen years
ago, or SO, he was station agent for
the Milwaukee road at one of its
smaller stations. He later went to
work for the Omaha, and was a
faithful employee, we'll liked and
highly respected by all. He was of
a pleasant, joval disposition, who
made friends readily, and his sudden
taking off is not only a great shock
to his wife and relatives, bat is also
a loss to friends and acquaintance.
Mr.. Webster was married to a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A..
Hurd, of 126 GIenwood avenue,
eighteen years ago last September.
There are no children. When a boy,
he joined the Baptist church. His
parents are buried in this city, and
the remains will doubtless be laid
beside them.
The deceased was member of the
Masonic fraternity, and also be-
longed to the Order of Railway Con-
ductors. He carried some life in
surance.
Mr.. Webster was at one time
agent of the Milwaukee road at
Rapidan and conducted store there
at the same time. His wife's maiden
name was Miss Ethel Hurd. The
couple returned about month ago
from an extended tour of the Pacific
coast.
The mother of the deceased was
formerly Miss Mary Gibson, and
she was daughter of W.P. Gibson,
a we'll known citizen. The deceased
leaves but one sister. Jessie, wife of
DR.. John F. Hurlburt, of Lewiston,
Idaho.
The deceased was a member of
the Eastern Star as we'll as of the
Masons. He was a very fair tele-
graph operator, but his great fond
ness for running trains took him
away from all other occupations.