The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1911-03-09
DIED WHILE IN THE
DISCHARGE OF DUTY
Details of the Accident That
Happened Last Week to
Moss Chamberlin.
Two Other Young People Are
Stricken Down in the
Prime of Life.

Prime OF Life.
The remains of the late Moss E.
Chamberlin arrived on the 500 from
Bismarck last Thursday evening. Ac-
companying them were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. Chamberlin, who had gone to Bis
marck on information that their son
had been injured, and the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, of which de-
ceased was a social member, was re-
presented at the funeral by Messrs.
Barrett and Upton of Bismarck. The
funeral services were held from the
m. E. church on Friday afternoon at
2:SO, Rev. B. A. Burns, the pastor,
preaching the sermon. The remains
were laid away in the Oakes cemetery.
The floral offerings were beautiful, but
some of the prettiest wreaths did not
arrive until day after the funeral.
The accident which cost the life of
deceased occurredin the yards at Wilton
on the afternoon of March lst. He
wassbraking on the northbound freight
out of Bismarck and while making a
coupling in the Wilton yards he over
balanced and fell beneath the moving
train. Those who witnessed the accl-
dent say that in pulling the lever to
draw the pin it came easier than ex-
pected owing to the breaking of a link
in the chain, and naturally Moss lost
bis balance and fell. The track was
very slippery and there was an en-
bankment of snow close to the track,
$ SO hat deceased was unable to get
awfy from the approaching; car in
], time. and he was severely crushed in
the left shoulder and in the region of
the heart. After being hurt he was
abb TO get np and climb over the snow
baAk. Conductor Charley Pike, well
kpdH here, was in charge Of the train,
atsl lfs,o other brakenaaha.s = Mr. Upton,
n. onlysa sfewsfeet away when the
q aent occurred. The Atter satpnce
81 Shalled to tie engineer to stop.
hen the extent Of the injuries were
Mined special. train was at once
N he up and the injured man taken to
8, Alexius Hospital 4t Bismarck,
tsibere he died two hours later. The
tbbd had settled about his heart and
HID stopped its action. I
The parents had been telegraphed
&om Wilton and they left on theafter-
ION train from here. but before reach
& Jamestown had learned from
bother telegram that their boy was
4Aed. They went on to Bismarck, and
Are much pleased to see that Moss
B been gwen every attention. The
officials of the 500 road, the Brother
od of Railroad Trainmen, and the
Ts sters of St. Alexius Hospital had
,dPne everything they could for him.
The 500 road and the Trainmen bore
4 expenses, even to seeing the re-
fsiis and its escoIt to Oakes.
Moss E. Chamberlin was one of our
own boys. He was born in Freeport,
Pa, on Feb. q, 1886, and had come
here with his parents when but two
years Of age. He had lived adjacent
or in Oakes about all of his life until
he had reached his majority. In April,
1907, he became employed as brake
man on the SEQ road, and was one of
the most trusted employees on this
division. He was next in line for position
Of freight conductor, and would have
had the promotion this spring. He was
we'll liked by his railroad associates;
and none are more grieved at his death
than the boys with whom he worked.
Another sad event in connection with
this young mans death vas the dis
tress it brought to his afiianced, Miss
Rebekah Silvog Of Drake. She came
here to attend the funeral. and is a
bright young woman of prepossessing
appearance. Others from dis
tance to attend the funeral were: W..
J. Wilson and wife, J. j. Chamberlin
A q
and wife Of Minneapolis and Miss En-
ma Chamberlin of Hatton, this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Chamberlin have
raised family Of eight children and
this is the first break in the family
circle. The parents are consoled in the
thought of the way their son died
died in the performance of his duty,
and before he passed away expressed
his constant belief in Him who doeth
all things well.
Mrs. Nicholas Rim.
We are paineu this week to announce
rha,death Of Mrs. Nicholas Rim, which
occurred last evening at $40 o'clock,
after six days. illness from tuberculosis
of the bowels. In order to properly di-
agnose her case it was necessary to lay
open the bowels and when the cause was
known it was declared q hopeless case.
For some days she has been lying be-
TWEEN life and death, and the end was
lcaimly awaited. She leaves a two
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