The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-02-22
Pa.sing Of D.. A. ]. Cooper md SOn.

Herald Of February I'd was receive
Saturday BY Mrs. Emanuel Care
Of north of town, in which was a
extended account of the death {
DR.. A. ]. Cooper and his son. Job
F., which, owing to the fact tina
they had long lived here and wer
widely known throughout this terri
tory, we reproduce, in the main:
DR.. Cooper and the little boy wen
down early in the afternoon to tax,
advantage of the balmy summer-lik'
weather and fish in the San Felipe
they had started home and walked
up on the east end of the big iron
trestle Just this side of the main
bridge water was rushing over the
dam beneath and perhaps they never
heard the approaching train until it
was close upon them, for at that par
ticular place it is down grade and
but very little noise is made. Only
q short way back there is a curve
which hides the approach of a train
from the east and the usual speed
here is from As to 90 miles per hour.
The boy seemed to become fright
sned and ran farther onto the tres
tie; the Doctor followed him and
grabbed him into his arms. The
engineer. Mr.. Marley, saw all this
and did what he could to stop the
train, but twas useless; behind him
there we're ten big steel coaches,
hundreds Of thousands of pounds,
coming at a lively rate down hill.
He knew there was no hope to stop
the monster in time to save the two
lives, and he turned his head to
avoid the shuddering spectacle. In
an instant the tragedy was over, the
father and the little son, whom in
his parental care he grabbed to his
bosom, were sent hurting through
space, one going on one side of the
bridge and one on the other; they
were separated, but the separation
vas only for moment; death no
doubt claimed them in a seconds
time and as quick as it takes to
speak the words they were together
in that Deep Valley Of the Shadow.
DR.. Cooper was a resident of Del
Rio as far back as twenty years ago,
but he returned last year, believing |
that there was large enough field
here for specialist, and located
among his old friends. As a man he
was friendly to all the world, having
a smile and kind word for every
body he met, and if is a pity that
such a devoted husband and father,
sucn a skilled and useful man to his
fellovmen, had to be thus rudeIy
piucked before his time. But it was
ike him to die for his boy, to die I
with that same smile upon his face
that he always wore, believing, no
doubt, that in his strong arms and $
With his courage, he could save the
little fellow. '
Dr.. Augustine J. Cooper was As
Years, 8 months and 40 days old \
ie was Of noble Kentucky parentage 1
md among his relatives are some Of
he best people in the Blue Grass c
tate. At an early age he gradu- 81
ted With hig honors from a leading 81
medical and surgical college of the rs
United States. John Fairfield Coop
Y. the boy, vas II years, month B
nd 2 days old. IN
Surviving him and living in Del
10, is the heartbroken wife and B
lother and two little girls, age about
even and nine. b
The funeral took place from the az
,atholic Church, yesterday morning
t shortly after 9 o'clock and large A
oncourse Of friends followed the re- cE
iains Of the father and son to their
,ss resting place, where side by side ry
heir mortal bodies were consigned \
the kind old bosom Of Mother =,
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