Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-01
JOSLIN FARMER
KILLED IN FALL
SARAFINE VANDE VELDE LOSES
LIFE WHEN TEAM OF HORSES
MAKE A MAD RUN.
Skull Fractured Before Animals Are
topped-Compaaion Is
in Hospital.

Saraflne Nande Nelde, 10 years or
age. farmer. who resides near Joslin,
was almost instantly killed and his
companion. Cyriel Van Laethen, farm
er, of Osborn, was seriously injured,
in runaway at Thirty-ninth street
and Fourteenth avenue at II o'clock
this morning Vande Velde's legs be-
came entangled in the lines and he
hung head downward for a distance
of a block. his head striking the brick
pavement every time the horses lurch-
ed in their mad flight up the avenue.
His skull was fractuI ed at the base
and his jaw mangled. and he died 10
minutes later in spite of the efforts of
two physicians who were called.
Van Laethen attempted to stop
the runaway and was thrown beneath
the horses and trampled, his ear and
scalp being lacerated with other pain
full bruises about the body. He was
removed to St Anthony's' hospital
where he is resting easily and will
recover.
Helping 20 Move.
Vande Velde and Van Laethen drove
TO this city early this morning with
man, 141O Thirty-ninth street, in NOV
ing to a farm he recently purchased
ne - Joslin. There were four drays in
front of the home and all had been
loaded by II o'clock Van Laethen
droven down to Fourteenth avenue
and waited for Vande Velde to drive
up The latter was climbing into the
seat when his team became frightened
and started TO run north on Thirty
ninth street. The maddened beasts
turned sharply going west on Four
teenth avenue. Vande Velde lost his
balance and tumbled out of the seat
His feet caught in the lines, which
were fastened to the seat, and he hung
head downward Every time the
horses Iurched his head literally
bounced off the brick pavement. Al
though several pedestrians witnessed
the accident they were pOwerless to
help the unfortunate man. At Thirty
eighth street the horses jumped for
ward and Vande Velde's body was
hurled clear of the wagon, rolling up
to the curbing. Several bystanders
rushed to the spot and found that he
was breathing family, although his
jaw had been crushed and teeth pro
truding through the flesh.
Tries to Stop Team.
His skull was also fractured at the
base. and when DR.. J. B. Lachner ar
rived on the scene 10 minutes later, he
was beyond all aid Van Laethen saw
the runway and stepped out to make
an attempt to stop the frightened
beasts He secured a hold OF the
bride of one of the horses but lost his
grip and was trampied upon by the
horses. His right ear was nearly torn .
from his head, with several scalp .
wounds and other bruises about the .
body, but an examination revealed that .
his skull was not fractured and he will .
survive. Van Laethen was removed .
TO the hospital.
The horses continued on their mad .
dash to Thirty-eighth street, where
they were stopped without much
trouble by two men. The wagon and
household goods in the dray were not
damaged in the least
Four physicians we're summoned by
The excited residents in the district.
They We're Drs. ]. B. Lachner, Joseph
OeSilva and A y. Mueller of Rock Is
and, and DR.. H. Z. Beck of Moline.
The remains were removed to Dan
elson & Furgue's undertaking parlors
n Moline, where an inquest was
conducted at o'clock this afternoon
1y Coroner R. C. ]. Meyer
Vande Velde is survived by widow
and six children. all of whom reside
near Joslyn. Van Laethen is also mar
led. but little is known of his family
lere.