New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-23
LITTLE GIRL SHOT
BY HER BROTHER
YOUNG CHILDREN OF EDGAR
vEECK FIGURE IN TERRIBLE
TRAGEDY.
BOY OF FIVE ACCIDENTALLY
CAUSES DEATH OF HIS
SISTER,.

One of those unexplainable combi-
nations of circumstances which produce
results which are impossible to forecast
occurred Monday and resulted in the
accidental shooting of little Vivian
Veeck, three year old daughter, of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Veeck, followed by her
instant death. The gun was in the
hands of her five year. old brother Charles
but just how the accident happened is
impossible to say as the children were
alone in a room upstairs.
The dreadful occurrence took place
just before the noon whistles blew. Mrs.
Veeck had gone with her father, Mr..
Credicott, to the Eagle Mills to get Mr..
Veeck for the noon meal, leaving her
mother in charge of the children. There
was no one else in the house at the time
except the maid who was busy preparing
dinner.
Mrs. Credicott was playing with the
little girl downstairs and Charles on
adventure bent had gone upstairs to
explore In little while Vivian who
was the baby, wanted to play with her
brother and Mrs. Credicott let her go
upstairs, never dreaming of any danger.
The child had barely disappeared from
sight into one Of the bedrooms when
there was the sound of shot and the
grandmother and maid rushed upstairs
to be met by the sight of the little girl
quite dead with dreadful wounds all over
the back of the head and the scalp. The
face was not disigured so the child must
have been turned away from her brother
when he pulled the trigger and re-
leased the fatal charge.
= Medical aid was summoned but thu.
child was past all help, the doctor stating
that death had been instantaneous, with
no fright or pain for the child. The
parents arrived at home from the Mill
just a moment after the shot was fired
and both were Frustrated by the terrible
blow.
The weapon which figured in the
accident was shot gun and had recently
been cleaned and set away in the back of
a closet by Mr.. Veeck. He had intended
to leave it unloaded and was positive that
he had done so, but the accident would
seem to show that he was mistaken,
having probably reloaded it mechanically
without realizing that he had done so.
Mr.. Veeck is nephew of J. H. Siegel
and Mrs. Veeck was Miss Cecil Credicott
of Mapleton before her marriage. Mr..
Veeck was employed at the Eagle Mills
some years ago but went to Mankato to
take a position with a Milling Co. and
during his stay there he was married to
Miss Credicott. They made their home
in Mankato for a few years and both
children were born there. Two years
ago the family moved to New Ulm and
MIR. Veeck entered upon his work as
assistant to Mr.. Siegel at the Eagle Mills.
The young father and mother have many
warm, close friends in the city who feel
with them deeply the great sorrow that
they are given to bear and the heart of
every father and mother in the communi-
ty goes out to them with a particular
understanding and sympathy. Little
Charles and Vivian were both very
bright, attractive children and it seems
almost impossible to realize that so
awful thing could happen all in
moment.
The funeral will be held from the home
this afternoon and Rev. Holm will
omciate in the absence of Rev. Wheeler
who is away on his summer leave of
absence. Interment will be made in the
City Cemetery.