The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-01-25
Particulars of Death of Carl BickneIl

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Particulars of Death of Carl Bicknell
The following particulars in re-
gard to the death of Carl Bicknell,
formerly OF Pleasanton, mention OF
whose death was made in The Re-
porter last week, are taken from the
Alliance, Neb., Herald, Of January IS,
The deceased was a nephew of Orel
Pleasanton, where he resided until
lew years ago when he moved to AL
| lance with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Bicknell:
Funeral services Of Carl Bicknell,
who died at 8 O'Clock Sunday morn
| bile, accident which happened about
3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, were
held at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Bcknell, 5l3 Toluca,
yesterday afternoon, January II, at
o'clock. Rev William Carson
church preached the funeral sermon.
The number who came to attend the
funeral services Of their friend and
to extend their heartfelt sympathy
TO the parents and relatives IN their
sorrow completely filled the house.
interment was made in Greenwood
cemetery.
Carl Bicknell was about twenty
years old and was young man who
had a host of friends in and about
Alliance. He was an industrious
young man and held the respect and
esteem OF all who knew him. The
taking away of a young man Of his
munity and is no exception to Ali
ance. The accident which resulted
in his death happened about o'clock
Saturday afternoon a mile east OF
this city on the road near the Harris
ranch.
William Rice and Carl Bicknell
left Alliance the first Of last week,
going to the formers ranch north Of
Gordon OH the Indian reservation.
The return trip to Alliance was being
made. The two men ate dinner Sat
urday, noon at Gordon and were
bound for Alia nee The car they
belonged to Mr.. Rice. it took them
less than five hours to come from
Gordon to the place, where the acct
dent happened, about mile from
Alliance. The distance from Gordon
to Alliance is seventy miles across
country. This makes an average
teen miles an hour, but as they near
ed the city they became anxious to
get nome and SO were running at a
rate of probably thirty-five to forty
miles an hour.
The exhaust on the car was open,
Mrs. r. l.. Harris and two children
and hired man, Martin Wilson, all
OF the Harris ranch. They heard the
car coming before it was in sight.
South OF the Harris ranch the car
nit a small culvert and left the road:
In the effort to get back to the road
the rear wheels skidded against the
hank tho whnp1S hayinp hit on icy
stretch in the bottom of the ditch.
Two of the wheels were wrecked
when the car smashed against the
bank, and the car turned turtle.
Bicknell was pinned to the ground.
His S chest vas crushed , into a space
the men could jump when the acct
dent happened as the side curtains
on the car were down and hooked
William Rice in some unaccountable
manner escaped with but few
bruises. just another evidence Of the
Within very few minutes after
the accident happened Henry Rust
sistance of others who gathered
there, lifted the car off the uncon
scious man. The young man was
immediately taken to the home of
Bicknel, SIS Toluca, in this city. A
physician was Immediately called
and every effort made to save the
young mans life, but efforts were
fruitless. Internal hemorrhages set
in and. Carl Bicknell passed out of
this life. relieved forever from his
pain and suffering
When help arrived on the scene
OF the accident, they were confront
ed with d pitiful sight. William
Rice was attempting with all his
might 10 lift the automobile from
off his companions chest. There were
tears in his eyes and his face showed
the greatest suffering and he stood
there bending every energy in his
effort to get the car off the seeming
~ lifeleSs body of his companion
The accident left bim stunned in a
way. 1t is an experience that is
bound to remain vivid in his men,
ory-the suddenness of it, his ina
billy to do anything to prevent it,
and the sight of his friend there un-
life apparently gone.
made Sunday morning by number
OF automobile men, The steering |
rod connecting the two front wheels |
was found to be loose, but no one
knows whether this occurred before !
or after the accident.
Mr.. Rice says that at the time he |
thought something was wrong be-
cause he could not get the car back |
into the road, but the whole thing |
happened in such a short space of
time that he can't remember what
took place, and in fact does not
know the cause.