The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-11
FIND ted SOLuM|, 81,
MANCLED BENEATH
WHEELS Of Freight
Nephew Of Former Lieutenant
Governor Kraabel Killed
in Mandan Yards
HAD JUST COMPLETED RUN
Veteran Northern Pacific En-.
pIoys to Be Taken 20 Wis
- consin for Burial
HAD JUST COMPLETED RUN

from his body, Ted 8olum, 81, North
orn Pacific conductor Of Mandan and
nephew Of former Lieutenant Cover
nor Kraabel Of North Dakota. was
found dead under q car Of an east
bound freight train at Mandan after
It had come to Q halt ct l:35. this
morning.
It u believed solum slipped or
stumbled on the top Of freight car,
then tumbled to his death beneath
the wheels Of the slowly ly-moving train.
His body was discovered by william
Wildes, . car inspector. It was the
second tragic accident In Mandan and
vicinity in - many days.
0olum's body was found 10 minutes
after the train had reached the west
boundary Of the Mandan yards. Ar
irving q las. the train stopped at
the west yard limit. When . track
was made clear. the train moved
slowly ahead before coming to final
stop. It was during this short pull
ahead that the conductor met hts
death.
Seen Near Caboose
solum left the caboose when the
train halted the first time with In
structions to his brakemen to make
sure the rear end was I'm the clear"
before leaving for their homes. When
last seen alive he was walking on the
right side Of the standing train.
A few minutes later, w. A. plansky,
engineer, reQolSea signals from thu
rear end to move ahead. 9olum
climbed to the top Of the train. 4 =
believed. when the train started the
second time.
It IS the custom Of conductors On
incoming freights to reach the reg
lister as soon as possible to make >
report Of their trip and Solum was on
this mission when he fell. The train,
designated as extra east 1857" left
Dickinson at SOS p. m. Tuesday
night.
Find Mangled Dedy
When Wildes discovered the
mangled body, he notified Peter Fra
Itch, another car inspector accom-.
panying him on examination Of the
train. Wildes said he found the body
between l:35 and lao :. N. The two
men halted Z switch engine on m
adjoining track and the crew hurried
to the yard office where they reported
the death.
John x. Kennedy. Morton county
coroner, was notified Of the accident
and eolum's body was removed TO .
Mandan undertaking establishment.
A coroner's jury. composed Of
Charles Toman, Jr., Charles Sheen,
and I. g. lverson. this morning ruled
Solum's death an accident. Il Was
brought out ct the inquest that eolum
WAS found at ; point IS feet east Of
tho viAduct. which spans railroad
tracks at the west end Of Nandan.
l6 cor lengths from the cab0ose.
Members Of the train crew accom-
panying oolum on the trip from Dick
inson were PanSlEy, James 0lenden,
fireman: and william Grams, Henry
Law. and Ernest Rober, brakemen.
Appearing at the inquest. held at the
Kennedy funeral home at il o'clock
this morning, were the train crew and
the tWo car inspectors.
Burial b Wlsconsln
The body win b Shipped on No. I
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funeral services and burial. Il y the
boyhood home Of the dead man.
Membsss q The family Ytll accom-
Thsodoce u. solum vas born in
Woodville July II. 1oo7, and lived
thoro until about - pears of go. He
engaged n railroad work bofoge loay-
ine thoro 1oe Aandan. H naoved =
llondan % pears 80 and lvod thero
lor 1lye pears before going = Ola,
l(ont., Whero ~ Wogko0 q tn
branch uno 70 that town. Four pears
go ~ returned with his family -
liandan and has lived there fce tho
last four years Ne Was employed ~
tho lgoethoen pacific railroad 1rom
the time ~ reaclAed Aandau - yeets
go.
Dosldes tlae widow ~ leaves three
sous, Donald. -: DasTel. 8: and ken-
neth, 4; tWo asteSs. Mn. Peter 0fos-
u. ond llEa "a 1lnlvan1y, both 6
Woodville: md four brothess. Joe.
Ralph, Leonard, and Norman. ~ 6
wvaA1A H. ~ vlA061Wl11n n8Ane9k l10ee