Reeves, Leo (1887? -1900)

REEVES

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/28/2015 at 08:08:47

Leo Reeves
[1887?] – August 17, 1900]

Unknown Boy Killed

Another fatal railroad accident occurred here this afternoon, resulting in the death of a boy about 12 or 13 years old, apparently unknown here, who was run over by an Illinois Central gravel train just east of the Milwaukee crossing. Both legs were cut off, an arm crushed and his head badly crushed and bruised.

He was insensible when picked up, but was brought to town immediately, and Drs. Lawrence and Parker attended him, but he was already dying and expired in about half an hour without regaining consciousness.

He had been put off the train in the yards here by one of the train crew and was next seen by some of the men by the new work being put in as he was in the act of jumping from a gravel car to a pile of crushed rock near the crossing. He rebounded from the rock pile and fell between the cars. The men who saw the accident are J. R. Darrab, A. C. Scott, G. W. and H. C. Hills

A letter from his mother was found upon him. It was addressed to Leo Reeves, Kingsley, Iowa. It was unsigned, but bore the return address, Mrs. C. A. Reeves, Grant City, Missouri, on the envelope.

“Two Killed by the Cars.” Storm Lake Pilot Tribune. 17 Aug 1900, p. 1.