George W. Young (1853 - 1905)

YOUNG, CLINE, PADGETT

Posted By: Barry Mateer (email)
Date: 11/10/2024 at 23:19:59

August 3, 1905
The Osceola Democrat
Osceola, Iowa

The community was shocked by the news of George Young’s sudden death on last Friday evening. He was struck by the north bound K.& W. train, about one mile north of Osceola, at a few minutes after four P.M. and died about an hour later, at the Sanitarium. He had been to the ball game, north of the stock yards and had started home along the track.

He sat down upon the track to rest it is supposed, and for some reason failed to heed the warning whistle of the approaching train. When the engineer saw that something was wrong, he tried to stop the train, but too late, Mr. Young was struck by the pilot and thrown from the track. The train was stopped and the crew brought him back to town. He was not cut except slightly on one hand. It is supposed that the blow upon the back part of the head was the cause of death. No blame is attached to the R.R. we understand. The writer with his family had just left the train at the depot, having just returned from a trip to Bloomfield, Iowa.

The funeral was held at the home, three miles north of Osceola, at 1 P.M. Lord’s day in the presence of a large congregation of sympathizing friends. The body was interred in Union Chapel cemetery.

George W. Young was born in Braxton county, West Virginia, April 26, 1853. He was 52 years, 3 months and 2 days of age at the time of his death. He was the third child of David and Emsey Young. When but a child, he came with his parents to Louisa county, Iowa where he grew to manhood. The family then moved to Labette county Kansas and after a three year residence there, came to Clarke county, setting in the vicinity three miles north of town where they have since lived. The father died about six years ago, but the aged mother survives her son and lives with her son, Edward, at the old homestead.

Mr. Young was married to Lucinda Cline, March 6th 1877, which union is broken by his death. He was the father of eight children. Two sons died in infancy and six survive their father.

Harvey, the eldest is married and lives in Osceola; Robert, Francis, Grace, Bertie and Thomas, are at home, and with the mother mourn for the departed one.

The deceased is survived by four brothers and one sister; Anderson of Batavia, Iowa; William of Marlin, Mo., Mrs. Padgett of Osceola, Andrew and Edward both of this county. The writer voices the sympathy of the community for this bereaved family. H.E. Van Horn.

August 3, 1905
The Osceola Sentinel
Osceola, Iowa

George Young, a farmer, who lived 3 miles north of town was killed by the northbound train one mile north of Osceola Friday afternoon. He was going home and sat down on the track and while in a stupor the northbound passenger in charge of Conductor Mike Carey and Engineer Haversteel came along at 4:10. The engineer says he whistled and Young started to get up but sat down again and the train was so close that it was impossible to stop and they struck him while going probably 25 miles an hour, throwing him to one side and injuring him internally so badly that he never regained consciousness. The train backed up to the depot and at 4:40 a stretcher arrived and he was taken to the Hospital but was dead when he arrived there or a few moments later.

The funeral was held at the home Sunday. He leaves a wife and six children, who have the sympathy of everyone in their tragic bereavement.

Mr. Young was a man of many good qualities but, like many others, he indulged his appetite for liquor and it proved to be the indirect cause of his death, as he was apparently under its influence when he started home and some small boys who were near him when the train struck him corroborate the engineer’s story that he saw the train but seemed unable to get out of its way. Otherwise he might have been living and happy with his family. The accident is to be deplored but there seems to be no blame attached to the railway company or its employees.

The Sentinel believes that the habit of railroad companies in allowing their right-of-way to be used as a thoroughfare is a matter that should be condemned. While it might sometimes inconvenience the public, it would save many lives were the rule “Keep off” strictly enforced by its employees.

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