Brown, Benjamin F. 1863 - 1888

BROWN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/20/2014 at 07:19:00

Iowa Plain Dealer November 8, 1888, P3 C2

Killed by the Cars.

Benj. F. Brown, the youngest son of Hon. J. H., and Melinda Brown of this place, was crushed between two cars at Duluth, Minn., on the 2nd of November, death resulting therefrom in about thirty minutes. He had charge of one of the coal docks at Duluth, and where the cars passed eachother they run so near that a timber or plank is used to keep them apart It seems he was adjusting this when the trains were meeting and missed some way and was caught and crushed. He was 25 years of age last March. He leaves a little boy, who is with his grand-mother at Osseo, Minn., his mother having died about one year since. The family and friends have the sympathy of the people in this great affliction.