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Thomas Breeding

BREEDING, LOCKMAN

Posted By: Marlene K. Skalberg (email)
Date: 11/12/2018 at 15:26:56

A SUDDEN DEATH
About 5 o'clock Monday evening Thomas Breeding met with an accident that resulted in his death a few hours later. The circumstances of the sad even were about as follows: Mr. Breeding, assisted by his younger brother, Guy, was fixing an iron pump in a well on the home farm. Twice the heavy pump had been removed and replaced and at the time of the accident was being replaced the third time, when in some unaccountable manner, the jack used in raising and lowering it, without warning, broke, letting the pump and pipe fall several feet. In its rapid descent, Mr. Breeding, who was on the platform, was struck on the left side of the head by a flange or rod and the skull badly fractured. He was unconscious from the moment the blow was received and never after regained consciousness, dying the following morning between 5 and 6 o'clock. Dr. Scott was called at once and fund upon examination that not only was the skull fractured, but that the brain had been punctured also and promptly pronounced the case beyond surgical help.
About two years ago, Mr. Breeding was married to the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hammond, who, with an infant child, is left so soon to mourn the death of the husband under suck peculiarly and circumstances, one day in the full bloom of health, the next gone from earth forever. To the mother who in her widowhood relied mainly upon this son to carry on the operation of the farm, the blow comes with crushing weight, especially so since the husband and father was taken away so suddenly not many months ago. In their bereavement the wife and mother will have the sympathy of the community.
Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday, Rev. W. J. Watson officiating, and interment took place in the Malvern Cemetery.
Malvern Leader, Malvern, Iowa, Thursday, February 15, 1894, page 5
Monday afternoon, a very sad and fatal accident occurred which caused the death of Mr. Thomas Breeding, one of our young and respected farmers, who lived three miles southwest of the city. He was engaged with some other workmen in hoisting an iron pump from a well and while the pump was at a great height the jack used in raising it gave way ensuring the pump to fall back into the well. In its descent it struck Mr. Breeding on the had rendering him unconscious in which conduit he lingered till 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, when he died. Deceased was a young man bout 22 years of age and leaves wife and child. The funeral will probably occur tomorrow and the remains will be interred in the Malvern Cemetery.
Malvern Leader, Malvern, Iowa, Thursday, February 15, 1894, page 2


 

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