McArthur, Barrie (Died 1918)

MCARTHUR

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 9/19/2006 at 19:45:52

From the LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, March 26, 1918, Page 1, Column 4:

FORMER RESIDENT KILLED
BARRIE McARTHUR IS VICTIM OF FATAL ACCIDENT.

Barrie McArthur, 40 years old, was killed and Paul Sargisson, 20 years old, was injured when they were thrown into a creek four miles east of Luton shortly before noon Thursday, when the bridge over which they were riding collapsed.

The men were on their way to a field to work on the C. L. Flyter farm when the accident occurred. They were crossing a small bridge over a stream driving a four-house team hitched to a wagon. A rabbit is said to have jumped out from under the bridge frightening one of the horses and causing it to lunge, and the bridge collapsed.

McArthur fell under the wagon and was instantly killed. Sargisson was bruised and shaken, but is not thought to be seriously injured. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Sioux City.

Mr. McArthur lived in the Luton vicinity for several years, where he engaged in farming. He is survived by a wife and one child.

Barrie McArthur was a former resident of Plymouth county and lived on a farm with his parents when a boy in Elgin township. He lived in LeMars at one time after leaving the farm and of late years lived in Sioux City and vicinity. His brother, Dan McArthur, who is employed in LeMars, went to Luton on Friday to attend the funeral.