Boeyink, Henry H., 1884-1927

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From the Rock Valley Bee, May 20, 1927:

INWOOD MAN’S LEG CUT OFF BY TRAIN

H. H. Boeyink, of Inwood, who for two or three weeks worked in the Landhuis Barber Shop here while Mr. Vande Weerd was making a trip through the east, met with a bad accident Wednesday afternoon when a freight engine struck him and he fell under the wheels at the engine, cutting his left leg off below the knee. Mr. Boeyink had been hauling hay and stopped to talk with some men who were hauling gravel at Inwood, when the train came along. Mr. Boeyink was taken on the train to the hospital at Hull. He was conscious for a short time after the accident but soon became unconscious as he was being taken to the hospital.

Mr. Boeyink has lived in Inwood for a number of years and he is highly thought of there. He made a number of friends during the few weeks he was in Rock Valley.

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From the Hawarden Independent, May 26, 1927:

Inwood Man Loses Leg Under Train

Henry H. Boeyink, a barber of Inwood, had his left leg severed about four inches below the knee the afternoon of May 18th when the pilot of the switch engine in the railroad yards at that place caught him in the back and threw him partially under the wheels. Previous to the accident Mr. Boeyink and Dick Talsma had been unloading a carload of baled hay into the coal sheds. As a freight was pulling in they ceased unloading the hay to spot a carload of gravel. They were walking along the track and Mr. Boeyink walked too close and was caught in the back by the pilot of the switch engine, which was sounding a warning by the ringing of the bell. His left leg was thrown across the rail directly in the path of the wheels of the engine.

Mr. Boeyink was conscious for a time following the accident and then lapsed into a state of coma from which he did not regain consciousness for several minutes. He was given first aid at Inwood and was then removed to the hospital at Hull where on the following day his leg was amputated. Dr. A. J. Meyer of Hawarden assisted Dr. G. Maris with the operation. Mr. Boeyink is a barber and during the past few months he has been employed at Inwood and Rock Valley. He is a married man and has two sons, aged 14 and 4 years.

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From the Rock Valley Bee, May 27, 1927:

H. H. BOYINK DIES AFTER OPERATION

H. H. Boyink of Inwood, who was struck by a freight train engine at Inwood last Wednesday afternoon and had his left leg cut off below the knee, died in the hospital at Hull after an operation had been performed on his leg. Besides the injury to his leg, the back of his head was also hurt in the fall.

Mr. Boyink had resided in Inwood for a number of years and was highly respected there. He was a barber by trade. This spring he worked in the Landhuis barber shop in Rock Valley. He leaves his wife and two children.

Funeral services were held at Sioux Center Tuesday afternoon.

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From the Alton Democrat, May 27, 1927, Sioux Center news:

FATALLY INJURED AT INWOOD
Henry Boeyink Victim of Sad Accident—Funeral Here Tuesday

Henry Boeyink, for the past twelve years a resident of Inwood, passed away late Friday afternoon at the Hull hospital following an accident suffered Wednesday, when a switch engine ran over his leg. He was temporarily employed at the Klein Elevator “spotting” cars at the time. He was rushed at once to the hospital where his leg was amputated the following day but he failed to rally from the shock and passed away Friday, May 20th.

Henry Boeyink was born at Alto, Wisconsin in November 1884, and was the youngest of seven brothers and sisters. When he was a year old the family moved to the Sioux Center vicinity where they settled on a farm. He was married to Miss Martha De Vries on November 8th, 1911 and two sons were born to the union: Louis, now age 14 and Paul, age 5. They lived at Sioux Center for three years and then moved to Inwood where they have since made their home. He was an elder in the First Reformed church for eight years and teacher in the Sunday school for ten years, had a high standing in the community and was well liked by all who knew him. He was devoted to his family, for whom the entire community feel the greatest sympathy. The six brothers and sisters surviving are Mrs. Henry Van Peursem, Maurice; John, Gt. and Mrs. Henry Eggink of Soo Center; Mrs. Will Kleene of Doon and Ralph of Sioux Center.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Gerrit Boeyink home and at the First Reformed church. Rev. Cloo of Inwood spoke in the Holland language and Rev. Lubbers in English.

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His death certificate has Henry H. Boeyink, born Nov. 29, 1884 in Waupon, Wis.; parents Henry Boeyink and Johanna Kosters, both born in Holland; wife Martha De Vries; profession, barber; died in Hull at 5 p.m. May 20, 1927; cause, fat embolism; contributory cause, leg cut off by wheels of train; an operation preceded death on May 18, 1927; buried at Sioux Center.