Adolph Bernard Larson (1887-1895)

LARSON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 9/21/2024 at 18:38:32

From Story City Herald May 10, 1895 (page 4)

Death By A Bullet

A sad Accident in Which One Brother Fatally Shoots Another.

A sad accident occurred at the home of George Larson who lives five miles northwest of town, Saturday. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon when Harry and Adolph Larson, in company with Ole and Henry Lund, Thomas and Annas Jacobson, neighbor boys, started out to look at the sheep. Harry, aged 12 years, was carrying a 22-calibre rifle, the boys walking beside him. They had only been out a few minutes and were only a few rods from the house when the little boy came running back and informed his father that Adolph, his brother, had been shot. Mr. Larson hastened to the scene of the accident, gathered the unfortunate little fellow up in his arms and hurried to the house. Placing him on the sofa, Mr. and Mrs. Larson applied cold water to his brow and lips and hastily dispatched a messenger for the doctor but before the doctor could hitch up and start a second messenger came and brought the news of the boy's death. In less than thirty minutes from the time of the shooting the boy was dead. The ball entered the body between the two lower fibs on the right side and passed through, coming out on the opposite side.

Adolph Bernard Larson was born on April 4, 1887, being just eight years and one month and one day old at the time of his death. Funeral services were held in the big Lutheran church at three o'clock, Sunday, conducted by Rev. Tanner. The church was packed full of sympathizing friends of the stricken family. Mr. and Mrs. Larson and the brothers and sisters of the unfortunate boy have the deepest sympathy of the entire community in this hour of sorrow. Thomas Townswick, Thomas Jacobson, Charles Severeide, Ole Lund, Nels Omvig and Thomas Scorpion acteed as pall bearers.