Haugen, Thomas G. 1865 – 1904

HAUGEN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Aug. 23, 1904, FP, C6

Sad Affair.
Last Tuesday at about noon a horrible accident occurred in Springfield township. Deputy Sheriff T. J. Qually was moving his threshing outfit to Nels Ramsey’s farm, and was assisted by Thomas G. Haugen, the former managing the levers and the latter the steering apparatus. In going down a hill the draw bar or tongue broke and the separator crowd id onto the engine, Haugen was crowded forward so his head was struck by the revolving fly wheel and his brains beaten out, causing immediate death. M. Qually was more fortunate and although he was badly squeezed he escaped with three broken ribs.
Mr. Haugen was a highly respected citizen, and leaves a wife and six children.— Calmar Courier.

Transcriber’s Note: Find-a-Grave indicates he is buried in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery and was born May 16, 1865 and died August 16, 1904.

Source: Decorah Republican Aug. 18, 1904 Page 6

Tuesday about noon Thomas Haugen of Springfield township was killed while assisting Deputy Sheriff T. J. Qualley in moving his threshing outfit and Mr Qualley sustained fractures of two ribs and was considerably bruised.
Dr. P. M, Jewell, the coroner, was called during the dinner hour to go to Mr Qualley’s farm on the south line of Decorah township to hold an inquest and when he arrived he found the following facts:—
The men had been threshing and had coupled up the engine and separator to move over to Nels Ramsey's farm. In going down a hill the tongue to the separator broke and the machine ran into the engine. Mr. Qualley was manipulating the levers, Mr. Haugen was running the steering apparatus and when the separator struck the engine the latter was crowded over so that his head went into the side of the fly wheel and the top of it was literally beaten open and the bones and brains scattered in a sickening manner. Mr Qualley was more fortunate, hut he was forced between the levers, two ribs were broken, and he was painfully bruised. To add to the peril of his position his clothing was caught so that it required some time before he could be extricated. This was only accomplished after trenches were dug back of the wheels of the separator and the machine backed into them by hand. Beyond the injuries above stated, which were painful, Mr. Qualley's condition is not considered serious, but be had a very narrow escape. The blow which fractured his ribs was a glancing one. Had it been direct he would have been impaled on one of the levers and probably lost his life as did his companion.
In the medical examination Coroner Jewell was assisted by his son Dr. Dana Jewell.
Mr. Haugen was a man of between thirty-five and forty years. He leaves a wife and six children, the oldest about twelve. For them the utmost of sympathy is felt.

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