William Daniel Pratt
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1864
Christening:
Death: 22 Jul 1896 - Anoka, IN 1
Burial: 31 Jul 1896
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Event, Telegram, 31 Jul 1896
A telegram reached Rochester Thursday evening that Daniel PRATT, a former resident of this county, had been killed by the cars and would be brought here for burial. The funeral was held Friday and was attended by a large concourse of people.• Obituary, Rochester Sentinal, 31 Jul 1896 in Fulton Co, IN
Dan Pratt formerly lived in the vicinity of Green Oak, and married [Adaline BECRAFT] the youngest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Wm. BECRAFT. He lived at Logansport where he was a Panhandle railway brakeman. He was out with his train Thursday, and while coupling cars at Anoka, he was caught between the deadwood on two cars, and the life was crushed out of his body. His neck was broken, and the head was mangled terribly. The chest was also terribly bruised and torn. Mr. Pratt had talked with his conductor not more than a minute before the fatal accident happened, and what really caused his death will never be known. The train had broken in two parts, and after the draw bars were raised it is supposed he stepped between the cars to release the air brake and when they came together he was drawn between the cars.
Deceased leaves a wife and two children and he carried $750 life insurance. He was a member of the I.O.O.F., and was considered one of the Panhandle's most worthy employes.
Daniel Pratt, a former resident of this county,was killed last Thursday [July 23]... crushed by the cars at Anoka... had lived in the vicinity of Green Oak and mar. [no date] Adaline Becraft, youngest d/o Mr. and Mrs. William. Lived at Logansport, a Panhandle railway brakeman. Deceased leaves a wife and two children.• Event, Insurance Payment, 11 Dec 1896
[Adaline BECRAFT PRATT], the wife of William D. PRATT, who was killed on the Panhandle railroad near Logansport some months ago, has been paid $1,700 by the railway company in settlement of a damage suit. The Logansport Pharos, of Saturday, says:
In the matter of quick action, a damage suit filed late yesterday afternoon by McCONNELL & JENKINES, beats the record. Adaline PRATT, widow of the late William D. PRATT, was the plaintiff, and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (Panhandle) railroad company, the defendant. W. D. Pratt, a freight brakeman, in the employ of the company, died from injuries sustained on the 22nd of July last, while making a coupling at Anoka. He was caught between the bumpers. His wife, as administratrix of the estate, brought suit against the company for $10,000. This morning, by agreement, plaintiff was awarded judgment in the sum of $1,700.
Pratt formerly lived near Green Oak, and his widow is the daughter of Wm. BECRAFT, of this city.
Spouses and Children
1. *Adeline Becraft
Marriage: 24 Dec 1891 - Fulton Co, IN 2
Status:
Notes
Death Notes:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Tombaugh/Obit%20Bios/Html/FulCo%20Obits_Biogs%201896-1900.htmMarriage Notes (Adeline Becraft)
A telegram reached Rochester Thursday evening that Daniel PRATT, a former resident of this county, had been killed by the cars and would be brought here for burial. The funeral was held Friday and was attended by a large concourse of people.
Dan Pratt formerly lived in the vicinity of Green Oak, and married [Adaline BECRAFT] the youngest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Wm. BECRAFT. He lived at Logansport where he was a Panhandle railway brakeman. He was out with his train Thursday, and while coupling cars at Anoka, he was caught between the deadwood on two cars, and the life was crushed out of his body. His neck was broken, and the head was mangled terribly. The chest was also terribly bruised and torn. Mr. Pratt had talked with his conductor not more than a minute before the fatal accident happened, and what really caused his death will never be known. The train had broken in two parts, and after the draw bars were raised it is supposed he stepped between the cars to release the air brake and when they came together he was drawn between the cars.
Deceased leaves a wife and two children and he carried $750 life insurance. He was a member of the I.O.O.F., and was considered one of the Panhandle's most worthy employes.
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Sources
1. dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.)
2. Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Book E, page 506.