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TRAIN KILLED FARMER NEAR ROCHELLE
Richard Seeley Met Instant Death Yesterday Afternoon When He Drove Buggy In Front Of Passenger Train of Chicago & North-Western at Thorp Crossing Near Flagg Station. Freight Train Going In Opposite Direction Obstructed His View Of Track.
Rochelle, Sept. 5 – Richard Seeley, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Seeley, was struck and instantly killed by an eastbound Chicago & Northwestern passenger train at 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Thorp crossing near Flagg Station.
Seeley was driving in a buggy to Rochelle, and as he drove upon the crossing a long freight train passed west, obstructing his view of the approaching passenger train. Just as he drove upon the track the train hit the horse and buggy. Seeley’s skull was fractured and the horse was so badly cut that the train crew shot it.
The body was brought to this city on the same train which killed Seeley and removed to an undertaking establishment. Coroner Dr. Aiken of Forreston was notified.
Seeley was about thirty years old and unmarried.
Published in the Republic (Rockford, Illinois), Friday, September 5, 1913
TRAIN VICTIM’S FUNERAL
Services Tomorrow for Richard Seeley Who Was Killed Near Flagg Center
Rochelle, Ill., Sept 6. – Funeral services for Richard Seeley, who was killed Thursday afternoon by a Northwestern passenger train, will be held at the residence of the parents Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Rev. F.W. Nazarene officiating. Interment will be in Flagg Center cemetery.
Mr. Seeley, who lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Seeley, had driven to Flag Center to exercise a spirited horse, and was returning when the train, completely hidden by a half dozen or more cook care that line the track, struck him. Mr. Seeley’s skull was crushed . The horse was so badly injured it had to be killed. The buggy was reduced to fragments.
Coroner J.C. Akins of Forreston held an inquest.
Mr. Seeley was born Oct. 22, 1882. He was a regular attendant of the M.E. church of this city. The funeral will be held from the home.
Published in the Register-Gazette (Rockford, Ill.), Saturday, September 6, 1913
[Grandson of SGS # 2163 – Richard S.; George Washington; Cyrus (# 2163); Daniel (# 757); David; Austin; Nehemiah; Robert; Nathaniel; Robert]
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