Sunday, April 28, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 28


April 28, 1907 – Three-year-old Mabel Hanson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson Hanson, of Smithville, was killed instantly at 4 p.m. this afternoon by a switch engine at the Smithville crossing about eight miles from Duluth. Her skull was fractured.

Another small playmate that was with her had a narrow escape. Both of them were standing between the tracks and the locomotive was running towards Duluth. It was coming around a turn close to the crossing and neither of the children were aware of its approach until it was almost upon them.

The two small girls, with an older sister of Mabel, were on their way to visit a neighbor, and for some reason they stopped at the tracks. The older Hansen girl saw the engine as it rounded the curve, and screamed at the top of her voice. She tried to rush both of the girls out of danger, but the foot of her sister caught on the cattle guard. She pushed the other child over the rails and tried to free little Mabel, but did not have time.

The Minneapolis Tribune; “Killed on Way to Make Visit; Little Girl of Three Years Run Down by an Engine.”; April 29, 1907; p. 2.



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