Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Duncan, Howard 1914
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Payette Enterprise 6-25-1914
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, June 25, 1914

One Dead Two Injured

Train Strikes Auto Containing Three Children --- One Dies as Result of 
Injuries –
Two Will Recover

A distressing accident occurred Sunday afternoon about one thirty at the 
Seventh Street crossing of the Oregon Short Line in Payette, when an extra 
passenger train struck an automobile injuring one of the occupants so severely 
as to cause his death Monday and seriously but not fatally injuring the other 
two occupants.

Howard Bain aged sixteen, Lena Chapin aged fourteen and Howard Duncan, aged 
fourteen were the occupants of the car, young Bain being at the wheel driving.

They drove up ninth street and at the corner of Seventh Avenue North turned 
west to cross the track. At the same time a freight train headed west was 
coming slowly down the passing track but stopped just in the clear of the main 
line switch. It is believed that the young people intent upon watching the 
freight did not know the passenger train was approaching from the west and no 
doubt presumed that the ringing of the crossing bell was being caused by the 
freight train.

At any rate they slowed up slightly when the freight train was moving but when 
it stopped attempted to drive over the crossing and were hit by the passenger 
train. The car was carried by the pilot of the engine some two blocks before 
the train could be stopped the occupants all being thrown from the auto onto 
the platform of the pilot.

Miss Chapin and Harold Bain were severely bruised and unconscious when picked 
up but regained consciousness shortly afterward and will recover. Howard 
Duncan had both ankles broken and suffered a fracture of the skull. He died 
about three o’clock Monday afternoon never regaining consciousness.
 
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Howard Duncan At Rest

The funeral services of Howard Duncan were held at the Methodist church on 
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. The church was crowded by those who paid their 
last respects to the manly little fellow who met his death in so tragic a 
manner. Many beautiful floral emblems attested the love in which this lad was 
held. The remains were laid to rest in Riverside cemetery.

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