Kendall County IL Archives Obituaries.....Laird, James ?
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Newspaper Unknown
Farmer Killed by Train

Seward Man Dies in Grade Crossing Crash

Newspaper & Date Unknown

Minooka, March 1. – James Laird, 42 years old, wealthy Seward farmer, was 
instantly killed at 5:45 o’clock last night when the horse he was driving 
became frightened and dashed in the path of a speeding east-bound Rock Island 
passenger train.

Laird was returning to his home when the tragedy occurred.  He drove a wagon 
loaded with merchandise.

The whistle of the passenger train warned Laird of the danger and he slowed 
his horse to a walk to wait for a clear track.  As the train came on the horse 
jumped and dashed ahead.

The horse was thrown forty feet and instantly killed.  Laird was hurled to one 
side, dead, and the wagon was demolished.

Laird’s wife and 15-year-old daughter survive him.  He was one of the most 
prominent farmers in Seward township.

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