Junction City Train Accident
July
13, 1912
Frank
Pendelski of Junction City was struck by Soo
line train No. 6 as it approached that village
this morning and received injuries from which he
died about an hour later.
Pendelski was walking west, with a pitch fork
over his shoulder, between the main and passing
tracks, when the train, traveling at a good rate
of speed, bore down upon him. He had been
walking close tot he main track and did not step
aside as the train neared him. The pilot
of the engine struck him and he was thrown to
the ground unconscious. Medical assistance
was called and at first his injuries were
considered slight, but it later developed that
his skull had been pierced. He died
without regaining consciousness.
Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI 13 Jul 1912
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