MET INSTANT DEATH
Little Bertie Nessly Crushed Under Wheels of Loaded Wagon
The tragic death of Bertie Nessly, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nessly, which occurred on Tuesday evening, came as a shock to the entire community. As L. S. Nordyke, who was hauling dirt, came down the Almota grade, trailing an extra wagon, and had got opposite the high school, little Bertie jumped onto the tongue of the trailed wagon to ride, but could not hold his seat and fell, one wheel passing over his head, killing him instantly.
The little fellow was known to almost everyone in the city, having delivered papers for several months.
Mr. Nessly, who was in Pullman at the time of the accident, was notified by phone and immediately set out for home.
The funeral was held at the family home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The services were conducted according to the rites of the Christian Science church, of which Mrs. Nessly is a member. A number of beautiful floral pieces adorned the little white casket. The interment was in the Colfax cemetery.
The Colfax Gazette
7 Apr 1905
Colfax, Whitman, Washington
Little Bertie Nessly Crushed Under Wheels of Loaded Wagon
The tragic death of Bertie Nessly, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nessly, which occurred on Tuesday evening, came as a shock to the entire community. As L. S. Nordyke, who was hauling dirt, came down the Almota grade, trailing an extra wagon, and had got opposite the high school, little Bertie jumped onto the tongue of the trailed wagon to ride, but could not hold his seat and fell, one wheel passing over his head, killing him instantly.
The little fellow was known to almost everyone in the city, having delivered papers for several months.
Mr. Nessly, who was in Pullman at the time of the accident, was notified by phone and immediately set out for home.
The funeral was held at the family home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The services were conducted according to the rites of the Christian Science church, of which Mrs. Nessly is a member. A number of beautiful floral pieces adorned the little white casket. The interment was in the Colfax cemetery.
The Colfax Gazette
7 Apr 1905
Colfax, Whitman, Washington
MET INSTANT DEATH
Little Bertie Nessly Crushed Under Wheels of Loaded Wagon
The tragic death of Bertie Nessly, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nessly, which occurred on Tuesday evening, came as a shock to the entire community. As L. S. Nordyke, who was hauling dirt, came down the Almota grade, trailing an extra wagon, and had got opposite the high school, little Bertie jumped onto the tongue of the trailed wagon to ride, but could not hold his seat and fell, one wheel passing over his head, killing him instantly.
The little fellow was known to almost everyone in the city, having delivered papers for several months.
Mr. Nessly, who was in Pullman at the time of the accident, was notified by phone and immediately set out for home.
The funeral was held at the family home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The services were conducted according to the rites of the Christian Science church, of which Mrs. Nessly is a member. A number of beautiful floral pieces adorned the little white casket. The interment was in the Colfax cemetery.
The Colfax Gazette
7 Apr 1905
Colfax, Whitman, Washington
Little Bertie Nessly Crushed Under Wheels of Loaded Wagon
The tragic death of Bertie Nessly, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nessly, which occurred on Tuesday evening, came as a shock to the entire community. As L. S. Nordyke, who was hauling dirt, came down the Almota grade, trailing an extra wagon, and had got opposite the high school, little Bertie jumped onto the tongue of the trailed wagon to ride, but could not hold his seat and fell, one wheel passing over his head, killing him instantly.
The little fellow was known to almost everyone in the city, having delivered papers for several months.
Mr. Nessly, who was in Pullman at the time of the accident, was notified by phone and immediately set out for home.
The funeral was held at the family home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The services were conducted according to the rites of the Christian Science church, of which Mrs. Nessly is a member. A number of beautiful floral pieces adorned the little white casket. The interment was in the Colfax cemetery.
The Colfax Gazette
7 Apr 1905
Colfax, Whitman, Washington
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