 1876 - 1901 (25 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Paul Clifford Spidell |
| Birth |
27 Jul 1876 |
Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
COMPLETED |
IFALL |
| FamilySearch ID |
KC3P-85N |
| Death |
22 Oct 1901 |
McCammon, Bannock, Idaho, United States |
| Burial |
Preston Cemetery, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
| Person ID |
I165103 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Henry Franklin Spidell, b. 26 Nov 1843, Adams, Illinois, United States d. 28 Apr 1920, Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann Davis, b. 9 Jun 1845, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States d. 1 Jan 1916, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Jan 1863 |
Buchanan Township, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
| Family ID |
F12197 |
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| Notes |
- Engineer Purtell and Fireman Spidell Meet Sudden Death in Wreck.
Engine of fast mail rolls down embankment.
Believed that the Engine Men jumped to avoid harm and were crushed in t h e rolling wreckage. Both men were prominent citizens of Pocatello.
Pocatello, Oct. 22 – (Special)—No. 1, the Oregon Short Line westwound fa s t mail, was wrecked four miles east of McCammon at 3:20 today and Engin ee r Edward Purtell and his fireman, Paul Spidell, both of Pocatello, wer e i nstantly killed. The engine climbed the rail on a curve that had bee n fil led in with dirt by the track forces and went down the embankment 2 0 feet , taking the mail, baggage and buffet cars with it.
It is believed that Purtell and his fireman jumped and were buried und e r the wreckage. Two mail clerks and the express messenger were slightl y b ruised but were able to take part in the work of transfee. No passeng er s were injured, as the remainder of the equipment stayed on the track.
There is much grief expressed here over the death of Purtell. For 19 yea r s he has been in the service of the Short Line and was highly respecte d . He leaves a wife and three young children to mourn his loss and the y ha ve the sympathy of the entire community.
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