Imagine being cut in two and being conscious long enough afterwards to give out your personal information. This is what happened after a train incident in 1913.
Killed by Freight Train
While endeavoring to gain free passage from Cass Lake to Bemidji yesterday afternoon, Fred Kuhfield, 22 years of age, fell from between two freight cars and his body cut in two, from which injury he died a few minutes later.
The accident occurred near the Cass Lake Great Northern depot late yesterday afternoon.
Kuhfield lived for more than an hour, during which time he was conscious only a few minutes. He was able to tell his name, age, and the address of his mother, who resides at Park Falls, Wisconsin.
His mother, Mrs. Mae Paul, was notified of the accident and notified the coroner at Cass Lake to take charge of the body.
Source: The Bemidji daily pioneer. (Bemidji, Minn.), 23 Dec. 1913.
