Albert J. Steele
Born Jan. 14, 1888
Sept. 5, 1903
Lead Daily Call newspaper, September 5, 1903:
This morning James Halloran and Albert Steele, two boys about 15 years of age, went over in the direction of Yellow Creek for the purpose of hunting. Shortly after noon A.G. McShane, who was on his way to Lead, discovered young Steele on the railroad track a short distance beyond Kirk, he having been accidentally shot by his companion, the load taking effect in his right temple. Mr. McShane came to town and reported the case and as soon as possible Joseph Marchoux's undertaking wagon, with Mr. Jamison in charge, and accompanied by Sheriff Doten, went over to the scene of the accident, and within a short time thereafter he returned with the wounded boy. Just how the accident occurred is not known, as young Halloran is so beside himself that he is unable to give an account of it. The boy is badly injured, so much so in fact that it is thought he cannot survive more than a few hours at the most.
Lead Daily Call, September 7, 1903:
The funeral of Albert Steele, who died Saturday evening from the accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting Saturdeay morning with young Jimmy Halloran, will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Catholic church. Requiem high mass services will be conducted by Father Chasse. Friends of the family invited. Interment in the Catholic cemetery in South Lead. Deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele, and his death is deplored by a large circle of acquaintances of the family here in Lead. He was 15 years of age the 14th of January last.
Lead Daily Tribune (Lead, South Dakota), Saturday, September 5, 1903, page 3:
Accidentally Shot
Albert Steele, Jr., was accidentally shot this morning and died within a few hours. He was out hunting with young Jimmie Halloran, and the particulars are as yet somewhat confusing. The two boys had but one gun between them - a shot gun rented from Dick Bullock last evening by the father of the unfortunate boy. The accident occurred a few hundred yards above Kirk on the railroad track. Thos. Bosanko, who was first to see Halloran after the accident, says that the boy could not tell how it occurred.
From the condition of the wound the gun must have been at close range. The charge took effect in the forehead little above the eyes and cut a furrow through the top of his head. He was brought home as soon as conveyance and help could do so and medical aid was called but the case was a hopeless one. He died about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The accident has cast a gloom over the city, especially among the many friends of the deceased. The grief-stricken father and family has the sympathy of the community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 2:
Funeral Tomorrow
The funeral of young Albert James Steele will take place at 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow from the Catholic Church. The friends are invited.
Albert Steele was born in Lead Jan. 14, 1888 and is therefore 15 years and 8 months old. He was very popular among his many young acquaintances in Lead, and his untimely death is sadly regretted by the entire community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 3:
Coroner's Inquest
The jury called by the coroner to inquire into the cause of the death of Albert Steele, Jr., rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. The inquest took place this morning at the undertaking rooms of J.L. Marcoux.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele wish the Tribune to express their sincere thanks to their many friends who assisted them during the hours of their late bereavement.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Laid to Rest.
The whole community bowed down in sympathy with the family of Albert Steele when they laid the young boy, Albert, away in God's Acre. The death of the only son, just stepping into young manhood, seems a blow almost too hard to be borne by human hearts, and when, as in this case, there is added the thought that the accidental death might have been avoided, the burden is, indeed, heavy.
Mass was celebrated and a sermon delivered by Father Chasse at the Catholic church, and all the many friends who attended will long remember the services. Six of the young associates of the deceased lovingly bore their comrade to his last resting place, and four others carried the floral remembrances of the sorrowing friends.
The pall-bearers were Masters Uren, Langtweat, Lussier, Gorman, Berns, and Languth.
The family of Albert Steele has been long and favorably known in Lead, and in this great bereavement they have the sympathy of all.
The 1900 U.S. Census finds Albert Steele, age 12, residing in Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota with his parents, Albert and Mary A. Steele. Also included in the household were five brothers and sisters - Lilly 15, Carrie 13, Katie 10, Leonard 8 and Cecilia 6. The document notes that Albert Steele Sr. was a foreman in the mills (Homestake Mining Company).
Born Jan. 14, 1888
Sept. 5, 1903
Lead Daily Call newspaper, September 5, 1903:
This morning James Halloran and Albert Steele, two boys about 15 years of age, went over in the direction of Yellow Creek for the purpose of hunting. Shortly after noon A.G. McShane, who was on his way to Lead, discovered young Steele on the railroad track a short distance beyond Kirk, he having been accidentally shot by his companion, the load taking effect in his right temple. Mr. McShane came to town and reported the case and as soon as possible Joseph Marchoux's undertaking wagon, with Mr. Jamison in charge, and accompanied by Sheriff Doten, went over to the scene of the accident, and within a short time thereafter he returned with the wounded boy. Just how the accident occurred is not known, as young Halloran is so beside himself that he is unable to give an account of it. The boy is badly injured, so much so in fact that it is thought he cannot survive more than a few hours at the most.
Lead Daily Call, September 7, 1903:
The funeral of Albert Steele, who died Saturday evening from the accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting Saturdeay morning with young Jimmy Halloran, will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Catholic church. Requiem high mass services will be conducted by Father Chasse. Friends of the family invited. Interment in the Catholic cemetery in South Lead. Deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele, and his death is deplored by a large circle of acquaintances of the family here in Lead. He was 15 years of age the 14th of January last.
Lead Daily Tribune (Lead, South Dakota), Saturday, September 5, 1903, page 3:
Accidentally Shot
Albert Steele, Jr., was accidentally shot this morning and died within a few hours. He was out hunting with young Jimmie Halloran, and the particulars are as yet somewhat confusing. The two boys had but one gun between them - a shot gun rented from Dick Bullock last evening by the father of the unfortunate boy. The accident occurred a few hundred yards above Kirk on the railroad track. Thos. Bosanko, who was first to see Halloran after the accident, says that the boy could not tell how it occurred.
From the condition of the wound the gun must have been at close range. The charge took effect in the forehead little above the eyes and cut a furrow through the top of his head. He was brought home as soon as conveyance and help could do so and medical aid was called but the case was a hopeless one. He died about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The accident has cast a gloom over the city, especially among the many friends of the deceased. The grief-stricken father and family has the sympathy of the community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 2:
Funeral Tomorrow
The funeral of young Albert James Steele will take place at 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow from the Catholic Church. The friends are invited.
Albert Steele was born in Lead Jan. 14, 1888 and is therefore 15 years and 8 months old. He was very popular among his many young acquaintances in Lead, and his untimely death is sadly regretted by the entire community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 3:
Coroner's Inquest
The jury called by the coroner to inquire into the cause of the death of Albert Steele, Jr., rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. The inquest took place this morning at the undertaking rooms of J.L. Marcoux.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele wish the Tribune to express their sincere thanks to their many friends who assisted them during the hours of their late bereavement.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Laid to Rest.
The whole community bowed down in sympathy with the family of Albert Steele when they laid the young boy, Albert, away in God's Acre. The death of the only son, just stepping into young manhood, seems a blow almost too hard to be borne by human hearts, and when, as in this case, there is added the thought that the accidental death might have been avoided, the burden is, indeed, heavy.
Mass was celebrated and a sermon delivered by Father Chasse at the Catholic church, and all the many friends who attended will long remember the services. Six of the young associates of the deceased lovingly bore their comrade to his last resting place, and four others carried the floral remembrances of the sorrowing friends.
The pall-bearers were Masters Uren, Langtweat, Lussier, Gorman, Berns, and Languth.
The family of Albert Steele has been long and favorably known in Lead, and in this great bereavement they have the sympathy of all.
The 1900 U.S. Census finds Albert Steele, age 12, residing in Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota with his parents, Albert and Mary A. Steele. Also included in the household were five brothers and sisters - Lilly 15, Carrie 13, Katie 10, Leonard 8 and Cecilia 6. The document notes that Albert Steele Sr. was a foreman in the mills (Homestake Mining Company).
Albert J. Steele
Born Jan. 14, 1888
Sept. 5, 1903
Lead Daily Call newspaper, September 5, 1903:
This morning James Halloran and Albert Steele, two boys about 15 years of age, went over in the direction of Yellow Creek for the purpose of hunting. Shortly after noon A.G. McShane, who was on his way to Lead, discovered young Steele on the railroad track a short distance beyond Kirk, he having been accidentally shot by his companion, the load taking effect in his right temple. Mr. McShane came to town and reported the case and as soon as possible Joseph Marchoux's undertaking wagon, with Mr. Jamison in charge, and accompanied by Sheriff Doten, went over to the scene of the accident, and within a short time thereafter he returned with the wounded boy. Just how the accident occurred is not known, as young Halloran is so beside himself that he is unable to give an account of it. The boy is badly injured, so much so in fact that it is thought he cannot survive more than a few hours at the most.
Lead Daily Call, September 7, 1903:
The funeral of Albert Steele, who died Saturday evening from the accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting Saturdeay morning with young Jimmy Halloran, will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Catholic church. Requiem high mass services will be conducted by Father Chasse. Friends of the family invited. Interment in the Catholic cemetery in South Lead. Deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele, and his death is deplored by a large circle of acquaintances of the family here in Lead. He was 15 years of age the 14th of January last.
Lead Daily Tribune (Lead, South Dakota), Saturday, September 5, 1903, page 3:
Accidentally Shot
Albert Steele, Jr., was accidentally shot this morning and died within a few hours. He was out hunting with young Jimmie Halloran, and the particulars are as yet somewhat confusing. The two boys had but one gun between them - a shot gun rented from Dick Bullock last evening by the father of the unfortunate boy. The accident occurred a few hundred yards above Kirk on the railroad track. Thos. Bosanko, who was first to see Halloran after the accident, says that the boy could not tell how it occurred.
From the condition of the wound the gun must have been at close range. The charge took effect in the forehead little above the eyes and cut a furrow through the top of his head. He was brought home as soon as conveyance and help could do so and medical aid was called but the case was a hopeless one. He died about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The accident has cast a gloom over the city, especially among the many friends of the deceased. The grief-stricken father and family has the sympathy of the community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 2:
Funeral Tomorrow
The funeral of young Albert James Steele will take place at 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow from the Catholic Church. The friends are invited.
Albert Steele was born in Lead Jan. 14, 1888 and is therefore 15 years and 8 months old. He was very popular among his many young acquaintances in Lead, and his untimely death is sadly regretted by the entire community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 3:
Coroner's Inquest
The jury called by the coroner to inquire into the cause of the death of Albert Steele, Jr., rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. The inquest took place this morning at the undertaking rooms of J.L. Marcoux.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele wish the Tribune to express their sincere thanks to their many friends who assisted them during the hours of their late bereavement.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Laid to Rest.
The whole community bowed down in sympathy with the family of Albert Steele when they laid the young boy, Albert, away in God's Acre. The death of the only son, just stepping into young manhood, seems a blow almost too hard to be borne by human hearts, and when, as in this case, there is added the thought that the accidental death might have been avoided, the burden is, indeed, heavy.
Mass was celebrated and a sermon delivered by Father Chasse at the Catholic church, and all the many friends who attended will long remember the services. Six of the young associates of the deceased lovingly bore their comrade to his last resting place, and four others carried the floral remembrances of the sorrowing friends.
The pall-bearers were Masters Uren, Langtweat, Lussier, Gorman, Berns, and Languth.
The family of Albert Steele has been long and favorably known in Lead, and in this great bereavement they have the sympathy of all.
The 1900 U.S. Census finds Albert Steele, age 12, residing in Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota with his parents, Albert and Mary A. Steele. Also included in the household were five brothers and sisters - Lilly 15, Carrie 13, Katie 10, Leonard 8 and Cecilia 6. The document notes that Albert Steele Sr. was a foreman in the mills (Homestake Mining Company).
Born Jan. 14, 1888
Sept. 5, 1903
Lead Daily Call newspaper, September 5, 1903:
This morning James Halloran and Albert Steele, two boys about 15 years of age, went over in the direction of Yellow Creek for the purpose of hunting. Shortly after noon A.G. McShane, who was on his way to Lead, discovered young Steele on the railroad track a short distance beyond Kirk, he having been accidentally shot by his companion, the load taking effect in his right temple. Mr. McShane came to town and reported the case and as soon as possible Joseph Marchoux's undertaking wagon, with Mr. Jamison in charge, and accompanied by Sheriff Doten, went over to the scene of the accident, and within a short time thereafter he returned with the wounded boy. Just how the accident occurred is not known, as young Halloran is so beside himself that he is unable to give an account of it. The boy is badly injured, so much so in fact that it is thought he cannot survive more than a few hours at the most.
Lead Daily Call, September 7, 1903:
The funeral of Albert Steele, who died Saturday evening from the accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting Saturdeay morning with young Jimmy Halloran, will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Catholic church. Requiem high mass services will be conducted by Father Chasse. Friends of the family invited. Interment in the Catholic cemetery in South Lead. Deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele, and his death is deplored by a large circle of acquaintances of the family here in Lead. He was 15 years of age the 14th of January last.
Lead Daily Tribune (Lead, South Dakota), Saturday, September 5, 1903, page 3:
Accidentally Shot
Albert Steele, Jr., was accidentally shot this morning and died within a few hours. He was out hunting with young Jimmie Halloran, and the particulars are as yet somewhat confusing. The two boys had but one gun between them - a shot gun rented from Dick Bullock last evening by the father of the unfortunate boy. The accident occurred a few hundred yards above Kirk on the railroad track. Thos. Bosanko, who was first to see Halloran after the accident, says that the boy could not tell how it occurred.
From the condition of the wound the gun must have been at close range. The charge took effect in the forehead little above the eyes and cut a furrow through the top of his head. He was brought home as soon as conveyance and help could do so and medical aid was called but the case was a hopeless one. He died about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The accident has cast a gloom over the city, especially among the many friends of the deceased. The grief-stricken father and family has the sympathy of the community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 2:
Funeral Tomorrow
The funeral of young Albert James Steele will take place at 10 o'clock a.m. tomorrow from the Catholic Church. The friends are invited.
Albert Steele was born in Lead Jan. 14, 1888 and is therefore 15 years and 8 months old. He was very popular among his many young acquaintances in Lead, and his untimely death is sadly regretted by the entire community.
Lead Daily Tribune, Monday, September 7, 1903, page 3:
Coroner's Inquest
The jury called by the coroner to inquire into the cause of the death of Albert Steele, Jr., rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. The inquest took place this morning at the undertaking rooms of J.L. Marcoux.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steele wish the Tribune to express their sincere thanks to their many friends who assisted them during the hours of their late bereavement.
Lead Daily Tribune, Thursday, September 10, 1903, page 3:
Laid to Rest.
The whole community bowed down in sympathy with the family of Albert Steele when they laid the young boy, Albert, away in God's Acre. The death of the only son, just stepping into young manhood, seems a blow almost too hard to be borne by human hearts, and when, as in this case, there is added the thought that the accidental death might have been avoided, the burden is, indeed, heavy.
Mass was celebrated and a sermon delivered by Father Chasse at the Catholic church, and all the many friends who attended will long remember the services. Six of the young associates of the deceased lovingly bore their comrade to his last resting place, and four others carried the floral remembrances of the sorrowing friends.
The pall-bearers were Masters Uren, Langtweat, Lussier, Gorman, Berns, and Languth.
The family of Albert Steele has been long and favorably known in Lead, and in this great bereavement they have the sympathy of all.
The 1900 U.S. Census finds Albert Steele, age 12, residing in Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota with his parents, Albert and Mary A. Steele. Also included in the household were five brothers and sisters - Lilly 15, Carrie 13, Katie 10, Leonard 8 and Cecilia 6. The document notes that Albert Steele Sr. was a foreman in the mills (Homestake Mining Company).
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