Died at age 11 years, 4 months & 20 days.
Son of M.C. & E.A. Garriott.
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New Castle Courier
Henry Co., New Castle, Indiana
August 10, 1883
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
On Tuesday, while Walter, son of H. C. Garriott, of Wilkinson, was playing around a wheat bin, he accidently fell in and was buried and smothered in the grain before help could reach him.
His father, who was in the first story, heard the cries of his boy's playmates, and hurried to the third story, where the accident occurred and could hear the distressing and oppressed cries of his son - "father! father!" Mr. Garriott made every possible effort to rescue the child, but life was extinct when the body was reached.
Our informant, Hugh Conway, states that little Walter was a child of more than ordinary intelligence and vivacity, gentlemanly in his deportment, always kind too and a great favorite with his playmates. Mr. Conway relates as incidents of his character, that about an hour previous to his death, he was seated at the piano and sang a song entitled, "O'er my Mother's Grave," turning to his brothers and sisters he said: "Wouldn't it be nice to sing over mother's grave when she is gone?"
Son of M.C. & E.A. Garriott.
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New Castle Courier
Henry Co., New Castle, Indiana
August 10, 1883
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
On Tuesday, while Walter, son of H. C. Garriott, of Wilkinson, was playing around a wheat bin, he accidently fell in and was buried and smothered in the grain before help could reach him.
His father, who was in the first story, heard the cries of his boy's playmates, and hurried to the third story, where the accident occurred and could hear the distressing and oppressed cries of his son - "father! father!" Mr. Garriott made every possible effort to rescue the child, but life was extinct when the body was reached.
Our informant, Hugh Conway, states that little Walter was a child of more than ordinary intelligence and vivacity, gentlemanly in his deportment, always kind too and a great favorite with his playmates. Mr. Conway relates as incidents of his character, that about an hour previous to his death, he was seated at the piano and sang a song entitled, "O'er my Mother's Grave," turning to his brothers and sisters he said: "Wouldn't it be nice to sing over mother's grave when she is gone?"
Died at age 11 years, 4 months & 20 days.
Son of M.C. & E.A. Garriott.
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New Castle Courier
Henry Co., New Castle, Indiana
August 10, 1883
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
On Tuesday, while Walter, son of H. C. Garriott, of Wilkinson, was playing around a wheat bin, he accidently fell in and was buried and smothered in the grain before help could reach him.
His father, who was in the first story, heard the cries of his boy's playmates, and hurried to the third story, where the accident occurred and could hear the distressing and oppressed cries of his son - "father! father!" Mr. Garriott made every possible effort to rescue the child, but life was extinct when the body was reached.
Our informant, Hugh Conway, states that little Walter was a child of more than ordinary intelligence and vivacity, gentlemanly in his deportment, always kind too and a great favorite with his playmates. Mr. Conway relates as incidents of his character, that about an hour previous to his death, he was seated at the piano and sang a song entitled, "O'er my Mother's Grave," turning to his brothers and sisters he said: "Wouldn't it be nice to sing over mother's grave when she is gone?"
Son of M.C. & E.A. Garriott.
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New Castle Courier
Henry Co., New Castle, Indiana
August 10, 1883
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
On Tuesday, while Walter, son of H. C. Garriott, of Wilkinson, was playing around a wheat bin, he accidently fell in and was buried and smothered in the grain before help could reach him.
His father, who was in the first story, heard the cries of his boy's playmates, and hurried to the third story, where the accident occurred and could hear the distressing and oppressed cries of his son - "father! father!" Mr. Garriott made every possible effort to rescue the child, but life was extinct when the body was reached.
Our informant, Hugh Conway, states that little Walter was a child of more than ordinary intelligence and vivacity, gentlemanly in his deportment, always kind too and a great favorite with his playmates. Mr. Conway relates as incidents of his character, that about an hour previous to his death, he was seated at the piano and sang a song entitled, "O'er my Mother's Grave," turning to his brothers and sisters he said: "Wouldn't it be nice to sing over mother's grave when she is gone?"
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