Published in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Wednesday September 14, 1910
Hunts Squirrel: Dies: 16-Year-Old Earl Nichols Dropped Dead in the Woods Yesterday: HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS SICK: And He Wanted Choice Morsel for Convalescent Period. Earl Nichols, sixteen-year-old son of William Nichols, living about ten miles north of the city, died suddenly yesterday of heart trouble while hunting squirrel in a woods. The boy had been afflicted with heart trouble for years, but for some time had not taken any medicine and appeared in the best of health and spirits. His grand-mother, Mrs. Louterbach, has been ill but, was convalescent, and yesterday young Nichols started out with a smalled boy to bag a squirrel for the aged lady. After tramping through the woods for a time, a squirrel was sighted and the Nichols boy took aim and fired, but missed. He then turned to his companion and remarked to him that he feared he was going to have another spell with his heart. He had no sooner finished talking when he sank to the ground and before help could be summoned died. A year or so ago a local physician who was treating the youth for appendicitis discovered the heart trouble, but since that time the boy had taken no medicine for the affliction.
Published in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Saturday, September 17, 1910
DOG GUARDS DEAD BODY OF BOY;RESCUERS AFRAID; The funeral of Earl Nichols, the 16-year-old- boy who dropped dead of heart failure while hunting a squirrel for his sick grandmother, was held yesterday at the home just across the Cass line in Fulton county and was attended by several from this county. An incident which shows the faithfulness of dogs to their masters is related in connection with the death of the boy. As soon as he fell after shooting at a squirrel his companion, a smaller boy, hurried away for aid, leaving a large shepherd dog guarding the fallen youth. Ash Williamson was the first neighbor notified, and he hurried to the scene, but was unable to get close to the prostrate form on account of the dog, which rushed at him in a savage way and would not let him near the body. It is thought young Nichols was dead at the time Williamson arrived, but if he had not been the neighbor could have done nothing to aid the lad unless he had killed the dog first. It was not until the other boy, who had gone on for more aid, arrived that any one could get to the body of the boy.
Hunts Squirrel: Dies: 16-Year-Old Earl Nichols Dropped Dead in the Woods Yesterday: HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS SICK: And He Wanted Choice Morsel for Convalescent Period. Earl Nichols, sixteen-year-old son of William Nichols, living about ten miles north of the city, died suddenly yesterday of heart trouble while hunting squirrel in a woods. The boy had been afflicted with heart trouble for years, but for some time had not taken any medicine and appeared in the best of health and spirits. His grand-mother, Mrs. Louterbach, has been ill but, was convalescent, and yesterday young Nichols started out with a smalled boy to bag a squirrel for the aged lady. After tramping through the woods for a time, a squirrel was sighted and the Nichols boy took aim and fired, but missed. He then turned to his companion and remarked to him that he feared he was going to have another spell with his heart. He had no sooner finished talking when he sank to the ground and before help could be summoned died. A year or so ago a local physician who was treating the youth for appendicitis discovered the heart trouble, but since that time the boy had taken no medicine for the affliction.
Published in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Saturday, September 17, 1910
DOG GUARDS DEAD BODY OF BOY;RESCUERS AFRAID; The funeral of Earl Nichols, the 16-year-old- boy who dropped dead of heart failure while hunting a squirrel for his sick grandmother, was held yesterday at the home just across the Cass line in Fulton county and was attended by several from this county. An incident which shows the faithfulness of dogs to their masters is related in connection with the death of the boy. As soon as he fell after shooting at a squirrel his companion, a smaller boy, hurried away for aid, leaving a large shepherd dog guarding the fallen youth. Ash Williamson was the first neighbor notified, and he hurried to the scene, but was unable to get close to the prostrate form on account of the dog, which rushed at him in a savage way and would not let him near the body. It is thought young Nichols was dead at the time Williamson arrived, but if he had not been the neighbor could have done nothing to aid the lad unless he had killed the dog first. It was not until the other boy, who had gone on for more aid, arrived that any one could get to the body of the boy.
Published in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Wednesday September 14, 1910
Hunts Squirrel: Dies: 16-Year-Old Earl Nichols Dropped Dead in the Woods Yesterday: HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS SICK: And He Wanted Choice Morsel for Convalescent Period. Earl Nichols, sixteen-year-old son of William Nichols, living about ten miles north of the city, died suddenly yesterday of heart trouble while hunting squirrel in a woods. The boy had been afflicted with heart trouble for years, but for some time had not taken any medicine and appeared in the best of health and spirits. His grand-mother, Mrs. Louterbach, has been ill but, was convalescent, and yesterday young Nichols started out with a smalled boy to bag a squirrel for the aged lady. After tramping through the woods for a time, a squirrel was sighted and the Nichols boy took aim and fired, but missed. He then turned to his companion and remarked to him that he feared he was going to have another spell with his heart. He had no sooner finished talking when he sank to the ground and before help could be summoned died. A year or so ago a local physician who was treating the youth for appendicitis discovered the heart trouble, but since that time the boy had taken no medicine for the affliction.
Published in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Saturday, September 17, 1910
DOG GUARDS DEAD BODY OF BOY;RESCUERS AFRAID; The funeral of Earl Nichols, the 16-year-old- boy who dropped dead of heart failure while hunting a squirrel for his sick grandmother, was held yesterday at the home just across the Cass line in Fulton county and was attended by several from this county. An incident which shows the faithfulness of dogs to their masters is related in connection with the death of the boy. As soon as he fell after shooting at a squirrel his companion, a smaller boy, hurried away for aid, leaving a large shepherd dog guarding the fallen youth. Ash Williamson was the first neighbor notified, and he hurried to the scene, but was unable to get close to the prostrate form on account of the dog, which rushed at him in a savage way and would not let him near the body. It is thought young Nichols was dead at the time Williamson arrived, but if he had not been the neighbor could have done nothing to aid the lad unless he had killed the dog first. It was not until the other boy, who had gone on for more aid, arrived that any one could get to the body of the boy.
Hunts Squirrel: Dies: 16-Year-Old Earl Nichols Dropped Dead in the Woods Yesterday: HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS SICK: And He Wanted Choice Morsel for Convalescent Period. Earl Nichols, sixteen-year-old son of William Nichols, living about ten miles north of the city, died suddenly yesterday of heart trouble while hunting squirrel in a woods. The boy had been afflicted with heart trouble for years, but for some time had not taken any medicine and appeared in the best of health and spirits. His grand-mother, Mrs. Louterbach, has been ill but, was convalescent, and yesterday young Nichols started out with a smalled boy to bag a squirrel for the aged lady. After tramping through the woods for a time, a squirrel was sighted and the Nichols boy took aim and fired, but missed. He then turned to his companion and remarked to him that he feared he was going to have another spell with his heart. He had no sooner finished talking when he sank to the ground and before help could be summoned died. A year or so ago a local physician who was treating the youth for appendicitis discovered the heart trouble, but since that time the boy had taken no medicine for the affliction.
Published in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Saturday, September 17, 1910
DOG GUARDS DEAD BODY OF BOY;RESCUERS AFRAID; The funeral of Earl Nichols, the 16-year-old- boy who dropped dead of heart failure while hunting a squirrel for his sick grandmother, was held yesterday at the home just across the Cass line in Fulton county and was attended by several from this county. An incident which shows the faithfulness of dogs to their masters is related in connection with the death of the boy. As soon as he fell after shooting at a squirrel his companion, a smaller boy, hurried away for aid, leaving a large shepherd dog guarding the fallen youth. Ash Williamson was the first neighbor notified, and he hurried to the scene, but was unable to get close to the prostrate form on account of the dog, which rushed at him in a savage way and would not let him near the body. It is thought young Nichols was dead at the time Williamson arrived, but if he had not been the neighbor could have done nothing to aid the lad unless he had killed the dog first. It was not until the other boy, who had gone on for more aid, arrived that any one could get to the body of the boy.
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