Solomon Kraft

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• Interesting: misfortune, accident,
• Eby ID Number: 00069-4155
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Misfortune: Jan 1901; killed in accident

Notes:

Solomon Kraft, "was born January 27th, 1866. He is also home, working on the farm and is unmarried."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Kraft, of Bridgeport, Knocked Down By a Runaway Team and Dies From His injuries.

A serious accident took place on the farm of Mr. Moses Kraft, a mile north of Bridgeport Tuesday morning and as a result Mr. Solomon Krafft lies at his home, in a very critical condition. He was returning home from Waterloo, with a load of salt and gasolene and after allowing the horses to pass through the gate, it is thought he was about to close it when the horses wheeled round and tried to run away. In attempting to stop the horses, Mr. Krafft was knocked down, striking his head against a stone with great force, cutting it severely and causing a concussion of the brain. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and had not regained consciousness at a late hour. His condition is reported by Dr. Honsberger, who was called in as being critical and slight hopes are held out for his recovery.

LATER

Since writing the above we learn the unfortunate man succumbed to his injuries at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening, never regaining consciousness and living but ten hours after the accident. Regarding the circumstances of the accident, it now appears that Mr. Krafft had driven up to the stable and was in the act of putting away the horse blankets when the team turned around and made a dash towards the gate, knocking down Krafft who had overtaken them and demolishing the gate: The funeral will be held on Friday morning at 9 o[clock from the home of his father Mr. Moses Krafft, to the Breslau Cemetery. Deceased was thirty four years of age and a consistent member of the Bridgeport Evangelical Church. He was a brother of Chas. Krafft, butcher of Berlin.

The Chronicle-Telegraph 10 Jan 1901 pg 5