William L. E. Kuntz

1874 - 1894  (20 years)

• Name	William L. E. Kuntz
  Born	6 May 1874	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216954043
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115995
  Died	24 May 1894	Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Hillside Cemetery, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I115995	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Johan Jacob "Jacob" "Jake" Cuntz,   b. 28 Sep 1823, Rinnthal, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. 9 Oct 1896, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Philipina "Phoebe" Hermann,   b. 2 Apr 1833, , Germany ,   d. 16 Aug 1917, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1850	Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Family ID	F14016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KILLED AT THE PORTAGE A Traveller Meets a Horrible Death While Jumping From a C. P.R. Train at Portage la Prairie. The only thing to mar the enjoyment of the Queen's birthday festivities at Portage la Prairie yesterday was the untimely death of a young man who reached that place yesterday afternoon on the No. 2 train from the west,which ran into Portage la Prairie about 2.20 in the afternoon. From particulars obtained it, appears that as the train was pulling into the old station (which it now runs through and stops at the new one opposite that of the M. & N. W. R) a young man thinking it that it was not going to stop at Portage, attempted to alight. The train was going at a good speed and he was on the front portion of the rear car. He made a spring for the platform and either missed his footing or held on to the car too long, for he was dragged between the car and the platform and instantly crushed to death. Provincial Constable Cox, of Portage la Prairie, was immediately informed of the occurrence and hastened to the C. P. R. station, where he took possession of the body. Upon searching the dead man he found a pocket book containing the name "William L. Le Kuntz, Berlin Ont." It is believed that he was a student of the Ontario Veterinary college, and when the body was seen by several residents of Portage la Prairie they gave the opinion that, he was a veterinary surgeon practicing at Deloraine. He had a gold watch and chain on him but no money. HIS IDENTITY. It is learned in the city that Mr. Kuntz is a veterinary surgeon who has been practicing in Boissevain. Manitoba Morning Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Friday, May 25, 1894 _____________ WANTED IN BERLIN. GLOBE. A despatch was received at the city detective office last evening from High Constable Klippert, of Berlin, asking for the arrest of William L. Kuntz, a young veterinary doctor, who was wanted in the western town for larceny. The telegram gave a minute description of the man's appearance, and probable dress, adding that he would, in all likelihood, seek to Leave Toronto for the Pacific coast on the night train. Armed with these pointers, Detectives Cuddy and McGrath went down to the Union Station, and soon spotted their man on the platform. When accosted, Kuntz denied his identity, giving another name to the officers, but he was taken to police headquarters and his identity established by means of documents on his person. He had also a ticket for Vancouver in his pocket. No particulars have been received by the local authorities of the nature of his alleged offence. Mr. Klippert left on the 5 pm. this evening to bring back the man. Kuntz lives near Crosshill. Was given some money to pay to another person and he is charged with appropriating it to his own use. The Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Wed, Apr 11, 1894 Page 1 _____________ William L. Kuntz Instantly Killed by a Railway Train. PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, May 24. This afternoon a passenger by name of Wm. L. Kuntz attempted to get off train No. 2 While it was passing the old station platform, and fell between the wheels and was instantly killed. The wheels cut off one leg, one arm and one ear and crushed the body in bad shape. On his person was found a pocketbook, which read "Wm. L. Kuntz, Berlin, Ont," and contained a card showing the man to be a veterinary who attended lectures at the college in Toronto during 1893. He was seen attempting to alight from the train by a boy, and it is supposed that he thought the train was going right through and was getting off at the platform, which formerly was used by the railway company as a passenger depot. He is a man about 22 years old, fair complexion, five feet six inches high, and weighs about 150 pounds. Dr. Macklin, the coroner, was seen by a TRIBUNE reporter, who said that he had made all the necessary enquiries, was still awaiting further developments and from what he had learned he was opinion that no inquest would be held. Deceased formerly practised in Boissevain as a veterinary surgeon. The Winnipeg Tribune, Fri, May 25, 1894 Page 1 ____________ Kuntz Killed. A man supposed, from papers in his pocket, to be W. L. E. Kuntz of Berlin, Ont., a veterinary surgeon, was cut to pieces at Portage la Prairie yesterday while attempting to board a moving Canadian Pacific train. Kuntz was the young man who was arrested in Berlin for debt before leaving and let go on suspended sentence by the Judge and who left for the west with a Vancouver, B.C. ticket in his pocket and money supplied by his friends. His death is regretted. Daily Record, Berlin, Fri, May 25, 1894 Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 14.

  
  

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  Born - 6 May 1874 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 May 1894 - Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Hillside Cemetery, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth