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May 30, 1903
Custer Weekly Chronicle
Custer, Custer County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
In Deadwood, SD, on May 26, 9-year-old Walter Geselus died instantly after falling 40 feet from Brown Rocks cliff while climbing; a dislodged boulder crushed him, breaking his neck and skull.
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DASHED TO DEATH.
Deadwood Boy Falls Forty Feet Down Rocky Precipice.
Deadwood, S. D., May 26.-Walter Geselus, 9 years old, the son of Mrs. William Stevens, of the First ward, Deadwood, was instantly killed by falling from "Brown Rocks," a cliff over fifty feet high, in the lower part of Deadwood. His neck was broken and his skull crushed.
The boy, in company with several others, was climbing the face of the cliff, and a boulder to which he was clinging, part way to the top, started from its loose bed and precipitated him to the bottom. The boy struck several projecting ledges in the descent, and it is probable that he received injuries sufficient to produce death before he reached the bottom.
The lad fell over forty feet, and the boulder that he dislodged fell on top of him, crushing him badly.
Deadwood Boy Falls Forty Feet Down Rocky Precipice.
Deadwood, S. D., May 26.-Walter Geselus, 9 years old, the son of Mrs. William Stevens, of the First ward, Deadwood, was instantly killed by falling from "Brown Rocks," a cliff over fifty feet high, in the lower part of Deadwood. His neck was broken and his skull crushed.
The boy, in company with several others, was climbing the face of the cliff, and a boulder to which he was clinging, part way to the top, started from its loose bed and precipitated him to the bottom. The boy struck several projecting ledges in the descent, and it is probable that he received injuries sufficient to produce death before he reached the bottom.
The lad fell over forty feet, and the boulder that he dislodged fell on top of him, crushing him badly.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Fatal Fall
Cliff Accident
Boy Killed
Boulder Dislodged
Deadwood
What entities or persons were involved?
Walter Geselus
Mrs. William Stevens
Where did it happen?
Deadwood, S. D., Brown Rocks Cliff
Story Details
Key Persons
Walter Geselus
Mrs. William Stevens
Location
Deadwood, S. D., Brown Rocks Cliff
Event Date
May 26
Story Details
Nine-year-old Walter Geselus fell over forty feet from a cliff while climbing, dislodging a boulder that crushed him, breaking his neck and skull.