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Ernest William Harring (b. March 24, 1910, d. 1920)
Notes for Ernest William Harring:
Illinois Newspaper article
"Kick of Horse Causes Death of Little Boy. Earnest Harring Passes Away at Hospital this Morning. Was Injured Last Night. Child Gave no Indications of Being Seiously Ill Until Day After Being Kicked-Examination at Hospital Shows He Suffered Internal Injuries.
Earnest Harring, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harring, who reside seven and one-half miles southeast of the city, died at the hospital this morning at shortly past seven o'clock, after suffering since Saturday afternoon, from injuries sustained when he was kicked by a horse. The child did not become seriously sick until Sunday morning, when it was found that he had suffered internal injuries. His condition became rapidly worse and he was removed to the hospital. The sad accident occurred at the Harring farm near Manville Bridge at shorlty past six o'clock Saturday. Mr. Harring had been working in the fields and had brought his horses into the barn. The youngster had been helping the father through the day. Mr. Harring, after taking the harness off the horses led one of them into the barn yard, his intentions being to use the horse. After leading the horse out, Mr. Harring sent the child into the barn for a chair. Mr. Harring wished to stand on this while washing the horse's neck. The child returned with the chair, and, like children will do, swung it above his head. He approached the horse from the rear. The horse turned its head at the moment when the child had the chair above his head, and before the youngster could escape, kicked violently. The blow struck the youngster in the abdomen. He fell to the gound, but got up at once. The father ran to the child and asked if he was hurt, and the chld stated that he was not. Mr. Harring took the child to the house and examined him. Beyond a slight bruise there was nothing to indicate that the youngster had been seriously hurt. From then on, in, fact through the night, the child had no evidence of being in a serious condition. He talked, laughed, played, and, in fact, acted in every way like a child in normal health. Towards nine o'clock Sunday morning, though, his condition changed; he complained of severe pains in the abdomen. A Streator doctor was sent for and he had the child taken to thehospital, where it was found that the blow had caused internal injuries. Everything possible was done for the youngster, but his condition became rapidly worse. Mr. Harring stated to an Independent-Times reporter this morning that the horse was a very gently one. The youngster had, in the morning, "hitched up" the animal and had driven him to the fields. On their return from the fields the child had helped the father unhitch the team and was preparing to help in washing the horse when he was kicked. Mr. Harring explained, though, that the sight of the chair swung above the youngster's head must have frightened the animal. Coroner Myers this morning held an inquest at which the jury reached a verdict in accordance the facts as here presented. Surviving are the parents, three sisters and two borthers: Goldie, Pearl, George, Charles and Hazel. The funeral services have not as yet been arranged."