This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HINRICHS, PETERS, MAASS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/316 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., October 12, 1910, page 1 PROMINENT PIONEER DIES IN RUNAWAY P.D. Hinrichs, one of Hood River Valley’s pioneer resident, was instantly killed Saturday morning while at work in his orchard on the west side. The account of the accident was given to the News as follows. Mr. Hinrichs was hauling a load of empty apple boxes for distribution in the orchard. Though horses he was driving became restless and started to run, Mr. Hinrichs was thrown over the wagon box and under the horse’s feet. The wagon ran over his body, then the team made a complete circuit and the wagon passed over the body a second time. The physician who was called stated that the shock received by falling to the ground produced instant death. The accident was witnessed by the wife and a daughter of the unfortunate man, as it occurred only a few rods from the house. The family was at home at the time of the accident, with the exception of two sons, Ernst, of South Dakota, and Max, of Springfield, Ind., and Miss Elfrieda who is training in Good Samaritan hospital in Portland. They were advised of the accident and will be here to attend the funeral, which will be held today. Two daughters, Clara and Huldah, had recently returned from a trip abroad where they wer! e visiting relatives. PETER DETLEF HINRICHS Peter Detlef Hinrichs was born in Holstein, the northern part of Germany, in the year 1843, the 4th day of October. As a boy he received a fair education in English as well as in German. His father and mother died when he was 12 years old, and from his 14th year he had to make his own living. This he did, not as a common laborer, but as a bookkeeper and clerk. In 1862 he emigrated to America. In 1863 he crossed the plains, coming as far as Denver; from there he went to La Castilia, New Mexico, where he found employment in a store owned by a St. Louis firm. This firm owned seven stores located in different towns in the immediate vicinity, and did an immense business. By his faithful attendance to business and his working so untiringly for the interests of the firm, he was put in charge as superintendent of the whole business at La Castilia, being able to speak, read and write the Spanish (Mexican) language nearly as well as his own. In 1873, after making a trip to his old home in Europe, he recrossed and came to Hood River, locating on the same piece of land on which his family now ! reside. In 1877 he went back to Germany and was married to Miss Margeretha Magdalena Peters, who now survives him, with the eight children who were born of their union: Ernest, of Pluma, South Dakota; Clara, of Hood River; Max A., of Springfield, Ind.; Ralph, Huldah, Elfrieda, Laura and Alma, of Hood River. Besides these children, he leaves one brother and two sisters to mourn his death -- John W. Hindrichs, of Hood River, and Mrs. Maass and Mrs. Peters, of Germany. The funeral will be conducted by Rev. Hershner, an old friend of the deceased, although Mr. Hindrichs was brought up in the Lutheran church. The lodge of the United Workmen, of which the deceased was a charter member, having joined in 1882, will assist in conducting the services, which will be held at the chapel today. The remains will be taken to Portland for cremation. --------------------------------- The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., October 13, 1910,page 4 PETER HINRICHS DIES IN RUNAWAY Peter Detlef Hinrichs was instantly killed in a runaway at his home south west of this city of Saturday morning. Mr. Hinrichs was starting from his barn to take a wagon load of empty apple boxes for distribution in the orchard and before he had reached the wagon seat the team, which was a spirited one, started. He was unable to get onto the seat, and when the horses had gone a short distance, he fell to the ground and the wheels of the wagon passed over his body. Members of his family on the porch of the house saw the accident and went immediately to his assistance. However, he had met practically instant death. The wagon having crushed in his chest. The team which ran away was hard to manage and Mr. Hinrichs had had a runaway with them about a week before. In spite of his 67 years the deceased was one of the most active ranchers in the valley and was a hard worker early and late. A resident of the Hood River valley for 37 years, Mr. Hinrichs had acquired a comfortable fortune and was widely known with many friends. He was one of that type of German pioneer, which has done so much toward the development of the United States. He came here without large means, went onto the soil, worked industriously, assisted in his every endeavor by a faithful wife, developed his own property and contributed his share to the development of the country. Besides making a business success in a highly honorable way, he raised a large family of healthy children, to be good and useful citizens. All of Mr. Hinrichs children except his two oldest sons, who live in South Dakota, and Indiana, and his daughter, Elfrieda, who was in the Nurses’ Training School at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, were here at the time of his death and all of them came to be present at the funeral. His two oldest daughters, Clara and Huldah, had just returned from a visit with ! their relatives in Germany the week before their father’s death. Mr. Hinrichs was born in Holstein, the northern part of Germany, in the year of 1843, the 4th day of October. As a boy he received a fair education in English, as well as German. His mother and father died when he was 12 years old, and from his 14th year, he had to make his own living. This he did as a book keeper and clerk. In 1862 he emigrated to America and in 1863 he crossed the plains to Denver going from there to La Costailla, New Mexico, where he found employment in a store owned by a St. Louis firm. This firm owned seven stores located in different towns in the immediate vicinity and did an immense business. By his faithful attendance to business and his working so untiringly for the interests of the firm, he was put in charge as superintendent of the whole business at LcCostilla. He was able to speak, read and write the Spanish (Mexican) language nearly as well as his own. In 1873, after making a trip to his old home in Europe he came to Hood River, located ! on the land where his family now resides. In 1877, he went back to Germany and was married to Miss Margeretha Magdalen Peters, who survives him with the eight children who were born of their union, Ernst, of Pluma, S.D.; Clara, of Hood River; Max A., of Springfield, Ind.; Ralph, Huldah, Elfrieda, Laura and Alma, of Hood River. Besides these he leaves two sisters and one brother to mourn his loss: Mrs. Mass and Mrs. Peters, of Germany and John W. Hinrichs, of Hood River. The funeral was conducted Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Hershner, an old friend of the deceased, although Mr. Hinrichs was brought up in the Lutheran church. The Lodge of the United Workmen, of which the deceased was a charter member, having joined in 1882, assisted in conducting the services, which were held at the Bartmess Chapel. The remains were taken to Portland for cremation today, provision for the cremation having been made in the will of the deceased. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.