Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1914 — VERY CLOSE CALL FOR ED OLIVER [ARTICLE]

VERY CLOSE CALL FOR ED OLIVER

Prominent Farmer and Real Estate Dealer Dragged by Train He Tried to Board. Ed Oliver missed a horrible death this Friday morning simply because it was the rear end of the last coach of thei 10:46 train and not the front end which he tried to board. The train was puling out at rather a lively rate when Mr. Oliver arrived at the depot in his auto. He jumped from his machine and grabbed the hand bar of the rear end of the last coach with his right hand. His body swung about and lie was dragged a short distance along the brick platform, feet extending out over the track. He released his hold just in. time to keep* from crashing into the big trunk truck. Mr. Oliver's trousers were torn and he was .slightly bruised.. The train pulled out, the crew being without knowledge of the effort he had made to become a passenger.