Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1917 — Broken Neck Caused Death of Albert Alvis. [ARTICLE]

Broken Neck Caused Death of Albert Alvis.

The name of the young man who was killed near the Hebron grade Thursday morning was Albert Alvis and not Alverson, as was stated in the Thursday issue of The Republican. Deputy County Coroner Leo Worland went to DeMotte this Friday afternoon and prepared the body for burial, preparatory to shipping it to Orleans, Ind., tonight. Noah D. Alvis, of Bloomington, Ind., a brother of the dead man, came Thursday afternoon and will accompany the body to Orleans. Alvis’ death was caused by the fracturing of the first cervical vertebrae of the spinal cord, breaking his neck, when a falling tree struck him. Alvis was employed in felling trees at the time of the accident.