Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1917 — WOLCOTT MAN IS KILLED [ARTICLE]

WOLCOTT MAN IS KILLED

In Street Car Accident at Logansport Wednesday. Lafayette, February 15.—Joseph Parsons, a former resident of this I city, Was fatally injured in Logansport yesterday morning .and died lat 11:40 o’clock at St. Joseph’s 1 hospital. Parsons was the motorban on a Logansport street car that was struck by a freight car on (the Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana I traction line. He was terribly crushed about the head, chest and legs. Five other persons were injured, some thought to be fatally. The accident occurred during a heavy fog, at 8:30 o’clock. The freight car was in charge of Fred Niewerth, conductor, and William Cook, motorman, both of this city. Parsons was 58 years old and his home was at Wolcott, where he is survived by a daughter, Miss Verba Parsons. He had been working in Logansport for about two years. Mr. Parsons cam e herese v=eral years ago and was engaged in ! the saloon business. He later worked as a teamster. He was well known here and had many friends. The freight car was slightly damaged, but the street car was completely wrecked.