Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1918 — KILLED NEAR PLEASANT RIDGE [ARTICLE]

KILLED NEAR PLEASANT RIDGE

Monon Brakejnan Evidently Fell From Caboose Thursday Eve. “Curley” Hughes, of Monon, a brakeman on the southbound local, No. 45, lost his life near Pleasant Ridge Thursday night. He was 1 not missed from the train, but yesterday morning early, when he failed to show up, a gasoline car was sent out over the line and the body was found just southwest of Pleasant Ridge. The man was dead, but the body was still warm, therefore he had probably not been dead long. Several trains had passed through in the night and had probably run over him, although the body was not badly cut up, it was said. The body was taken to Monon. It is supposed that Hughes fell from the rear of the caboose of No. 45, which was several hours late, and injured himself so badly that he could not get off the track and the passing trains finished the job of killing him. He was perhaps, 33 years of age, and leaves a wife and small children, it is said.