Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1885 — Killed By the Cars. [ARTICLE]

Killed By the Cars.

According to established custom the President has issued his proclamation, appointing the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. The day comes this year on the 26th of the month* The Loucks-Lou thian libel suit, of Loganspoat, which was to have been retried at Delphi this week, has been settled by the parties and dismissed. The basis of settlement was nominal damages of one cent ip favor of the plantiff, with costs upon the defendant.

John W. Smith, of Crawfordsville, a brakeman on a through freight train, bound north, was killed yesterday morning, between 3 and 4 o’clock, about three miles noith of Rensselaer. The train had broke in two, and it was the opinion of the other train men that in trying to signal the engineer, or to set a brake Smith had made a misstep, and fell between the cars, five of which passed over him. He was mangled in a dreadful manner, and death was no doubt, instantaneous. The train men gathered up the remains and carried them on to Surrey, and left them in charge of Mr. Wilcox, the agent there. Coronor Blue held the inquest yesterday afternoon, and sent the body on to Crawfordsville. The evidence of the train men was taken this morning, as the train went south. No blame is attached to any one for the accident.