Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1891 — Death of Hoover Kays. [ARTICLE]

Death of Hoover Kays.

A lamentable accident occured at Kensington, 111., a suburb of Chicago and adjoining the town of Pullman, On Wednesday morning of last week, whereby George Hoover Kays, son of James Kays, of Barkley tp., met his death. The unfortunate man was filling the duties of a switchman, and while trying to remove the coupling pin from a freight car, standing on a a side track, another car was backed down upon him, and being caught between the bumpers he was so badly | injured that his death occured two ■ hours later. He was residing at Hammond at the time, but having been brought up in the vicinity of Rensselaer, his remains were brought here for burial. The funeral was held at the M. E. church, last Friday, Rev. Streeter, of Hammond, assisted by Rev. B. F. Ferguson, of Rensselaer, conducting the services. He was a member of the order of A. O. U. W., at Hammond, and a large, delegation of the members attended the funeral and conducted the burial rites at the cemetery after the ritual of the order. The deceased was 30 Jyears old. He leaves a widow and one child. The former is a daughter of N. V. Snodgrass, now of Hammond, k but formerly a resident of Rensselaer. The deceased and his wife had but lately become re-united after a separation of some years, and were preparing to build them a residence at Hammond.