Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1905 — CLOSE CALL FOR OUR CHRIS [ARTICLE]

CLOSE CALL FOR OUR CHRIS

Chris Zimmerman, thechiefpro moter ofthe Hoosier Amusement Company now exhibiting here, came mighty near making his last flying tra ’ n fli P» at Monticello Sun(Uy, tllft circumstances of which I trC tuns related by Monday’s Moh= ticello Journal, Chris Zimmerman of the Hoosier Am wteinfent Company was about as neat unto death for a few seconds yesterday as any man Cares to be who is not ready to say farewell to this life. The members of the company had all boarded the afternoon train north and the trainmen had then backed in on the switch after the company’s cars but Mr. merman staid on the plat form to talk a while with friends. As the rain pulled out the undertook to swing on. He missed the hold with his right hand bnt caught the railing with his left hand. An overcoat hanging on his left arm impeded his movements and& truck of trunks standing close to the track caught his bedy as it swufng around when he caltfght the car rail threw him dow®. He rolled "some ten or twelve ft£t and on the platform fairly trembled fearing that he would roll off under the train Ff but as it even’j he turned''* summersault he’ wollbd away from'the danger. Willingl hands got Ibid of him as qttirik 3y*ks possible hut u it all happened ■'SO quickly thftt none reached him ointil the danger was all over. He *was severely'hurt in one shwulder *and one legend at first it was fear"tod he could not go but the traint men seeing something had happened had bateked up to the platform again and he was helpeden thecar._