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Curtis Kimmel Meets Death it. Fustoria, 1 Huehed Pram nites Corby 0 Prejeet! the Coat Pump. Gurtin Kimmel trielt a sudden and horrible death at Fostoria, Ohio, about 10:30 ‘clock Saturday met. He was a btakerman and was coming near at the first section of Nickel Pinte freight train No. 25, which was in charge of Conductor Alexander Eagle. The en gineer stopped at the Fosturle Jocks forcest When the tender was tilted the train, pulled ahead before the coal dumpers had been pushed back sod one as then protested over its train, Bir. Kinnavel was Blanding upon 4 car a short distance from the empgine and was caught by the dump and pushed along to the end of the car, where he draped to the track and was Literally torn into pienea by the wheels. No one vi tnee werd the horrible acci dent, but the brakerman was too muged and fears concerning bleanfoly outwad the conductor to stop the trail, ‘The crew went back to the coal docks, sobere they found the dead and muti nted body of poor Kummel, lying in a pool of blood. Both legs were cut off philho hioad’and body were crushed and mangled soon to be almost unrecognizable, ‘The seamins were picked up and taken to Fostoria, wherehey were turned over to4an waderinker and prapered for burial. ‘Mrs. imino! was fofomed of the fate of her busbar nee eras alrvoaterence with prio She left, to companry with Mrev, UW, Willian and Bra D. Miller, on the early Sunday morning ‘rai, for Fostoria, Mr. Kimmel was formerly a conduc tor on the Toledo and Obie Central rilroad, but loning tie postion on that road, thoul a year ago, in came to thin ely wid took a position on Wrakoman on the Nike Wine. six or seven months ago he had one of Wie foot crunad wud for some Hing was laid up at hie tome in Bucyrus, Ohio. When by pecoverul, he removed hise family to this ally and wank to Lousuleaping at No, A West Bain wtreat, Ny lnnyes wwife and ons childi—an infant. Kim aneith about thirty-ove years old and ween manber of Hie Gilet of Rallway , Conducta,
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Weekly Fort Wayne Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 14, 1894
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