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Waterloo Man Crushed Between Freight Cars in Apington Yard
D. A. Ortgrisen, 42, Illinois Central conductor of Waterloo, was crushed between drawbars while switching in Apington yards. He died at St. Francis hospital at 8:30 a.m. after being injured noon yesterday. Ortgrisen, born near Dixon in 1881, came to Waterloo six years ago, became a conductor in 1921, and was a member of Masonic and Railway Trainmen orders. He was unmarried and survived by four brothers and three sisters, with funeral to be by the Masonic order of Dixon and Knights Templar escort.
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