Patrick Henry-Killed by Train-1902

HENRY

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 8/19/2019 at 21:54:16

Manchester Democrat, Wednesday, Jan 29, 1902, Manchester, IA, Page: 2

Patrick Henry, a section man on the Illinois Central, was run down and instantly killed a mile east of Arion by a train. He had been over the track and was coming back, and had just passed a sharp curve, when he was overtaken, the train was running about fifty miles an hour. He leaves a widow and seven children.