Bevington, Corwin

BEVINGTON

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 6/24/2011 at 20:26:39

Bevington, Corwin -
Corwin Bevington of Mount Ayr, father of Mrs. G. C. Bentley, was run over Saturday evening by a train on the Des Moines-Mount Ayr branch, his leg being cut off, arm crushed, and his skull fractured, as a result of which he died in a few hours. Mr. Bevington with others were going home from Tingley in an auto, and at the railroad crossing coming into Mount Ayr were almost on the tracks when they saw the Des Moines train coming. It was too late to stop the auto so the driver went on, reaching the other side safely, but Mr. Bevington, fearing the engine would hit the auto jumped, landing on the tracks, with the above results. Mr. Bevington was about fifty
years of age and leaves a wife and seven children. Funeral services were conducted in Mount Ayr Wednesday morning.
Clearfield Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, September 26, 1918