From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>

Subject: BRAKEMAN EMBERLING KILLED.

Date: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:19 PM

Decatur County Journal

January 3l, l90l

Brakeman, J.F. EMBERLING of Ottumwa, brother of MRS. J.W. BOWMAN of this

city, was killed at Murray at 9:30 o'clock Thursday night by falling

from the top of a car across the rails. Both legs and one arm were

severed and a portion of the head crushed. MR. EMBERLING had been

railroading for twenty years and was said to be a very cautious man. He

had a number of acquaintances in Leon, having visited here a number of

times.

The remains were taken to Prairie City, Ill., his former home, and

buried Sunday, over 500 persons attending the funeral. Deceased was 42

years of age and leaves a wife but no children.

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