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GLASCOCK, Thomas D (Big Tom)


Source: Covington Republican 5-3-1901

Word was recieved by the Covington Banking Co Wed evening about 6 o'clock that T.D. Glasock - Big Tom, who had left here for Detroit, the previous day had met with an accident near that city that his head was crushed and that he was dying. Later developments showed he was on the platform of an electirc car about 1 p.m. going from Detroit to Pontiac that his hat blew off and Tom jumped after it. The car was going at a high speed and Tom was thrown light so as to crush the back part of his head. The car was stopped and he was taken to Harper's Hospital where he was given all possible medical attention. From a telegram to the Veedersburg News at 4:45 THursday evneing we learn he was still alive but in a very critical condition little or no hope being entertained of his recovery. A telegram at 4 o'clcok this mmonring states he died at 3 a.mm. The body will probably be brought here for burial.


Source: Covington Republican 5-10-1901

The remains of TD Glascock, an account of whose death was given in last week's Republican reached Attica at 9:40 Saturday evening and was brought tot his place by undertaker Boord Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held from the Christian Church 5th Street at 3:30 p.m. after which the remains were laid to rest in Mt. Hope Cemetery, followed there bya large gathering of his many firends in all this secdtion who mourn with the bereaed and the more especially so, under the circumstances of his apparently untimely death. The bereaved children of which there are 3 have the profound sympathies of all.


Source: Saturday Press Attica, Ind - 5-4-1901

Tom Glascock of Covington was struck by a street car in Detroit this week and received a frature of the skull which may prove fatal.. Mr. Glasscock is well known here, having taught school in Shawnee Twp a year ago last winter at Bear Creek. Later - Mr. Glascock died at 3 o'clock Friday morning.


Source: Crawfordsville Sunday Star 6 May 1901 p 5

Tom D. Glascock, one of the best known men in Fountain County, traveling for a school supply house, jumped off a Detroit street car to catch his hat, and his skull was fractured so that he died in a few hours. He was to have been married in a few weeks to the daughter of a prominent man in Versailles, Ind. He had many friends in Crawfordsville.   

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