LOWE, Bayless
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 30 August 1895
Wallace, August 28—One of the most sorrowful accidents that ever has happened in this vicinity, was one that occurred on Thursday of last week resulting in the untimely death of Bayless Lowe, one of our prominent young men. The particulars of the accident cannot be ascertained in detail by even those who were near by at the time, but are approximately about as follows: Mr. Lowe was driving through Wallace to Sulphur Springs, west of town, to get a barrel of water. He was seated upright on the running gears of the wagon. At the top of the hill he threw on the rub lock, and about the same time one or two small boys climbed upon the wagon and one of them loosed the lock and the wagon lurched forward upon the tongue and double-trees. The frightened horses rushed madly down the hill and about two hundred yards beyond till the wagon tongue struck a large tree. Mr. Lowe was dragged about half this distance when, it is supposed, he wrenched himself loose and dropped, the wagon passing over him. It was found that one leg was completely crushed and one thigh cruelly bruised. Medical aid was procured in a few minutes and he was at once taken home. He was conscious for several hours and frankly told his friends that it was impossible for him to recover. His first expression after the accident when one of the bystanders reached him was, “I’m a dead man.” It was ascertained that his head had received several heavy shocks and that his spine was injured. He talked calmly of the certainty of his death and gave minute instructions for his burial. He then gradually lapsed into unconsciousness in which state he remained till Sunday evening when he passed peacefully away. The remains were buried at Alamo Tuesday pursuant to his request. Mr. Lowe attended the Northern Indiana Normal School last year, and would have completed his studies there the coming year in the law course. He was spending his vacation at home intending to return to college and enter at once into the legal profession, when death cut short his career. -s
Wallace, August 28—One of the most sorrowful accidents that ever has happened in this vicinity, was one that occurred on Thursday of last week resulting in the untimely death of Bayless Lowe, one of our prominent young men. The particulars of the accident cannot be ascertained in detail by even those who were near by at the time, but are approximately about as follows: Mr. Lowe was driving through Wallace to Sulphur Springs, west of town, to get a barrel of water. He was seated upright on the running gears of the wagon. At the top of the hill he threw on the rub lock, and about the same time one or two small boys climbed upon the wagon and one of them loosed the lock and the wagon lurched forward upon the tongue and double-trees. The frightened horses rushed madly down the hill and about two hundred yards beyond till the wagon tongue struck a large tree. Mr. Lowe was dragged about half this distance when, it is supposed, he wrenched himself loose and dropped, the wagon passing over him. It was found that one leg was completely crushed and one thigh cruelly bruised. Medical aid was procured in a few minutes and he was at once taken home. He was conscious for several hours and frankly told his friends that it was impossible for him to recover. His first expression after the accident when one of the bystanders reached him was, “I’m a dead man.” It was ascertained that his head had received several heavy shocks and that his spine was injured. He talked calmly of the certainty of his death and gave minute instructions for his burial. He then gradually lapsed into unconsciousness in which state he remained till Sunday evening when he passed peacefully away. The remains were buried at Alamo Tuesday pursuant to his request. Mr. Lowe attended the Northern Indiana Normal School last year, and would have completed his studies there the coming year in the law course. He was spending his vacation at home intending to return to college and enter at once into the legal profession, when death cut short his career. -s