Bell - Albert
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 22 August 1892
New Ross, Aug. 22—Saturday evening as Albert Bell, a Virginian, who is employed by the Big Four as a laborer on the section here, was returning from work, a freight came along and the caboose stopped near him and Mr. Bell climbed upon the bumper behind. It being a box car caboose, he held on till the train was running at a high speed when he jumped off backward. No one knows how many somersaults he turned. When found quite a while later, he was breathing heavily and was taken to the house of Willis Brown in a dying condition. Dr. Bronaugh drove down to the house and worked with the poor fellow till late. He was unconscious most of the night and it was thought his injuries were fatal, but this morning is somewhat improved.