Graves - Chelsey O.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Thursday 4 August 1892
The Journal yesterday contained an account of the injury sustained by Chelsey Graves at the residence of his stepfather, Joel Stout. He walked out of the second story window while asleep and all yesterday morning the doctors labored to get his hip back in joint. He suffered intensely and they were unable to set it until yesterday afternoon, when a pulley was brought into requisition. While it was known that he had sustained an awful shaking up it was not believed that he had sustained severe internal injuries until late in the afternoon. It was then realized that he was in a most serious condition and in spite of all that could be done for him, he continued to grow worse until this morning between four and five o’clock when he died after suffering untold agony. His death is a most sad and lamentable one. He was almost worshiped by his mother and was a young man of most excellent principles. He has been with Ed Voris some time in his insurance business and had developed a remarkable aptitude for his work. His death is more than regretted by all the bereaved family has the sympathy of the entire community. A curious coincidence in regard to the sad affair is that less than two years ago a young Kentuckian who resided in the next house to that of Mr. Stout, fell from the second story window one night and sustained injuries which resulted in his death in a few hours. - s
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Friday 5 August 1892
Crawfordsville, Ind., Aug. 5—Chelsey Graves, an insurance agent, died Thursday morning of terrible injuries while walking in his sleep Wednesday night. Mr. Graves was to have been one of a large party of young society people who were to have spent Thursday at the “Shades of Death,” a very romantic resort near Crawfordsville. Everything had been prepared for an early start but during the night Graves arose in his sleep and fancied he was walking with his picnic party along the rocky bluffs at the Shades, and jumped through the screen to the ground, a distance of 25 feet, and was killed. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Saturday 6 August 1892
The funeral of C. O. Graves was conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. G. W. Switzer. The interment was at Oak Hill under the burial ceremony of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Review 6 August 1892 p 5
Chelsey S. Graves met with a fatal accident at the home of his stepfather, Joel Stout, five miles west of the city last Tuesday night. For a year past Mr. Graves has been associated with Ed. Voris in the insurance business and was quite well known over the county. Last Tuesday evening he went to the home of his step father in order to get an early start with a crowd of people who were going to spend the following day at Pine Hlls. About 2 o’clock in the morning he arose from his bed while dreaming and walked deliberately out of the second story window, falling heavily to the ground, a distance of nearly 20’. Being a very heavy fellow, weighing 185# it is almost a miracle he was not killed instantly but he fell in such a manner as to dislocate his leg at the hip, besides sustaining several ugly bruises and internal injuries. Dr. Hutchings was immediately called and experienced no little trouble in getting his hip into place again and only succeeded after several hours of works. While the unfortunate boy’s bowels occasioned him a great deal of pain they were not thought to be in a serious condition and when the physician left him on Wednesday evening he was thought to be getting along nicely. Along after midnight he was suddenly taken worse and internal hemorrhages began. After a few hours of the most excruciating suffering death finally came to his relief. Chelsey S. Graves was the only son of Thomas and Jennie Graves. He was born in 1870 and was consequently 22. In physical manhood he was perfect. His cheerful disposition and excellent habits had won him a host of friends who extend their heart felt sympathies to the heart broken family in their hour of trouble. The funeral occurred from the family residence yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock and was largely attended Interment at Oak Hill. - s