Jackman - Taylor - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Taylor Jackman, 36 years old met a tragic death beneath the wheels of a Wabash railroad switch train Wednesday morning at 9:05 o’clock in the local yards at the foot of Richard Street. Jackman was employed by the company in the maintenance of way department and was engaged in cleaning a switch point when the train backed down on him.  It was evident that he was instantly killed, although his body was dragged fully 200’.  CM King, employed as a switchman on the train that caused Jackman’s death, noticed blood along the track and upon investigation discovered the lifeless body under one of the cars of passenger train No 54 which the switch crew had been handling. Jackman wore a cap the flaps of which were pulled down over his ears and probably did not hear the train approach. His body was badly mangled. The switch train was in charge of Engineer WF Dautel, Sr. and Conductor Marion Taylor with CM King and Edward G. Hannagan as switchmen. Jackman worked under Al Moore, foreman of the maintenance of way employees. The body was taken to the Bradshaw parlors by Officers EC Smith, Zook and Cole.  Mr. Jackman was a native of Montgomery County and was reared near Darlington.  He was married ther 15 years ago to Miss Pearl Chambers, who, with three children, Melba, 14; Letha 11 and Robert one year old, survives. He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Oliver of Darlington; William S of Kokomo; Mrs. Abe Kuntz and Mrs. Charles Baldwin of Indianapolis; Mrs. Martha Bingham of Crawfordsville and Mrs. George Ellis, of this city.

Source: Lafayette Journal Courier Sat 17 Jan 1920 p 3

The body of Taylor Jackman, killed in the Wabash yards Thursday was taken to Darlington Friday for burial. –