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Kinsley - Jacob

Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday, 29 November 1892

New Ross, Nov. 29—Last night as Jacob Kinsley, a Big Four brakeman, was coupling cars at Mace on the local freight he was caught between the bumpers and crushed in a most horrible manner. He was hastily brought to New Ross and medical aid summoned. He was unconscious until after his wounds were dressed when he revived for a short time, only to lapse again into a state of unconsciousness. Several of the fingers on his right hand were mashed off and his kidneys were terribly crushed rendering his recovery impossible. He was taken to his home in Indianapolis on the night train. It was his first trip over the road and how he happened to meet with the accident is a mystery. -s

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