Woodworth - Morton
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review, ? 1881
Wednesday morning, Mort Woodworth and Milt Clark, wishing to
get at some stone near the W. side track of the LNA & CRR at
the old depot and there being the freight cars in the way did not
wait for an engine to come to their assistance, but it being down
grade they attempted to move them by hand with the aid of some
crowbars. The grade being rather heavy the cars started at a
rapid rate, and wishing to check their head was a large standard
belonging to a freight wagon was placed on the track and the men
climbed on the forward car to put down the brake. While they were
thus occupied the car struck the standard, snapping the brake
chain in two and threw Woodworth off and under the car, which
passing over him crushed both legs at the knee, his arms and
broke several ribs and was also severely cut about the face. He
was carried to his residence on N. Green St. in a semi-conscious
condition and Drs. Ensminger, Keegan, Cowan and Montague
summoned. but he was beyond the help of medical aid and died in
about two hours after the accident. The deceased was born in
Brookville, Franklin County, this state and was 56 years of age. He
was well known to all our citizens, having been a teamster here
for many years. He was a quiet, law abiding citizen and was known
to be a good, square honest man, generous to a fault in all his
dealings. His cheery, happy voice, which was ao often the subject
of comment, will be sadly missed. He leaves a wife and two sons,
both grown to man estate, to mourn his sad, untimely death.