BATES, Nathan - Putnam

While walking from the Vandalia station to his home in Maple Heights at near 8 o’clock Wed. night, Nathan Bates, 63 years old, was struck by an east bound Vandalia train and so badly injured that hie death resulted at 3 o’clock Thursday morning. His right foot was crushed off at the ankle and his right leg was mashed off at the knee. The victim came to Greencastle on the Vandalia east bound train which arrives here at  6 o’clock.  He had been at Seelyville where he was employed as a cook with a railroad construction company and was returning to his home.  Alighting at the state he started home, walking up the railroad track.  When just east of the freight depot he was struck by the fast train which follows the one he came to town on. This train does not stop in Greencastle.  Mr. Bates was found by Frank Grismer, baggage master at the Vandalia station at near 6:15 o’clock.  The victim was then so weak from loss of blood that he was unable to talk.  Mr. Grismer summoned help and he was taken to his home in a wagon.  Drs. Suderanski and Gillespie were called and immediately decided upon two operations as the only means of saving the man’s life. Both legs were amputated above where they were mashed but the victim was so weak from the loss of blood that he could not survive the shock and death came at near 3 o'clock that morning. Mr. Bates leaves a widow and four children, two sons and two daughters to mourn his death. The funeral was on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Methodist church in Maple Heights. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.