Butts-Telfair County GaArchives Obituaries.....John H. McDaniel July 3 1891
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Middle Ga. Argus – Week of July 14, 1891
John H. McDaniel

On Friday night, July 3, Mr. John H. McDaniel, son of Mr. J. S. McDaniel of 
this county, was crushed to death between two freight cars at Lumber city, 
seventy five miles below Macon.

For about two years young McDaniel had been at work on the road and for some 
time had been running on a local freight between Macon and Lumber City, and it 
was by this train he received the death blow.  As we understand it he was 
standing between two cars arranging a coupling when, suddenly, the heavy train 
rolled backwards catching him between the bumpers.  He was terrible mangled 
about the hips but lived five hours and was conscious to the last.  His father 
was telegraphed the sad news but didn’t reach him till several hours after he 
had died.  The body was brought to Jackson on Sunday morning and laid to rest 
in the Watkins graveyard at three o’clock in the afternoon, Rev. E. M. Hooten 
conducting the funeral ceremonies.

This is another victim of a sad railroad accident and death for Butts county.  
Young McDaniel was twenty three years of age and was an upright noble young 
man.  



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