Coweta County GaArchives News.....Evans, William Killed in Tragic Accident October 13, 1911
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Newnan Herald October 13, 1911
   A tragic accident occurred at the railroad crossing in Moreland on Friday 
evening last about 7 o'clock.  Mr. W. R. Evans, a farmer residing four miles 
west of Moreland, was attempting to cross the track with a load of cotton when 
his wagon was struck by the southbound vestibule from Atlanta.  Mr. Evans and 
the two mules hitched to the wagon were hurled a distance of seventy-four 
feet, by actual measurement.  The mules died instantly.  Although horribly 
crushed, Mr. Evans lingered until 10 o'clock Saturday morning, when death 
relieved him of his sufferings.  Deceased was a clever man and a good citizen, 
and his tragic death is sincerely mourned by his friends throughout the 
county.  He was about 65 years of age, and is survived by a wife and eight 
children.  The funeral took place Sunday morning, after which the remains were 
interred in the Meadows burying-ground, near St. Charles.

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