Glynn-Bibb County GaArchives Obituaries.....BELL, William August 13, 1879 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 July 7, 2009, 12:02 am Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 16 August 1879; pg. 3 col. 2 RUN OVER AND KILLED To chronicle the death of anyone is a sad duty but peculiarly so when the death be a violent one, as was the case of Mr. Wm. Bell, of Macon, which occurred in our city last Wednesday night, about midnight. It seems he had been drinking during the day, and had lain down under one of the cars on the track in front of the Cotton Press. Whilst the early lumber train was being made up, the car under which he was lying was pushed forward, and the unfortunate man caught and carried along several feet, his leg broken and internal injuries received that caused his death in three hours. Officer McCrary was standing near when the poor fellow first cried out, and had the train stopped, but too late. Mr. Bell was formerly of Fernandina, but is now of Macon, where his wife resides, and whither his remains were sent Thursday night. He was at one time foreman of the M. & B. machine shops, and also of the M. & W. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/b/bell12472ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb