Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Nathan Albert Burnett 1936

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Obituary of Nathan Albert Burnett 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 17 January 1936.  


The mutilated body of Mr. Nathan Burnett, well known farmer of the 
Sale City section, was found floating in the slough near a G. A. S. & C. Railway trestle, a 
short distance north of Duffie Wednesday, 15 Jan 1936, afternoon.  The body was found 
by Mr. E. V. Faircloth, Mr. Braid Williams and others who were out looking for Mr. 
Burnett, who had left home Tuesday, 14 Jan 1936, to go hunting and had not returned.  
The party first found two toes that had been cut off a human body, articles of clothing and 
a dead pointer dog at the south end of the railroad trestle just north of Duffie.  Continuing 
the search the body of Mr. Burnett was found a short time later in the slough about a half 
mile from the railroad.  The discovery of the body so far from the railroad was at first 
taken to indicate the possibility of foul play and the first reports reaching Camilla caused 
a good deal of excitement.  Later investigations, however, convinced those who went 
over the ground that Mr. Burnett must have been struck by a G. A.S. & C. train early 
Tuesday night the body knocked off into the slough and floating down to where it was 
found.  Coroner John C. Moore summoned a jury and held an inquest here Thursday 
morning.  After hearing the evidence of witnesses, including the engineer and fireman on 
the G. A. S. & C freight train that passed through Duffie Tuesday night about 7:00 PM, a 
verdict was returned to the effect that the deceased came to his death as a result of being 
struck by a train.  The indications around the trestle were that Mr. Burnett becoming tired 
sat down on the end of the trestle and possibly fell asleep, his faithful pointer dog 
cuddling up near him.  Engineer Jackson testified that it was raining steadily during the 
run from Lester to Camilla Tuesday night and that visibility was very poor.  He kept his 
eyes on the tracks most of the time but did not see anyone on the tracks.  The colored 
fireman, Fred Carter, also failed to see anyone on the tracks.  A bruise on the side of Mr. 
Burnett's head led to one theory that he might have fallen on the trestle in some way and 
was knocked unconscious.  But whatever the facts may have been, the evidence indicated 
pretty conclusively that he died as a result of being hit by the train.  Mr. Burnett was 
about 35 years of age and married.  He is survived by his wife and one child.  He was a 
son of Rev H. N. Burnett, of Sale City, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. 
His tragic death has brought sorrow to hundreds of friends throughout the county.  At the 
time this was written the funeral arrangements had not been announced.