Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Coleman, John, Jr. 1898 ************************************************ 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: John Mallory Land retrofit@flash.net October 22, 2004, 5:27 pm Enquirer-Sun - Columbus John COLEMAN, Jr., Lost His Life by an Accident: Freight Cars Crushed His Foot, Causing Great Loss of Blood. Died After Amputation. The south bound freight train on the Southern Railway, which arrived in the city yesterday, had on board John COLEMAN, Jr., a negro boy about fourteen years old, a son of John COLEMAN, who is employed by [the] Sexton Board at Linwood Cemetery. When the train was a short distance above the city, COLEMAN [Jr.] attempted to get aboard while the cars were in motion. He fell and the wheels ran over his left foot, crushing it at the instep and mangling it terribly. The train stopped and the crew picked up the wounded boy. He was made as comfortable as possible in the caboose and was brought on to Columbus, where he received the attention of a physician. An examination showed that the boy had lost a great deal of blood and that it would be necessary to amputate the foot. The surgeons prepared for the operation and just after it had been performed the boy passed away. Much sympathy is expressed for the boy’s father, who is an honest and hard working man.! [From the "Columbus, Georgia, Enquirer-Sun" newspaper, Sunday morning, 10 JUL 1898. This incident may have occurred near Clapp's Factory. I would like to learn where this individual is buried. This is perhaps the COLEMAN family who appear on p. 603C of the Edwards District of Muscogee Co, GA, in 1880. Note that John W. COLEMAN m. 25 NOV 1866 in Muscogee Co, GA, to Louisa Jane FLOYD (per LDS IGI NA). - jml] Additional Comments: [WARNING: be advised that the following news item contains a graphic description of injuries sustained in a railroad mishap. - jml] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/obits/c/gob1919coleman.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb