The Ouachita Telegraph - Rush Thompson Dies in Fall at Railroad Shop

Date: Oct 2000
Submitted by: Lora Peppers <lpeppers@ouachita.lib.la.us>



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The Ouachita Telegraph
Saturday, November 24, 1888
Page 3, Column 1

 Mr. Rush Thompson a machinist at the railroad shops, fell from a shafting
in the shops Monday morning and sustained injuries from which he died the
same day.  The fall was only about 15 feet but he was a very heavy man,
weighing a few days before his death 110 pounds, and he struck upon some
upright jackscrews which crushed in several of his ribs and caused internal
injuries which proved fatal.  Mr. Thompson was a native of Atlanta, Ga.,
where he has three children now living, their mother being also dead.  He
has a brother living there who is said to be a lawyer and in good
circumstances.  The remains were shipped to Atlanta for interment Tuesday
morning.

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