Obituary: Joe LINCOLN, d. 1913, Monroe County, Wisconsin Submitted on Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 01:26:37 -0700 Contributed by Bonnie Gilson Original newsclipping dated 21 Feb 1913: Another Death at Dorset Crossing - Mr. Joe LINCOLN, Chairman of the Town of Wilton, is Killed at Dorsett Crossing by Westbound Freight Train Dorset Crossing (or perhaps it should be called Death crossing) about three miles east of the village, claimed another victim last week Wednesday evening about 5:30 o'clock. This time the unfortunate one to meet death at this extremely dangerous crossing of the North Western road was Mr. Joe Lincoln, a prominent young farmer, and also Chairman of the town of Wilton. He had brought a load of ties to town, and was on his way home, and just as he reached the crossing his wagon was struck by Way Freight No. 63, westbound. The terrific impact of the train hurled Joe from his wagon and he was thrown a distance of about 50 feet, through a wire fence, with such force that the wires were snapped in two and fence posts broken off. The train was brought to a stop and the crew hurried to his side, but he was dead. His neck, shoulders and arms were broken, his chest was crushed, and the skull was fractured, and death was instantaneous. There is a steep grade at this crossing, and the view of the tracks is obstructed both ways by hills, and it is without doubt one of the most dangerous railroad crossings in the state. Numerous deaths have occurred at this crossing in past years. An electric bell is located there, but according to eye witnesses of the accident, it did not ring, thus Joe met his terrible death without the least warning. The wagon was smashed, but the horses escaped injury, and ran home after the accident. The remains of the unfortunate man were brought to town by the train crew and turned over to Undertaker Prochnow, who prepared the body for burial. The deceased was 39 years, 9 months and 1 day of age and is survived by his wife, one son and numerous relatives. Funeral services were held from the farm home Sunday morning at ten o'clock, after which the remains were taken to Tomah for interment. Joe's untimely and tragic demise was a sad blow to the family, and they have the deepest sympathy of the entire community in their terrible bereavement. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations." Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist. ====================================================================