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Surnames: Morris
Classification: Death
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New Albany Ledger: 5/3/1883, P 4, C 2:
William C. Morris, who resides on East 13th St, met with a fatal accident yesterday
evening. He was a carpenter and engaged at work upon the roof of the residence lately
occupied by the family of the late Dr. Palmer, on West Main Street and the alley between
Broadway and Third, when he made a mistep and fell to the ground, a distance of about
twenty feet. He struck on his side upon a pile of brick, fracturing two ribs and driving
them into the internal vessels, and also injuring his spine. He survived a few hours in
unconciousness, when death ended his sufferings. He leaves a family. Deceased had been a
resident of New Albany for about four years, coming here from Kentucky. Coroner Lemon
held an inquest today, returning a verdict of accidental death.