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Surname: MILLER
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Winchester Journal Thursday, July 22, 1915
ISAAC MILLER KILLED BY TRAIN
Big Four Passenger Runs Down Aged Man Sunday West of City-Horribly Mangled
Isaac Miller, aged seventy-six, a confederate soldier and wel known Randolph
county resident, was struck and instantly killed by the west bound Big
Four passenger train No. 419 at 1:40 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at a crossing
three miles west of the city. His body was mangled beyond recognition.
It was taken to the Frank and Pursley undertaking parlors and prepared
for burial.
The train was running at an estimated rate of fifty miles an hour when
it struck Miller. It ran a distance of three hundred yards before being
brought to a stop and Miller's mangled body was dragged an estimated distance
of two hundred yards. The train was delayed twenty minutes.
Miller left home a quarter of a mile away from where the accident occurred
shortly after eating his noon day meal. It is said he was in a despondent
mood during the morning hours, although it is understood that he made no
threats on his life. In leaving his home he followed a short path through
the fields to the railroad tracks. he was accompanied by the family dog-
a pet, which had remained at his side for years.
Upon reaching the railroad tracks, Miller sat down on the rails. He was
seated on the south rail and was facing the south, when the train approached.
The dog was at his side and he was petting it. A warning, it is said, was
sounded by the train and just before the engine reached him, Miller turned
his face and looked towards it. Miller then fell back across the tracks.
Miller's body was severed at his hips and was horribly mangled. The dog
was also killed. Its feet were found lying beside a portion of the man's
body.
He is survived by a widow, Margaret Miller, five sons, three daughters.
The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Maxville church with
interment at Woodlawn cemetery nearby.
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