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Surname: Russell, McClintock, Devaney
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August 1914 The Tipton Daily Tribune
H.B. Russell Killed
Run Down by a Tractio Car Saturday night
Limb badly Mangle and Death Followed Two Hours Later
Harry Russell, son of James Russell, and a carpenter by trade,was killed
in this city Saturday night, being run down by a traction car, near the
car barn, the accident taking place at 11:05 and the young man died two
hours later
being in an unconscious condition from the time of the injury until death.
The car was in charge of an Indianapolis crew, Motorman DeMott and Conductor
Corbin. The car was late in arriving and was rounding the curve near the
car barn when the motorman noticed a man on the track a short distance
ahead. The gong was sounded and DeMott supposed the man would leave the
track but it is supposed that Russell di not hear the approaching car,
as there was a freight on the steam road and the noise of the freight drowned
the noise of the interurban gong. When the motorman found the imperilled
man had not left the track it was too late for him to stop his car and
Russell was caught, being dragged a considerable distance. The right leg
was badly mangled, being almost evered from the body and it was frightfully
crushed. The head and facer were also injured, and there were other bruises
about the body.
The train crew stopped the car and the body of the young man was hurried
to the Young undertaking establishment. Physicians were hurriedly summoned,
but nothing could be done to save the life of the young man. He died at
1:15 Sunday morning.
Russell had been working during the day, having been employed with his
father on the barn of Peter Heisser, southwest of the city He had been
at home during the evening and spent the greater portion of the time on
the veranda at his home on South Main Street, playing with his two little
children, being with the children while the mother enjoyed the Chautauqua
and when she returned her husband went uptown, saying that he disired to
get some medicine.
It appears that he had been with a party of friends during the evening,
and while there were no eye witnesses to the tragedy, aside from the motorman,
it is known that Russell was carrying a chunk of ice while he was walking
along the railroad. He was using a pair of tongs.
The young man was born in Tipton May 25, 1889, and was twenty-five years,
three months and five days old. His parents James Russell and Nancy Devaney
Russell reside on South East street. October 8, 1907 he was united in marriage
to Iva McClintock of Atlanta, the wife, with twin babes surviving him.
The children are Cora Frances and Mary Pauline, and they are bright faced,
attractive tots, being special favorites with all and attracting much attention
by reason of their resemblances to each other, it being a difficult matter
to distinguish Frances from Pauline.
The burial services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the late
home on South Main Street, Rev. Aubrey Moore, of the the Methodist church
officiating. The interment will be at Fairview cemetery.
This item also appeared in The Tipton Daily Tribune
Remembered Dead Team-Mate
Harry Russell, the young man who met such a tragic death in this city on
Saturday night, was one of the young ment of the city, who played baseball.
Especially did he do effective work in years past, at one time being one
of the best all round players on the local team.
Those young men about the city who had played ball with him sent to the
home a floral tribute. It was a most beautiful design, representing a huge
baseball and two bats made from flowers.