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Winters - Henry

Source: Crawfordsville Review 13 Sept 1890 p 1

Last Sunday morning the family of John Winters on West Wabash avenue, received a telegram dated at Adobe, Col. Announcing the death of their young son, Henry in a railroad accident at that place Saturday morning. The accident occurred on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad and Florence is situated near Canon City. The train was running in two sections and the first section becoming derailed the second section ran into it, killing several men and wounding several others. Henry Winters was well and favorably known here, having been born and raised in this city. He was at one time a student in college here and an unusually bright lad. Having gotten out of employment here last spring, he went west to seek his fortune. The remains were not shipped home, but interred in that state. - kbz


Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Monday, 8 Sept. 1890

The family of John Winters on West Wabash Avenue were yesterday apprised by telegram of the death of their son, Henry Winters in a railroad accident at Florence, Colorado. The accident occurred on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and Florence is situated near Canon City. The train was running in two sections and the first section becoming derailed, the second section ran into it, killing several men and badly wounding several others. Henry Winters was well known here as a bright lad who left here only last spring to seek his fortune in the West. He was at one time a student in the college and went through the freshman year. The tidings of his death was sad news to his many friends in the city. The remains will not be shipped here for burial.


Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Saturday, 3 Jan. 1891

Departed Year of 1890

September
1. Deaths of Dan Yount and Hattie Malsbery
2. Deaths of Mr. Jeremiah Goff at Darlington and of David Roudabush
4. Death of Mrs. Dunbar at Mace
5. Jas. Patton killed by lightening at Waveland
6. Death of Henry Winters in Colorado
7. Death of Jas. B. Johnson near Gravelly Run
9. Death of the infant son of J. R. Bonnell
12. Death of Mrs. Demice Jackman at Darlington and Mr. Jas. Rice at Waveland
16. Death of Mrs. Harvey Gray near Waynetown
17. Mrs. John Morrison dropped dead.
22. Death of John Winters
23. Death of the infant son of Hugh Kelsey
29. Death of Wash. Hampton

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