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Submitted: 4/3/12 • Approved: 8/28/23 • Last Updated: 8/31/23 • R671338-G0-S3
Company C 43rd Georgia Infantry
Civil War Confederate
1827 - June 15, 1900
*Obituary
Gentry Journal-Advance
Friday, June 22, 1900
NEWMAN, James - (from The Gravett Democrat) A horrible accident occurred about two miles south of town last Friday, June 15, when a north bound freight killed James Newman and fatally injured King Caven, an adopted child, near his home. About seven o'clock in the morning, Mr. Newman and the child, about eight or nine years old, started to a field south of the house to thin corn and were walking down the track. They had to cross a small bridge about a hundred yards south of the house. Mr. Newman had crossed the bridge when he noticed a freight rounding the curve. He looked back and saw the boy on the bridge. He started for the boy, picked him up and had him outside the track when the train struck Newman, killing him instantly. The boy dropped into the creek below and Mr. Newman was carried about thirty feet and dropped on the northeast abutment of the bridge. The train was stopped as quickly as possible. The trainmen carried the boy up out of the creek and the head brakeman was left on guard while the train pulled into town. Engineer Guinn related the accident to the agent and coroner (Esq. Stokes). A jury was soon summoned and was followed to the scene by a number of people. An inquest was held and from the evidence given the jury rendered a verdict that "James Newman met his death by an unavoidable accident." The boy died Saturday from injuries received, having a large hole cut in the top of his head and skull fractured in several places. Mrs. Newman was standing on the front porch and witnessed the horrible accident. Mr. Newman was 73 years old and Mrs. Newman is about the same age. She is left to fight life's battle all alone - no children to comfort her in her sad distress. The funeral of Mr. Newman took place Saturday and the remains were laid to rest in the Bethel cemetery. The little boy was buried Sunday. Mrs. Newman has the profound sympathy of the entire community in her sad bereavement.
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