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    1. FRED FISHER - 1901
    2. Diana S Flynn
    3. BEDFORD MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, DEC. 13, 1901 Carl Fisher, of Orleans, was killed and horribly mangled at Limedale at noon Friday by a Monon freight train, which Fisher attempted to board in order to ride to his home. He was dragged several car lengths before he fell, then he went under the wheels in such a manner that his body was cut to pieces and death was instantaneous. Fisher had a companion with whom he had been on a visit to Terre Haute, Brazil and other places and the companion said that Fisher had spent all of his money, being obliged because of this to take the freight train. When he climbed on the train he turned to wave his hand at the man with him, and thus lost his footing. He was twenty-two years old. **** The body of Fred Fisher, said Friday to be Carl Fisher, who was killed by the Monon freight at Limedale, yesterday noon, was taken to Orleans Saturday, afternoon by Bert Fisher, who is a brother of the dead young man. Bert Fisher said that his brother had been away from home several weeks, working part of the time in Illinois, and it was thought that he was on his way home when he was killed. – Greencastle Banner Times.

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