This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Meacham, Smiley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mAB.2ACE/2595 Message Board Post: LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS One of the most singular accidents ever occurring on this division was that which resulted in the death of Mr. Geo. MEACHAM at Kellys, one day last week. Our informant who was standing talking to him as the train drew nigh that he called to him to look out, there was a train, they were standing at the time between the side and main tracks, and when he spoke, MEACHAM seemed to forget what he was doing and instead of stepping back on the side track started across main track just in front of engine, and when Engineer SMILEY who was in charge of engine sounded the whistle, MEACHAM turned his head back and looked, but never reached the other side of track until struck, and so fatally injured that he died in about three hours afterward. Why he ever attempted to cross the track at that time when train was right at hand is, indeed, a hard myster to solve. (Source: Earlington Bee, Thur., Mar. 12, 1896) note: This article is transcribed just as it was written, poor grammar and all. prb