NP, C 1/20/1861

From the The Confederation (Montgomery, Ala.)
 
January 20, 1861
 
Killed
   We are informed that a man by the name of William Mincher, in attempting to get on the freight train of the Alabama & Florida {(of Alabama)} Railroad yesterday about 12 o'clock, fell, and the cars passed over his body, mutilating it in a most horrible manner.  He died almost instantly, and his remains were brought to this city and interred in the cemetery. He leaves a wife and one child in very dependent circumstances.

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