The mangled body of John Cartwright was found early Saturday morning December 28 near the N.C. & St. L. bridge across Battle Creek by -- Dennis, colored, where he was supposed to have been run over by a coal train from Whitwell. Cartwright boarded the local train at some point above Whitwell enroute to this city where his parents reside, and becoming frightened at some parties on the train who knew him and who were also acquainted with the fact that officers here had a warrant for his arrest, he left the local at Whitwell and the supposition is that he attempted to come home on the coal train and in leaving the train at the point above mentioned he was in some manner thrown under the cars and and then met his death.

[note: In transcribing this, I am omitting the senseless gory details]

The remains of the unfortunate young man were carried to the undertaking establishment of C. Baumgartner where they were prepared for burial, interment taking place in the afternoon of Saturday in the city cemetery. [note: next to McReynolds School]

Cartwright was a young man about twenty-five years of age and had been making his home in this city with his parents. He was an employee of the H. Wetter Manufacturing Company and had only been up the valley for a short time where he had been visiting friends. He is survived by a father, mother, two brothers and one sister, who have the sympathy of the people in their bereavement.


Wiley Washington Hawke

The evening train of Tuesday last conveyed the remains of Wiley Washington Hawke to this city, his former home, who died Saturday, Dec. 28th in the Central Hospital, Knoxville, Tenn. after undergoing an operation for gall stones. The remains, which were accompanied by Mrs. Emma Hawkes, wife, and son, were carried to the home of Mr. Will Hawkes on Laurel avenue, a brother of the deceased, followed by a host of sorrowing friends.

Wednesday evening at 2 o'clock funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by Rev. J. F. Benton, pastor of the Southern Methodist Church. These services were attended by a quite large congregation of our people. The burial followed in the city cemetery.

There were left of the immediate family of the deceased a wife, one daughter and one son. The children are Mrs. Grace Bedford of Fort Smith, Ark., the son yet in his teens, Hubert, who is with his mother.

Wiley was well known in this city where he had worked for a number of years in the mechanical departments of some of our manufacturing concerns. He was for a number of with the Blacklock Foundry Co., which merged into the Lodge Mfg. Co. He was quite well up in his profession and commanded a good salary until overtaken by bad health.

The Hustler joins the rest of warm friends of the deceased and of his wife and children in extending sympathy, and especially to the good wife who is so deeply grieved we would say, weep not, a few more days and you and I will "pass over the river and rest under the shade of the trees;" A few more fleeting years and places that know us no more forever-- yes, verily, when the grand old world of ours shall have crumbled into ashes, and when the angel of the Lord shall have stood with one foot upon the land and one foot upon the sea and proclaimed that time shall be no more, if you have lived a pleasing life to Him who doeth all things well, you will be permitted to go home to meet the Savior and the loved ones gone on before, and in that bright clime you will live on and on through the endless ages of eternity.
[South Pittsburg Hustler 01/03/1913, page 1]


NECK BROKEN IN A RUNAWAY
Thos. W. Holmes Killed In Accident

Prominent Citizen of Indiana and Brother of Our fellow-townsman, Mr. T. D. Holmes

While coming to Jeffersonville yesterday morning in a buggy from Utica, where he located Thursday, to meet his daughter, Mrs. Edward Carlin, of Louisville, Thomas W. Holmes, who was accompanied by another daughter, Miss Marie Holmes, was thrown from the vehicle, which was overturned by the horse drawing it and his neck was broken. Miss Holmes escaped unhurt. Under the belief Mr. Holmes was suffering from an attack of heart disease brought on by the shock, he being afflicted with the disease, Dr. Frank Johnson of Utica was summoned, but he found life was extinct... ...a brother of the late D. W. Holmes of Jefferson... ...The accident occurred on a Saturday before Christmas.
[South Pittsburg Hustler 01/03/1913, page 1]