❤ THOMAS EVERETT CORY ❤
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 19 February 1889
Obituary of Everett Cory
Thomas Everett Cory was born January 4th, 1864; died February 6th, 1889; aged 25 years, 1 month and 2 days.
Everett was the oldest child of John M. and Elizabeth Cory. His parents at the time of his birth were living on the site where the new Christian church now stands in Bloomington, Ind. He was baptized in infancy and was taught to say his prayers at his mother's knee, which he never forgot. He had not openly professed Christianity, but we know "God is able to save to the uttermost." At the time of his death he was working for the L. N. A. & C. railway, and met his death by the overturning of the caboose near Oakland, he being caught, things piling upon him, and concussion of the brain was the result of the accident, which occurred at 5 o'clock Feb. 5th. Unconscious through the night, his spirit took its flight at 5:40, the morning of the 6th at Quincy, three miles south of where the accident occurred. His remains were brought to Bloomington on the evening train and the funeral took place from the family residence at 2 o'clock the following day, Rev. Minton of the Walnut St. Presbyterian church, officiating. God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to lay his hand heavily upon us; we have but to say, "Thy will, O God, not ours be done." The afflicted parents feel the loss of a dear, honest, industrious and dutiful child. The remaining brother and two sisters realize what an affectionate and devoted brother has departed from them; they mourn not as those who have no hope, for only a few short years and the band will again be united. At the time of his death he had been a brakemen on the road for near fourteen months; he was to have the next promotion as conductor, but God, it seems, had need of him up higher. Through his honesty and good character he had endeared himself to his employers and fellow workmen; his kind heartedness made for him hosts of friends where ever he went. His smiling face will be sadly missed elsewhere besides the home circle. The crowd that gathered at his old home to pay their last respects to the deceased was an emblem of the respect and esteem held for him from his childhood. He left his home for the last time the Sunday before, forgetting, or neglecting, for the first time since going on the road to say "good bye."
Dearest Everett, thou hast left us,
And they loss we deeply feel.
But 'twas God that hath bereft us;
He can all our sorrows heal.
"Sister Mollie"
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 9 February 1889
A Bad Accident on the Monon.
A Freight Train Ditched With Fatal Results.
Everett Cory, Of This City, Killed.
Freight train No. 43 on the L. N. A. & C. R. R., due here at 6:45 last Tuesday night, met with a very serious accident at Oakland station, near Quincy, in which a brakeman, Everett Cory, of this city, was killed, and Charles Wilson, the conductor, of Lafayette, was badly injured. The train was coming South at an ordinary rate of speed when the rear cars struck a broken frog, and seven of them jumped the track. The caboose, in which were the train hands, turned over the embankment, and Cory was so badly injured that he died at 5 o'clock the next morning at Quincy to which point he had been taken. When those at the front end of the train went back they found Wilson running about in a dazed condition, evidently out of his mind, but he was induced to walk to the locomotive, to which place Cory was carried, and was taken to Quincy, and after the arrival there, he, Wilson, completely succumbed to his injuries, and from that time has been helpless. He was badly cut about the head, and is now at his home in Lafayette. A wreeking train was sent from Bloomington on which were Dr. Maxwell, jr., who is the road surgeon here, and trainmaster Crafton, roadmaster Byrne and Mr. Cory. The road was hastily cleared, and everything done possible for the injured men. The body was brought to this place Wednesday evening. The extreme cold weather caused the breaking of the frog, and no blame can be attached to the railroad company.
William Bennett, of Lafayette, another brakeman in the caboose was injured about the scalp and his legs bruised Dr. Maxwell says he will get well. Cory's skull was fractured, and one leg broken. Wilson was injured about the side, and internally.
It seems that the caboose was dragged along some distance after it had jumped the track, and turned over twice. All the occupants of the caboose were injured, but luckily there were no passengers, as there usually is. The people of Quincy did everything in their power for the injured who were taken to the hotel. Mrs. Cory, the mother of the deceased, went up on the freight the next morning, and was not present when her son died.
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Article From:
Bloomington Progress
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Wednesday, 13 February 1889
--Everett Cory, who was killed in the Monon accident had one leg broken and his skull fractured.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Friday, 15 February 1889
Everett Cory, who was killed near Quincy in a railroad wreck, had an accident insurance of $300.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 23 August 1889
John Cory, the father of Everett Cory, has brought suit by his attorneys Louden & Rogers, in the Monroe circuit court against the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad company. It will be remembered that last winter Everett Cory, who was a brakeman on the road at the time, was killed in a wreck one night. It was claimed that the wreck was the result of negligence, and now Mr. Cory asks damages for $10,000.
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Article From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 23 November 1889
Important Suites in the Circuit Court
Last February Thomas E. Cory a brakeman was killed in the wreck of a freight train near Quincy, and John Cory his father brought suit against the Monon railway company. The case was in progress Tuesday and Wednesday, the railway being represented by Messrs. Field and Matson, and the plaintiff by Moses F. Dunn and Louden & Rogers, with D. O. Spencer as Stenographer. The jury disagreed.
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Hon. C. C. Matson and Judge Field were attending court this week, as attorneys for the Monon in the Cory damage suit.
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─══ ✿ڰۣڿ✿ Census Summary ✿ڰۣڿ✿ ══─
● 1870 US Federal Census. In 1870 Thomas E. Cory was six years old and living in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. He was living with his parents, John and Elizabeth, along with his sisters, Clara and Mary. He was the oldest child.
● 1880 US Federal Census. Still living in Bloomington, Thomas was 16 years old and working on a farm. A younger brother joined the family shortly after the 1870 census. The children are: Thomas, age 16; Clara, age 13; Mary, age 12 and Orland, age 8.
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● All the census' list his name as Thomas Everett, but the headstone lists his name as Everett T. I believe he went by his middle name of Everett. I have changed his name to Thomas Everett to match the earliest documents available. This change took place on January 27, 2024.
Last Updated: 02/04/2024, minor formatting changes made.
Memorial Transferred to me: February 18, 2013
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 19 February 1889
Obituary of Everett Cory
Thomas Everett Cory was born January 4th, 1864; died February 6th, 1889; aged 25 years, 1 month and 2 days.
Everett was the oldest child of John M. and Elizabeth Cory. His parents at the time of his birth were living on the site where the new Christian church now stands in Bloomington, Ind. He was baptized in infancy and was taught to say his prayers at his mother's knee, which he never forgot. He had not openly professed Christianity, but we know "God is able to save to the uttermost." At the time of his death he was working for the L. N. A. & C. railway, and met his death by the overturning of the caboose near Oakland, he being caught, things piling upon him, and concussion of the brain was the result of the accident, which occurred at 5 o'clock Feb. 5th. Unconscious through the night, his spirit took its flight at 5:40, the morning of the 6th at Quincy, three miles south of where the accident occurred. His remains were brought to Bloomington on the evening train and the funeral took place from the family residence at 2 o'clock the following day, Rev. Minton of the Walnut St. Presbyterian church, officiating. God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to lay his hand heavily upon us; we have but to say, "Thy will, O God, not ours be done." The afflicted parents feel the loss of a dear, honest, industrious and dutiful child. The remaining brother and two sisters realize what an affectionate and devoted brother has departed from them; they mourn not as those who have no hope, for only a few short years and the band will again be united. At the time of his death he had been a brakemen on the road for near fourteen months; he was to have the next promotion as conductor, but God, it seems, had need of him up higher. Through his honesty and good character he had endeared himself to his employers and fellow workmen; his kind heartedness made for him hosts of friends where ever he went. His smiling face will be sadly missed elsewhere besides the home circle. The crowd that gathered at his old home to pay their last respects to the deceased was an emblem of the respect and esteem held for him from his childhood. He left his home for the last time the Sunday before, forgetting, or neglecting, for the first time since going on the road to say "good bye."
Dearest Everett, thou hast left us,
And they loss we deeply feel.
But 'twas God that hath bereft us;
He can all our sorrows heal.
"Sister Mollie"
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 9 February 1889
A Bad Accident on the Monon.
A Freight Train Ditched With Fatal Results.
Everett Cory, Of This City, Killed.
Freight train No. 43 on the L. N. A. & C. R. R., due here at 6:45 last Tuesday night, met with a very serious accident at Oakland station, near Quincy, in which a brakeman, Everett Cory, of this city, was killed, and Charles Wilson, the conductor, of Lafayette, was badly injured. The train was coming South at an ordinary rate of speed when the rear cars struck a broken frog, and seven of them jumped the track. The caboose, in which were the train hands, turned over the embankment, and Cory was so badly injured that he died at 5 o'clock the next morning at Quincy to which point he had been taken. When those at the front end of the train went back they found Wilson running about in a dazed condition, evidently out of his mind, but he was induced to walk to the locomotive, to which place Cory was carried, and was taken to Quincy, and after the arrival there, he, Wilson, completely succumbed to his injuries, and from that time has been helpless. He was badly cut about the head, and is now at his home in Lafayette. A wreeking train was sent from Bloomington on which were Dr. Maxwell, jr., who is the road surgeon here, and trainmaster Crafton, roadmaster Byrne and Mr. Cory. The road was hastily cleared, and everything done possible for the injured men. The body was brought to this place Wednesday evening. The extreme cold weather caused the breaking of the frog, and no blame can be attached to the railroad company.
William Bennett, of Lafayette, another brakeman in the caboose was injured about the scalp and his legs bruised Dr. Maxwell says he will get well. Cory's skull was fractured, and one leg broken. Wilson was injured about the side, and internally.
It seems that the caboose was dragged along some distance after it had jumped the track, and turned over twice. All the occupants of the caboose were injured, but luckily there were no passengers, as there usually is. The people of Quincy did everything in their power for the injured who were taken to the hotel. Mrs. Cory, the mother of the deceased, went up on the freight the next morning, and was not present when her son died.
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Article From:
Bloomington Progress
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Wednesday, 13 February 1889
--Everett Cory, who was killed in the Monon accident had one leg broken and his skull fractured.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Friday, 15 February 1889
Everett Cory, who was killed near Quincy in a railroad wreck, had an accident insurance of $300.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 23 August 1889
John Cory, the father of Everett Cory, has brought suit by his attorneys Louden & Rogers, in the Monroe circuit court against the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad company. It will be remembered that last winter Everett Cory, who was a brakeman on the road at the time, was killed in a wreck one night. It was claimed that the wreck was the result of negligence, and now Mr. Cory asks damages for $10,000.
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Article From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 23 November 1889
Important Suites in the Circuit Court
Last February Thomas E. Cory a brakeman was killed in the wreck of a freight train near Quincy, and John Cory his father brought suit against the Monon railway company. The case was in progress Tuesday and Wednesday, the railway being represented by Messrs. Field and Matson, and the plaintiff by Moses F. Dunn and Louden & Rogers, with D. O. Spencer as Stenographer. The jury disagreed.
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Hon. C. C. Matson and Judge Field were attending court this week, as attorneys for the Monon in the Cory damage suit.
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─══ ✿ڰۣڿ✿ Census Summary ✿ڰۣڿ✿ ══─
● 1870 US Federal Census. In 1870 Thomas E. Cory was six years old and living in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. He was living with his parents, John and Elizabeth, along with his sisters, Clara and Mary. He was the oldest child.
● 1880 US Federal Census. Still living in Bloomington, Thomas was 16 years old and working on a farm. A younger brother joined the family shortly after the 1870 census. The children are: Thomas, age 16; Clara, age 13; Mary, age 12 and Orland, age 8.
─══ ••●•• ❤ In Memory ❤ ••●•• ══─
─══ Notes ══─
● All the census' list his name as Thomas Everett, but the headstone lists his name as Everett T. I believe he went by his middle name of Everett. I have changed his name to Thomas Everett to match the earliest documents available. This change took place on January 27, 2024.
Last Updated: 02/04/2024, minor formatting changes made.
Memorial Transferred to me: February 18, 2013
❤ THOMAS EVERETT CORY ❤
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 19 February 1889
Obituary of Everett Cory
Thomas Everett Cory was born January 4th, 1864; died February 6th, 1889; aged 25 years, 1 month and 2 days.
Everett was the oldest child of John M. and Elizabeth Cory. His parents at the time of his birth were living on the site where the new Christian church now stands in Bloomington, Ind. He was baptized in infancy and was taught to say his prayers at his mother's knee, which he never forgot. He had not openly professed Christianity, but we know "God is able to save to the uttermost." At the time of his death he was working for the L. N. A. & C. railway, and met his death by the overturning of the caboose near Oakland, he being caught, things piling upon him, and concussion of the brain was the result of the accident, which occurred at 5 o'clock Feb. 5th. Unconscious through the night, his spirit took its flight at 5:40, the morning of the 6th at Quincy, three miles south of where the accident occurred. His remains were brought to Bloomington on the evening train and the funeral took place from the family residence at 2 o'clock the following day, Rev. Minton of the Walnut St. Presbyterian church, officiating. God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to lay his hand heavily upon us; we have but to say, "Thy will, O God, not ours be done." The afflicted parents feel the loss of a dear, honest, industrious and dutiful child. The remaining brother and two sisters realize what an affectionate and devoted brother has departed from them; they mourn not as those who have no hope, for only a few short years and the band will again be united. At the time of his death he had been a brakemen on the road for near fourteen months; he was to have the next promotion as conductor, but God, it seems, had need of him up higher. Through his honesty and good character he had endeared himself to his employers and fellow workmen; his kind heartedness made for him hosts of friends where ever he went. His smiling face will be sadly missed elsewhere besides the home circle. The crowd that gathered at his old home to pay their last respects to the deceased was an emblem of the respect and esteem held for him from his childhood. He left his home for the last time the Sunday before, forgetting, or neglecting, for the first time since going on the road to say "good bye."
Dearest Everett, thou hast left us,
And they loss we deeply feel.
But 'twas God that hath bereft us;
He can all our sorrows heal.
"Sister Mollie"
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 9 February 1889
A Bad Accident on the Monon.
A Freight Train Ditched With Fatal Results.
Everett Cory, Of This City, Killed.
Freight train No. 43 on the L. N. A. & C. R. R., due here at 6:45 last Tuesday night, met with a very serious accident at Oakland station, near Quincy, in which a brakeman, Everett Cory, of this city, was killed, and Charles Wilson, the conductor, of Lafayette, was badly injured. The train was coming South at an ordinary rate of speed when the rear cars struck a broken frog, and seven of them jumped the track. The caboose, in which were the train hands, turned over the embankment, and Cory was so badly injured that he died at 5 o'clock the next morning at Quincy to which point he had been taken. When those at the front end of the train went back they found Wilson running about in a dazed condition, evidently out of his mind, but he was induced to walk to the locomotive, to which place Cory was carried, and was taken to Quincy, and after the arrival there, he, Wilson, completely succumbed to his injuries, and from that time has been helpless. He was badly cut about the head, and is now at his home in Lafayette. A wreeking train was sent from Bloomington on which were Dr. Maxwell, jr., who is the road surgeon here, and trainmaster Crafton, roadmaster Byrne and Mr. Cory. The road was hastily cleared, and everything done possible for the injured men. The body was brought to this place Wednesday evening. The extreme cold weather caused the breaking of the frog, and no blame can be attached to the railroad company.
William Bennett, of Lafayette, another brakeman in the caboose was injured about the scalp and his legs bruised Dr. Maxwell says he will get well. Cory's skull was fractured, and one leg broken. Wilson was injured about the side, and internally.
It seems that the caboose was dragged along some distance after it had jumped the track, and turned over twice. All the occupants of the caboose were injured, but luckily there were no passengers, as there usually is. The people of Quincy did everything in their power for the injured who were taken to the hotel. Mrs. Cory, the mother of the deceased, went up on the freight the next morning, and was not present when her son died.
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Article From:
Bloomington Progress
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Wednesday, 13 February 1889
--Everett Cory, who was killed in the Monon accident had one leg broken and his skull fractured.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Friday, 15 February 1889
Everett Cory, who was killed near Quincy in a railroad wreck, had an accident insurance of $300.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 23 August 1889
John Cory, the father of Everett Cory, has brought suit by his attorneys Louden & Rogers, in the Monroe circuit court against the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad company. It will be remembered that last winter Everett Cory, who was a brakeman on the road at the time, was killed in a wreck one night. It was claimed that the wreck was the result of negligence, and now Mr. Cory asks damages for $10,000.
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Article From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 23 November 1889
Important Suites in the Circuit Court
Last February Thomas E. Cory a brakeman was killed in the wreck of a freight train near Quincy, and John Cory his father brought suit against the Monon railway company. The case was in progress Tuesday and Wednesday, the railway being represented by Messrs. Field and Matson, and the plaintiff by Moses F. Dunn and Louden & Rogers, with D. O. Spencer as Stenographer. The jury disagreed.
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Hon. C. C. Matson and Judge Field were attending court this week, as attorneys for the Monon in the Cory damage suit.
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─══ ✿ڰۣڿ✿ Census Summary ✿ڰۣڿ✿ ══─
● 1870 US Federal Census. In 1870 Thomas E. Cory was six years old and living in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. He was living with his parents, John and Elizabeth, along with his sisters, Clara and Mary. He was the oldest child.
● 1880 US Federal Census. Still living in Bloomington, Thomas was 16 years old and working on a farm. A younger brother joined the family shortly after the 1870 census. The children are: Thomas, age 16; Clara, age 13; Mary, age 12 and Orland, age 8.
─══ ••●•• ❤ In Memory ❤ ••●•• ══─
─══ Notes ══─
● All the census' list his name as Thomas Everett, but the headstone lists his name as Everett T. I believe he went by his middle name of Everett. I have changed his name to Thomas Everett to match the earliest documents available. This change took place on January 27, 2024.
Last Updated: 02/04/2024, minor formatting changes made.
Memorial Transferred to me: February 18, 2013
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 19 February 1889
Obituary of Everett Cory
Thomas Everett Cory was born January 4th, 1864; died February 6th, 1889; aged 25 years, 1 month and 2 days.
Everett was the oldest child of John M. and Elizabeth Cory. His parents at the time of his birth were living on the site where the new Christian church now stands in Bloomington, Ind. He was baptized in infancy and was taught to say his prayers at his mother's knee, which he never forgot. He had not openly professed Christianity, but we know "God is able to save to the uttermost." At the time of his death he was working for the L. N. A. & C. railway, and met his death by the overturning of the caboose near Oakland, he being caught, things piling upon him, and concussion of the brain was the result of the accident, which occurred at 5 o'clock Feb. 5th. Unconscious through the night, his spirit took its flight at 5:40, the morning of the 6th at Quincy, three miles south of where the accident occurred. His remains were brought to Bloomington on the evening train and the funeral took place from the family residence at 2 o'clock the following day, Rev. Minton of the Walnut St. Presbyterian church, officiating. God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to lay his hand heavily upon us; we have but to say, "Thy will, O God, not ours be done." The afflicted parents feel the loss of a dear, honest, industrious and dutiful child. The remaining brother and two sisters realize what an affectionate and devoted brother has departed from them; they mourn not as those who have no hope, for only a few short years and the band will again be united. At the time of his death he had been a brakemen on the road for near fourteen months; he was to have the next promotion as conductor, but God, it seems, had need of him up higher. Through his honesty and good character he had endeared himself to his employers and fellow workmen; his kind heartedness made for him hosts of friends where ever he went. His smiling face will be sadly missed elsewhere besides the home circle. The crowd that gathered at his old home to pay their last respects to the deceased was an emblem of the respect and esteem held for him from his childhood. He left his home for the last time the Sunday before, forgetting, or neglecting, for the first time since going on the road to say "good bye."
Dearest Everett, thou hast left us,
And they loss we deeply feel.
But 'twas God that hath bereft us;
He can all our sorrows heal.
"Sister Mollie"
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 9 February 1889
A Bad Accident on the Monon.
A Freight Train Ditched With Fatal Results.
Everett Cory, Of This City, Killed.
Freight train No. 43 on the L. N. A. & C. R. R., due here at 6:45 last Tuesday night, met with a very serious accident at Oakland station, near Quincy, in which a brakeman, Everett Cory, of this city, was killed, and Charles Wilson, the conductor, of Lafayette, was badly injured. The train was coming South at an ordinary rate of speed when the rear cars struck a broken frog, and seven of them jumped the track. The caboose, in which were the train hands, turned over the embankment, and Cory was so badly injured that he died at 5 o'clock the next morning at Quincy to which point he had been taken. When those at the front end of the train went back they found Wilson running about in a dazed condition, evidently out of his mind, but he was induced to walk to the locomotive, to which place Cory was carried, and was taken to Quincy, and after the arrival there, he, Wilson, completely succumbed to his injuries, and from that time has been helpless. He was badly cut about the head, and is now at his home in Lafayette. A wreeking train was sent from Bloomington on which were Dr. Maxwell, jr., who is the road surgeon here, and trainmaster Crafton, roadmaster Byrne and Mr. Cory. The road was hastily cleared, and everything done possible for the injured men. The body was brought to this place Wednesday evening. The extreme cold weather caused the breaking of the frog, and no blame can be attached to the railroad company.
William Bennett, of Lafayette, another brakeman in the caboose was injured about the scalp and his legs bruised Dr. Maxwell says he will get well. Cory's skull was fractured, and one leg broken. Wilson was injured about the side, and internally.
It seems that the caboose was dragged along some distance after it had jumped the track, and turned over twice. All the occupants of the caboose were injured, but luckily there were no passengers, as there usually is. The people of Quincy did everything in their power for the injured who were taken to the hotel. Mrs. Cory, the mother of the deceased, went up on the freight the next morning, and was not present when her son died.
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Article From:
Bloomington Progress
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Wednesday, 13 February 1889
--Everett Cory, who was killed in the Monon accident had one leg broken and his skull fractured.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Friday, 15 February 1889
Everett Cory, who was killed near Quincy in a railroad wreck, had an accident insurance of $300.
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Article From:
Bloomington Telephone
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 23 August 1889
John Cory, the father of Everett Cory, has brought suit by his attorneys Louden & Rogers, in the Monroe circuit court against the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad company. It will be remembered that last winter Everett Cory, who was a brakeman on the road at the time, was killed in a wreck one night. It was claimed that the wreck was the result of negligence, and now Mr. Cory asks damages for $10,000.
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Article From:
Bloomington Courier
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Saturday, 23 November 1889
Important Suites in the Circuit Court
Last February Thomas E. Cory a brakeman was killed in the wreck of a freight train near Quincy, and John Cory his father brought suit against the Monon railway company. The case was in progress Tuesday and Wednesday, the railway being represented by Messrs. Field and Matson, and the plaintiff by Moses F. Dunn and Louden & Rogers, with D. O. Spencer as Stenographer. The jury disagreed.
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Hon. C. C. Matson and Judge Field were attending court this week, as attorneys for the Monon in the Cory damage suit.
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● 1870 US Federal Census. In 1870 Thomas E. Cory was six years old and living in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. He was living with his parents, John and Elizabeth, along with his sisters, Clara and Mary. He was the oldest child.
● 1880 US Federal Census. Still living in Bloomington, Thomas was 16 years old and working on a farm. A younger brother joined the family shortly after the 1870 census. The children are: Thomas, age 16; Clara, age 13; Mary, age 12 and Orland, age 8.
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● All the census' list his name as Thomas Everett, but the headstone lists his name as Everett T. I believe he went by his middle name of Everett. I have changed his name to Thomas Everett to match the earliest documents available. This change took place on January 27, 2024.
Last Updated: 02/04/2024, minor formatting changes made.
Memorial Transferred to me: February 18, 2013
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