Porter was a son of James Hardin and Lillie (Combs) Ackman. A report of his death follows:
"Porter Ackman, 21 years old, was instantly killed at the High Street bridge crossing Wednesday morning about 6:00 o'clock, when he was hit by a fast passenger train No. 2.
"Ackman was employed by the railroad company as a section hand and had just gone to work. Ackman was on the south bound track back of a freight train which had just passed. He did not hear the passenger train coming and stepped over onto the north bound track when the train running at a high speed struck him.
"Death resulted instantly. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harden (sic) Ackman, of this place and was unmarried."
"Porter Ackman, 21 years old, was instantly killed at the High Street bridge crossing Wednesday morning about 6:00 o'clock, when he was hit by a fast passenger train No. 2.
"Ackman was employed by the railroad company as a section hand and had just gone to work. Ackman was on the south bound track back of a freight train which had just passed. He did not hear the passenger train coming and stepped over onto the north bound track when the train running at a high speed struck him.
"Death resulted instantly. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harden (sic) Ackman, of this place and was unmarried."
Porter was a son of James Hardin and Lillie (Combs) Ackman. A report of his death follows:
"Porter Ackman, 21 years old, was instantly killed at the High Street bridge crossing Wednesday morning about 6:00 o'clock, when he was hit by a fast passenger train No. 2.
"Ackman was employed by the railroad company as a section hand and had just gone to work. Ackman was on the south bound track back of a freight train which had just passed. He did not hear the passenger train coming and stepped over onto the north bound track when the train running at a high speed struck him.
"Death resulted instantly. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harden (sic) Ackman, of this place and was unmarried."
"Porter Ackman, 21 years old, was instantly killed at the High Street bridge crossing Wednesday morning about 6:00 o'clock, when he was hit by a fast passenger train No. 2.
"Ackman was employed by the railroad company as a section hand and had just gone to work. Ackman was on the south bound track back of a freight train which had just passed. He did not hear the passenger train coming and stepped over onto the north bound track when the train running at a high speed struck him.
"Death resulted instantly. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harden (sic) Ackman, of this place and was unmarried."
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