The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-15
REV. JOSEPH DU|E
FELL FROM TRAIN
AND WAS KILLED
Returning to Mound City Home
From Business Trip to
Grand Chain.


Rev. Joseph Buie, pastor Of tht
Congregations church at Mound
City. met death Thursday night ii
"a most deplerabls manner whlls
returning honse on the seven o'eloci
passenger train from Grand Chain
where he had transacted bustnesi
Thursday afternoon. He was {
lover of the beaufy of moonlight
nights and The river and ii was be
cause of a desire To enjoy the moon
light on the river that caused him
to leave friends in the coach ant
reDnir ta the platform, where hf
was standing when the train round
cd a curve. throwing him off.
Tho accident occurred near Hess
Esycu, akout a mile and a halt
above Mound City, where his body
was foand by the section crew Of
tha Big Four railroad early yester-
day morning. There were injuries
about the head and face and few
minor bruises on the body. AL
though he had been conscious and
had taken a handkerchief from his
pocket. replacing 1t after wiping
the blood from his head, it Is
thought that death was not long in
overtaking him In an attempt to
get to some habitation he had
crawled distance Of about fifty
feet, where his body was found.
The body was removed to an
undertaking room at Mound City,
where Identification was made. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was to
the effect that it was an accidental
death, caused by injuries received
from a fall from the train.
His prolonged absence from home
caused the family but little un-
easiness as he had told them when
leaving that he might have to re-
main at Grand Chain over night.
Rev. Buie was born at Caseyyille,
Miss. July 26. 1874, where his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss
Buie still reside. He received n
good aducation at several schools.
finally, at the age of 19 years,
graduating in law at the State Uni
versity at Lexington, Miss, stand
ing second in his class. He had
been converted when 4 boy. and
after receiving his education he de.
cided to enter the ministry, taking
this step the year following his
graduation, in 1894. During the
first years of his ministry he took
the Methodist Episcopal minister's
course, standing examinations at
the annual conferences. His first
pastorage in the Methodist Episco-.
pal church was in Texas, where he
spent one year. The others others
were Bear Valley, Cal, one year,
Potter Valley, Cal.,. one year, Gill
roy. Cal, one year, Lincoln, CAL.
one year. On account of i'll health
he. located the following year at
Roam Mountain, Tenn. then fol-
lowed Clinton, Tenn, two years,
Eli2abethtown Tenn, three years,
and then he removed TO Heppner.
Oregon, where he resided two years,
After a. careful study of the matter
he decided to change TO the minis
try Of the Congregational church,
serving TWO years at former loca-
ton. Lincoln, Cal, two years al
Waynoka, Okla, and two years at
Mound City.
He was fluent talker and hi.
genial nature won for him friends
of ali who had the pleasure Of his
acquaintance. During the epidemic
of diphtheria at Mound City last falt
he was ever ready to assist thc
stricken families. making regulai
calls at the homes.
On the day of his death he hat
officiated at the funeral of a litlt
boy at Mound City, prior to goinf
to Grand Chain on a business trip
He was All eighteen degree Mason
with his membership. at Heppner
Ore, and a member of the I. o. o. f
at Lincoln. Cal. He was also 4
member of the Odd Fellows encamp
ment at Mound City.
He was married July IS. 1896, tt
Miss kittie Hotter at Kilroy, Cal.
who, with two sons. Prentiss ant
Ivan. survive him. He is also sur
vived by his parents at Caseyviiie
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