Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-06
JESSE II. MAXWELL DEAD.
Fell from Train at Blackville and In
stantly Killed.

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The body of Jesse II. Maxwell, who
| was killed by accident at Blackville
last Sunday morning, was brought to
| Walhalla Monday afternoon for bur-
ial, the interment taking place in
Westview cemetery shortly after the
arrival of the train on which the re-
mains were brought.
The announcement of Mr.. Max
wells untimely death came as great
shock to relatives and friends here
Sunday morning, and the news cast
q gloom over the entire town. Mr..
| Maxwell was born near Walhalla
and his young manhood was spent
here, and after serving a four-year
apprenticeship in The Courier office,
entered the service of the Blue Ridge
Railway. A number Of years ago, how
| ever, Mr.. Maxwell left the employ of
the Blue Ridge and entered the SER
vice Of the Southern, since which
time his headquarters had been in
Columbia. He was on his regular run
Saturday, and when his train neared
the station at Blackville, early Sun
day morning Mr.. Maxwell informed
his hagman that he was. going to the
engine. This trip, with the train in
motion, called for him to travel the
length Of his train, from the caboose
to the engine, over the tops Of the
cars. There was among the cars
that went to make up the train
tank car, much lower than the box
cars, and it Is here that it Is sup
posed Mr.. Maxwell met with the ac-
cident. 1t is supposed that, not no.
ticing the tank car. he proceeded
over the tops Of the boxes and fell
from the top to the tank car below,
his body going down between the two
cars and on to the track, where he
was horribly mangled and instantly
killed. The accident occurred about
1.55 Sunday morning.
Mr.. Maxwell was universally liked
here at his old home, as he was also
in his adopted home, Columbia,
where he had a host Of friends and
admirers.
The accident that cost him his life
was due to custom Of his, according
to railroad men, that he had adopted
long ago to insure certainty Of under
standing and dispatch in receiving
and giving orders. Before reaching
stations he invariably went over the
i
station to receive orders from the
agent and communicate them to his
engineer, thus saving time and expe-
diting the movement or his train.
Mr.. Maxwell had been conductor
on freight run on the Southern for
a number OF years and was regarded
as one of the best men in the service
on his division. He was a son Of the
late G. X, Maxwell and Mrs. Maude
Maxwell, Pf Walhalla, the latter still
residing here with several Of her
children. Besides his mother he is
survived by the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. G. M. Nield. of
Vicksburg, Miss; Mrs. J. w. Nix, OF
Greenville; Mrs. John w. Ferguson,
Of Hartsville; John II. Maxwell who
lives near Walhaiia, and is an old
railroad man; Miss Julia Maxwell,
Of Walhalla; Lucien s. Maxwell, OF
} Johnston: Mrs. G. H. Humphries, of
Walhalla. Mr.. Maxwell was mar
ried and leaves a wife and three
| children to mourn his death. His
5 widow before marriage was Miss
Lucy Murphy, Of Anderson. To these
, bereaved ones is extended the deep
est sympathy Of hosts of friends.
l Accompanying the body were the
following relatives and friends from
Columbia: Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
! Maxwell and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
j. NJ. Hutchison, Mr.. and Mrs T.. L.
Shilleto, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Craw-
ford. w. II. Gelston, n. A. Cobb
Thomas Calk, Lucien Lee, Mr.. Tate
, II. B. Kitchen, Mr.. QUITS; John f.
! latham, OF Hto:'.,Hili, Mir. and Mrs
Walter Murphy, Raymond Murphy
1 Mr.. and Mrs. John Osborne, Miss
Clara Osborne, and Mr.. and Mrs
2 Murphy, father and mother Of Mrs
=, Jesse Maxwell, of Anderson
l The floral tributes sent from rail
road men and personal friends Of the
y deceased were massive and beautiful
Mr.. Maxwell was member Of Acacia
1 Lodge, No. 94, A.F.M., Of Columbia
and Of the Woodmen Of the World
These orders also forwarded beauti.
ful floral tributes. Several OF the
gentlemen who attended the funeral
= from distance were representatives
: Of the Order of Railway Conductors
A Of which Mr. Maxwell was a member
: Among these were the engineer and
: fireman OF the train on which the sad
, accident occurred.
I Funeral services were conducted
r by Rev. w. II. Hamilton. OF the Wal.
. halla Presbyterian church.