Joseph Neill’s accidental train death in 1906 took place in the middle of the day as he was returning from work, just minutes after he had left his home. Our transcription of the newspaper account continues: Was Coming to Work Neil was an employe of the Hydraulic company and had worked at the plant all […]

The newspaper account of Joseph Neill’s death continues: Passing over his body at a point just below the breast the body was cut in twain, the lower half passing under the train and the upper half being tossed to one side of the track. Many See Accident The accident was witnessed by a large number […]

There’s a single tombtsone for Joseph Neill in the West Point, Illinois, cemetery. It stands beside the larger stone for his parents, Samuel and Annie Neill. Like most stones it tells little about John’s life and nothing about the tragic nature of his death. The story of Joseph’s death is chronicled in the Monmouth, Illinois, Republican-Atlas […]