Hearse Overturned

Article taken from the Democrat Standard March 31, 1903.

Portsmouth, O., March 30.-

During the funeral of Mrs. Lawrence Dill at Geppart's station, this county, the driver of the hearse lost control of his team owing to the terrible condition of the road's end the hearse up set, throwing the remains out. The members of the funeral were panicstricken. The pallbearers adjusted the hearse, placed the remains back in the conveyance and the funeral cortege moved on to the cemetery.