This story from the November 5, 1901, edition of The Call (Lafayette, Indiana) is personal, because it involves the tragic death of my 3x great-grandfather, Joseph Denis Egan.  Grandpa Joe immigrated from Limerick Ireland in 1872 after his own parents died under tragic circumstances.  This particular train accident occurred at the train depot in Fowler, Indiana.  Whenever I travel through that area, I think of how the death of Joseph Egan, Sr. changed the course of history for my local Irish family.