Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Harmisch, Franz J April 21, 1893
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Oregonian April 22,1893
The accident that Franz J.Harmisch met with on a trestle of the East Side 
Railway Company,near Milwaukie,on the evening of the 18th inst,proved to be a 
fatal one,for he died at St.Vincent's hospital yesterday morning.Coroner 
Hughes took charge of the remians and last night held an inquest .
It was shown that on last Tuesday evening Harmisch,who lived at Milwaukie,was 
in this city and started home on an electric car.At a point near the car 
shops,about five miles from town,the car broke down and Harmisch started to 
walk across the trestle.When about half way over,he saw a car approaching at a 
rapid rate of speed,and lay down on the outside of the ties iin order to let 
it pass over him.That car did pass without any accident,but it was followed by 
another car that struck Harmisch,knocking him down into the gulch and injuring 
him fatally. He was brought to this city and placed in the hospital,but 
medical treatment was of no avail and the sufferer died yesterday morning.
Indication pointed to the carlessness and the coroner's jury censured Motorman 
Miles,who saw Harmisch lying beside the track ,for not stopping his car and 
preventing the car following from striking hime.

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