OBIT: Harry Rohrer, 1891, Formerly of Littlestown, Adams County, PA

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HORRIBLY MANGLED

A Young Train-Jumper Thrown Under a Train and Killed.

At an early hour last Friday evening two young men named Harry Rhorer and 
Charles Furst, residing on Dook street, this city, jumped on a Pennsylvania 
freight train at the Market street crossing, intending to ride to Highspire.  
Young Rohrer seated himself upon the edge of a coal car, and everything went 
well until near Steelton, when the engine broke loose from the train.  The 
engineer on discovering the break reversed his engine and backed up against the 
car.  The unexpected jolt threw Rohrer under the train which passed over his 
body, mangling and smashing it in a horrible manner.  His body was brought to 
this city on the Middletown Accomodation and placed in the dead house near the 
Pennsylvania railroad station.  Coroner Shindler impanelled a jury, which 
rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts.

Harry Rohrer, formerly resided here with his father, Daniel Rohrer, who was 
employed on the Frederick division of P.R.R., and they only removed to 
Harrisburg about the 1st of April.  Young Rohrer was a bright looking young man 
aged about 17 years, and when here made many friend among our young people.  
This is another bright gem plucked from life just when it is he sweetest..-"From 
Harrisburg paper."

The Independent, Littlestown, Adams County, PA, June 13, 1891