Allegheny County PA Archives- Obituaries: Bates, John D., 17 Jan 1889 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Little, , May 2010 Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/ ________________________________________________ from The Pittsburgh Press dated Thursday, January 17, 1889 (page 7): BRAKEMAN'S DEATH - A man by the name of John BATES, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, who was hurt on his train near East Liberty last night, died to-day at the West Penn hospital. from The Pittsburgh Press dated Friday, January 18, 1889 Another inquest was held in the case of John D BATES, the railroader killed at Seventeenth street yesterday. The verdict was accidental death. (under an article titled, Inquests To-day) from the City of Pittsburgh Death Records: John D BATES, age 22 years, single, railroad fireman, died January 17, 1889, crushed on the Pennsylvania railroad at 17th street; born in PA; lived in Aurora, Indiana County, PA; burial in a Cherry------- PA cemetery on January 20, 1889.