Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Harker, James, 20 Jun 1884

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from The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette dated Friday, June 13, 1884 (page 2):
 
Below The Knees
 
Between 4 and 5 o'clock last evening James HARKER, a brakeman on the
Pennsylvania railroad, had both legs cut off just below the knees near
the Union depot. At the time of the accident he was trying to jump
from one car to another and fell upon the track. He was taken to the
West Penn Hospital. Mr HARKER was one of the oldest brakeman in the
employ of the company. He has a wife and family living on
Thirty-third street.
 
 
from The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette dated Saturday, June 21, 1884 (page 6):
 
James HARKER died at the West Penn hospital of injuries received on
June 12 by being run over by a freight train in the Pennsylvania
railroad yard at the head of Twelfth street. One of his legs was cut
off below and the other at the knee. The Coroner's jury found that
his death resulted from an accident. (under an article titled, Died
>From Poison)
 
 
from the City of Pittsburgh Death Records:
 
James HARKER, age 40 years, married, brakeman, died June 20, 1884, in
the West Penn Hospital, run over in the yard of the PRR; born in
Johnstown PA; lived in Pittsburgh; burial in Johnstown PA cemetery on
June 21, 1884.
 
 
Census and city directories suggest that the wife's name is Jennie
with children Maggie, John, Mollie and George. Burial may be in
Sandyvale Cemetery in Johnstown PA.