Allegheny County PA Archives Obituaries.....Reynolds, Robert  April 20, 1897

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McKeesport The Daily News, McKeesport, PA, Monday Evening, April 12, 1897, page 1
ROBT. REYNOLDS INJURED
RUN DOWN BY A SHIFTING ENGINE TODAY
He Was Crossing the P McK & Y 
Tracks at Market Street and Stepped 
in Front of the Locomotive
His Condition Is Critical

	
Robert Reynolds, one of the most popular old residents of the city, met with a 
probably fatal accident this morning about 10 o'clock.
	
Mr. Reynolds is president of the Third Avenue Bridge company and had been at 
the First National Bank depositing the receipts from bridge tolls. He was on 
his way back home and at the Market street crossing stepped directly in front 
of a P., McK & Y shifting engine.
	
Mr. Reynolds is very deaf and it is presumed was walking along in a study not 
noticing anything. The engine was not more than 15 feet from him when he 
stepped on the track and it was impossible for the engineer to stop in time to 
avoid the accident.
	
The board on the engine struck Mr. Reynolds across the shins, throwing him 
violently against the front of the engine on his breast. Fortunately he 
doubled up his legs or they would have both been cut off. His left hand got 
under one of the wheels and was badly lacerated.
	
The injured man was carried into Central police station and complained of a 
pain in his breast over the heart, where he fell on the engine.
	
As soon as possible, Mr. Reynolds was removed to his home, corner of Third 
avenue and Water street, and Drs. T. R. VanKirk, McCune(?), and Blackburn were 
summoned to attend him.  His legs are not broken but they have greatly 
swollen. A section of the little finger was crushed off his hand and two other 
fingers were badly mangled. The hand is also cut between the fore and second 
fingers. After a consultation the doctors feared blood poison would set in and 
desired to amputate the crushed fingers, but his family decided to not have 
this done.
	
Late this afternoon the unfortunate man was very poorly. Robert Reynolds is 
about 85 years old. He came to McKeesport about 15 years ago from the west. He 
is considered one of the wealthiest men in the city. He was born in Ireland 
but has been in this country about 60 years. He is the father of Thomas 
Reynolds, the well-known real estate dealer of Reynoldton.

McKeesport The Daily News,
McKeesport, PA, Monday Evening, April 12, 1897, page 1

Additional Comments:
This is the notice of the accident that caused Robert Reynolds death. Obituary 
to follow.

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