Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Weaver, Frank, 01 Aug 1891

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from The Pittsburgh Press dated Monday, August 3, 1891 (page 1):
 
Caught In A Frog
 
Frank WEAVER, a brakeman on the Ft Wayne railroad, was killed on
Saturday night in the Penn avenue yards. He was walking along the
tracks when his foot caught in a frog. Before he could extricate it,
the train was upon him and he was ground to pieces. WEAVER was single
and lived in Allegheny.
 
from The Pittsburgh Press dated Monday, August 3, 1891 (page 6):
 
In the absence of Coroner McDowell, Police Magistrate McKenna this
morning held an inquest on the body of Frank WEAVER, a Pittsburg, Ft
Wayne & Chicago railroad brakeman, who was killed in the Pittsburg
yards at Tenth street on Saturday night. A verdict of accidental
death was rendered. (under an article titled, Two Violent Deaths)
 
 
from the City of Pittsburgh Death Records:
 
Frank WEAVER, age 29 years, single, railroad brakeman, died August 1,
1891, crushed by a ---- on the 10th street railroad yard; son of Jacob
and Mary Jane WEAVER (he from Carlisle PA, she from Pittsburg); born
in Carlisle PA; living near the Penn street yards, 4th Ward; burial in
Hilldale Cemetery on August 3, 1891.
 
Hilldale Cemetery is now part of Union Dale Cemetery.