Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Werneburg, et al, Oct 1880

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** Late Saturday evening, October 9, 1880, a train accident occurred
on Twenty-eighth Street on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The following
were among the victims of that accident. **
 
 
from The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette dated Wednesday, October 13,
1880 (page 4):
 
WERNEBURG - On Sunday evening, October 10th, at 4 pm, Emma P, daughter
of Charles and Emelia WERNEBURG and sister-in-law of M V NA--R, aged
21 years. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral on Wednesday afternoon, Oct 13, at 2 o'clock, from
the residence of her parents, 43d street, above Butler.
 
from The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette dated Wednesday, October 27,
1880 (page 4):
 
Still the dreadful death roll of victims of the disaster of
Twenty-eighth street increases. The latest victim is Miss Kate C
LESLIE, who at the time was noted among the seriously injured. She
was wounded in the limbs and arms, and was also very seriously
scalded. She was taken to the West Penn Hospital and every effort
made to alleviate her sufferings and restore her. It was impossible
to remove her, but she had the --------- attention of loving friends
and the most skillful physicians and nurses. It was all in vain,
however, and yesterday at five o'clock death came and her spirit took
its flight.
 
The deceased was the step-daughter of Mr ARCHER (sic) of the East End
and was a young lady of most estimable character, whose death will be
a source of sincere sorrow among a multitude of friends. The time of
the funeral will be announced hereafter.
 
 
 
 
 
from the City of Pittsburgh Death Records:
 
George P CUMMINGS, age 30 years, single, bookkeeper, died October 11,
1880; born in Bangor, Maine; lived on Ellsworth Avenue; burial in
Bangor, Maine on October 15, 1880.
 
Homer S KEPPEL, age 17 years 6 months, single, clerk, died October 10,
1880; son of Alexander M and Margaret J KEPPEL; born in Pittsburgh;
lived in the 21st Ward; burial in Homewood Cemetery on October 11,
1880. (Alexander M KEPPEL is the owner of a plot in Section 7, Lot
49.)
 
Catherine E LESLIE, age 21 years, single, died October 26, 1880, from
exhaustion; born in Pittsburgh; lived on Scott Street; burial in
Homewood Cemetery on October 28, 1880.
 
Emma P WERNEBURG, age 21 years, single, died October 10, 1880;
daughter of Charles and Emelia WERNEBURG; born in Pittsburgh; lived on
43rd Street; burial in Allegheny Cemetery on October 13, 1880. (The
Allegheny Cemetery site notes a burial of Emma P WERNEBURG in Section
23, Lot 45.)
 
 
George CUMMINGS was boarding with the family of Jane KEMP and was
reported to be a brother-in-law of John T DENNISTON.
 
Kate LESLIE is the stepdaugher of Edward ACKER and the daughter of
James Preston & Alice LESLIE.