OBIT: George ATKINSON, 1889, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ George Atkinson George Atkinson, of Altoona, a brakeman of Mifflin Local Freight, fell between the bumpers of two cars at Shoenberger on Monday morning and was almost instantly killed. He was 28 years old. He leaves a wife but no children. Huntingdon Globe, Huntingdon, Pa., December 5, 1889, page 3