OBIT: Joseph BEICHLER, 1880, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ FATAL ACCIDENT. A Little Boy Falls from a Fence and Breaks His Neck. Joseph Beichler is the name of a little son of Christ Beichler, who lives on Sixth avenue, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets. Yesterday afternoon he fell from a fence and broke his neck. He had been with his mother but a few minutes before the accident, but left her and went into the yard. There the child, who is but 4 years of age, climbed on top of a fence and began picking cherries from a small tree. He fell over sideways and struck his head on a small stone. A slight cut was made near the temple, but that was the only external injury. His neck was dislocated and he died in a very few minutes. Two little children across the street saw him and gave the alarm, but nothing could be done in such a case. Joseph was the eldest son of Christian, who is a watchman at the rolling mill. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon next, probably from the German Catholic church. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Saturday, June 12, 1880