OBIT: George B. McClelland BENDER, 1890, Blair County, PA

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KILLED ON THE RAILROAD
A Sad and Fatal Accident On the Hollidaysburg Branch Saturday Night.

  George B. McClelland Bender has been employed by the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Company at this place for about two and one-half years past as 
brakeman and fireman.  Early yesterday morning his body was found lying 
along the track of the Hollidaysburg Branch Railroad, his head being 
crushed in a most horrible manner.
  The discovery of the body was made by Charles Rockey and a young man 
named Leper and Coroner Poet was notified who immediately repaired to 
the scene of the accident.
  After reviewing the body the coroner had it removed to the 
undertaking establishment of E. B. Tipton where it was prepared for 
burial.
  The accident occurred in the vicinity of Ninth avenue and Twentieth 
street and the condition of the body when found would indicate that the 
man must have been lying on the track with his head on his left arm 
when he was struck by the train and killed.  He was thrown for a 
considerable distance, as was plainly indicated by the blood marks on 
the ties, and when found, the body was lying quite close to the track.
  The following were empannelled [sic] - W. H. Hughes, William 
Wynekoop, J. C. Ehrenfeld, Harry Applegate, Irvin Atleman and John 
Love.  After viewing the remains the jury adjourned until 9 o'clock 
last evening when witnesses to the finding of the body were heard and a 
verdict was rendered that "his death was caused by being run over by a 
train of cars on the Hollidaysburg Branch, near Twentieth street and 
Ninth Avenue, we believe that the accident resulted from his being 
under the influence of liquor."
  The deceased was native of Mifflin and was 25 years old on February 
10 last.  His mother is a widow and he has two brothers - one W. M., is 
a brakeman on the Middle Division, and the other John M., is a tinner 
by occupation and resides in Mifflin.  Both of his brothers arrived in 
the city yesterday in response to telegrams announcing the sad 
accident.  
  The body was taken to Mifflin, accompanied by the brothers this 
morning and will be buried at that place.

Altoona Mirror, Monday, July 21, 1890