OBIT: William H. BLAKE, 1893, Bellwood, Blair County, PA

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FELL UNDER THE WHEELS.
A Brakeman Killed on the Bell's Gap Railroad.

  At 7:30 o'clock yesterday evening, W. H. Blake, a brakeman residing 
with his family at Bellwood, had occasion to flag a train and walked 
forward on the footboard of the engine of his own train to do so.  But 
when on the front of the engine, he in some unknown manner, lost his 
footing, fell beneath the wheels and was instantly killed, the body 
being terribly cut and mangled.  The accident, which took place near 
Lloydsburg, was not noticed by the engineer of Blake's train and it was 
not until some time afterward that the body was found and taken to 
Bellwood, where an inquest was held by Coroner Poet this morning, 
resulting in a verdict of accidental death.
  The young man was very highly esteemed by those who knew him, and his 
untimely end will be a shock to all.  He originally went to Bellwood 
from Huntingdon county, and leaves a wife and four children.  Unlike 
some who are less wise, he has left the widow and orphans in good 
circumstances, having been insured in the Standard Life Insurance 
company for $2,500.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Evening, April 4, 1893

BELLWOOD.

  The remains of Fireman William Blake, who was killed in the 
Loydsville railroad yard Monday evening, will be interred in the Logan 
Valley cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday Evening, April 5, 1893