OBIT: Jack BURGHER, 1927, Blair County, PA

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JACK BURGHER

Funeral services for Jack Burgher, of Juniata, who died at the Altoona
hospital, the result of injuries received late Friday night, when
struck and knocked down by his own automobile near Green avenue and
Tenth street, will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Lafferty
and Tobias funeral home on Broad avenue. The body may be viewed at the
funeral home any time prior to the time of the funeral.  Burial will
follow in Grandview cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, January 6, 1927, page 12

Motorist Gravely Hurt When Own Car Hits Him In Sudden Start

Struck and knocked down by his own automobile shortly before 12
o'clock Friday night, Jack Burgher, 40 years old, of 900 Broadway,
Juniata, received injuries which will probably cause his death,
according to attending surgeons at the Altoona hospital, where he is a
patient.  He has been unconscious following his admittance to the
institution, and his death is expected momentarily.

Burgher, who is employed as a salesman by a check protectograph firm
in Blair county, was in the act of placing on new license plates on
his car at Green avenue and Tenth street, and was working on the front
end of the machine when the machine suddenly started.  It is the
belief of the police bureau, who are conducting an investigation, that
the man was in the act of cranking the car while in gear, which caused
the automobile to go forward, striking him and knocking him to the
pavement.

Eye witnesses to the accident, in their version, said that the rear
wheel of the car rested on the man's head, the machine tearing the
skin at the back of the head.

An X-ray examination taken of Burgher's injuries Saturday morning at
the hospital, revealed a fracture of the skull and crush wounds of the
chest.  Several stitches were required to close a deep gash on the
back of the head.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, January 3, 1927, page 1