OBIT: Patrick F. CASEY, 1893, Bennington, Blair County, PA

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PATRICK F. CASEY,
County Assessor, Killed at Bennington at 9:30 O'Clock Last Evening

  At 9:30 last night, Patrick F. Casey, a county assessor residing at 
Bennington, was returning home from his day's work in that capacity.  
In order to reach his home it was necessary for him to cross the P.R.R. 
tracks and while doing so he was struck by an east bound train and 
knocked a considerable distance to the west bound track, where another 
train going westward caught the lifeless body and dragged about 240 
feet, horribly mutilating it.  The head, both arms and both legs were 
severed and the remains, when found by a track walker about ten minutes 
later, were an unrecognizable mass of mutilated flesh and bones.  When 
found they were gathered in a store box and taken to a tool house 
nearby, where they were kept until morning, when Coroner Poet, of this 
city, was summoned.  Mr. Poet went up the mountain this morning, but, 
from the circumstances surrounding the case, deemed an inquest 
unnecessary.  On examining the remains, Mr. Casey's assessor's book was 
found in his pocket covered with blood.  Not a stitch of clothing was 
left on the body by the cars, even the shoes having been torn from his 
feet.  The unfortunate man was about 43 years of age and married.  He 
leaves, besides his wife and eight children, (the oldest of whom is 
eighteen,) a brother and two sisters, all of whom reside in Bennington.  
He was somewhat of a local politician and enjoyed the respect of the 
community in which he resided.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Thursday Evening, April 13, 1893