OBIT: Martin CONER, 1861, Blair Furnace, Blair County, PA

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Man Killed - A man named Martin Coner was knocked down by the westward 
express train, on Tuesday morning last, in the vicinity of Blair 
Furnace, and almost instantly killed. It is thought that he was not 
right in his mind, as he was first observed standing on (or close by) 
the track, pointing up at the sun, and notwithstanding the whistle was 
sounded, he did not move until the bumper struck him. An inquest was 
held, and a verdict of accidental death rendered.

Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, August 7, 1861