OBIT: William DENT, 1892, Blair County, PA

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AN AGED CONDUCTOR'S DEATH.
Driven Insane by the Intemperate Habits of a Son.

Special to THE INQUIRER. HOLLIDAYSBURG, Nov. 9. - On Friday last
William Dent, one of the oldest conductors on the Martinsburg
Railroad, was taken violently insane on his homeward trip from this
city and had to be tied in the baggage car.  He died this morning at
his home.

He was driven crazy by the gross intemperance of his son.  Conductor
Dent was 70 years old and had been a conductor for forty years.

Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa., November 10, 1891