OBIT: Samuel DILL, 1906, East Altoona, Blair County, PA

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KILLED MAKING A COUPLING. 
Brakeman Samuel Dill Caught Between Bumpers and Fatally Squeezed. 

While engaged in the act of making a chain coupling of two cars that
were to the repair shop, last night at 7:20 o'clock, midway between ND
and WN offices, in the lower yard, Brakeman Samuel Dill of East Altoona
was fatally squeezed. A draft of cars was shifted against the two cars
between which he was at work and when the crash came he was caught
between the bumpers and his chest was crushed. While being brought to
Fourth street to be taken to the hospital he died. The remains were
removed to Undertaker Lafferty’s morgue. Dill was a member of the crew
working with engine 1849, He is the third man to be killed on the
railroad in this vicinity within twenty-four hours. Samuel J. Dill was a
son of George Dill (deceased) and Mary Ellen Dill of Lewistown, was born
at that place and was aged about 30 years. He had been railroading for
the past several years, but had only been residing in Altoona and
working in the yard the past four months. He was a member of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief
association. He is survived by his wife and three children. He is also
survived by his mother , Mrs. Dill, of Lewistown, one brother J.W. Dill
of Altoona, and two sisters, Mrs. Lillie May Ritter of Burnham and Mary
Ellen at Lewistown.

Altoona Mirror, Friday, January 12, 1906

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