OBIT: John HALLIGAN, 1880, Tyrone, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ A FATAL ACCIDENT. A Train on the Tyrone and Clearfield Road Rolls Down the Bank. On Wednesday evening at about 8 o'clock a wreck of an extensive character occurred on the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad, resulting in the death of one man. A long train of freight cars was running along the big fill near Summit station, when the engine left the track and rolled down the bank. It was followed by eighteen freight cars which together with the engine were very badly broken. Fireman A. Halligan, a resident of Tyrone, was instantly killed. The body lay under the wreck all night, and was not discovered until some time yesterday morning. The injuries were very bad, the body being ground up, a large hold made through the breast and the head mashed. It was removed to Tyrone. The engineer, Yank Latham, and a brakeman named Silinger were both badly injured, but they are doing as well as could be expected, and it is thought they will recover. The conductor was also slightly injured. Our informant stated that the cause of the accident was unknown. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, November 5, 1880 A FIREMAN KILLED On Wednesday night last, says the Bellefonte News, a freight train running from Osceola to Tyrone, on the Tyrone and Clearfield railroad, ran off the track at what is called the "big fill," about midway between the two places. The fireman, John Halligan, was crushed beneath the cars and has since died from his injuries. The engineer, "Yank" Lathan, who is well known in Bellefonte, was seriously, perhaps fatally injured, and a brakeman named Saliger was also hurt severely. The spreading of the track was the cause of the accident. Daily Gazette and Bulletin, Williamsport, Pa., November 6, 1880 1880 Tyrone, Blair County census - Paterick Halligan, 40 Margaret Halligan, 40 John Halligan, 21, fireman James Halligan, 21 William Halligan, 19 Paterick Halligan, 17 Mary Halligan, 15 Ann Halligan, 13 Maggie Halligan, 11 Ellen Halligan, 9 Joseph Halligan, 6 Nora Halligan, 4