OBIT: Joseph JOHNSTON, 1878, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Died. JOHNSON - Joseph Johnson, a victim of the Altoona railroad accident Thursday evening, died of his injuries on Sunday night about 9 o'clock. Mr. Johnson was very seriously injured internally and had his skull fractured. He is poor and a wife and six children are dependent upon him. Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, September 18, 1878