OBIT: Harry MILLER, 1918, Eldorado, Blair County, PA

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HARRY MILLER, ELDORADO MAN, TAKES OWN LIFE

  Suffering from despondency after being an invalid for the past three 
years, Harry Miller, aged 35 years of Broad avenue extension, Eldorado, 
committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting himself through the 
head with a 32 calibre rifle, dying at 11.45 o'clock from the effects 
of the wound.
  Unnoticed by his wife, who was working about in the kitchen, Miller 
secluded himself at the bottom of the flight of stairs leading to the 
second story of his home and placing the rifle between his knees and 
pointing the weapon point blank at his forehead evidently discharged 
the weapon by pulling the trigger with one of his hands.  Mrs. Miller 
was drawn to the scene by the noise of the explosion and found her 
husband in an unconscious condition at the foot of the steps.
  The Millers reside near the home of Professor Miles W. Black, 
principal of the Garfield school, and Professor Black and one or two 
other neighbors were summoned.  Dr. Edward Loudon of south Altoona was 
called but Miller just gasped his last when the physician arrived at 
11.45 o'clock.  The coroner also was called and after making an 
investigation announced that no inquest would be held.
  Miller formerly worked for the Pennsy and about three years ago 
sustained an injury to his spine which later resulted in almost 
complete paralysis of both lower limbs.  He lived near Eldorado for the 
past eight years.  
  The dead man is survived by his widow and a small daughter, Helen who 
with a number of neighbor children were playing about in the house at 
the time of the shooting this morning.  Miller also has a brother, 
Lemuel Miller who resides in Llyswen.  He was a member of the Temple 
Lutheran church.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Friday Morning, December 27, 1918