OBIT: Millard F. PLUMMER, 1875, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS
<MMSGemstone@aol.com>

Copyright 2009.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/
_________________________________________ 

FATAL ACCIDENT

  A sad and fatal accident occurred at this place, on Thursday morning 
last, about eight o'clock, which resulted in the death of Millard F. 
Plummer, son of William Plummer, of this place. He was employed as a 
brakeman on the shifting train, and at the time of the accident was in 
the performance of his duties. From the information we have obtained, 
it appears that he had jumped off the train and turned a switch to 
allow the train to back on another track for the purpose of connecting 
with some other cars, after which he was walking backward on the track 
toward the place where the coupling was to be made. But after taking a 
few steps his foot caught in a frog when he fell on his back, and 
before he could extricate himself from his unpleasant position the 
train backing was upon him. Those on the train, as a matter of course, 
were unconscious of what was transpiring at the rear end of the train. 
His right leg was fearfully crushed and torn from the body, both thighs 
terribly mashed and his right arm broken at several places. He lived 
twenty-eight minutes after the accident occurred, and conversed up to 
within three minutes of his death. He expired in the arms of one of his 
associates on the train. He was between twenty and twenty-one years of 
age, and had been on the train but about two weeks. He was a member of 
the Young Men's Christian Association of this place, and in every 
respect an exemplary young man. Just entering into manhood, highly 
respected by all who knew him, and with bright prospects of becoming a 
useful citizen, the announcement of his sad and untimely death was 
received by our citizens with feelings of deep sorrow. His remains were 
interred in the cemetery at this place on Thursday morning, being 
followed to their last resting place by the Tyrone Fire Co., of which 
he was a member, and a large number of citizens.   TYRONE DEMOCRAT

The Register, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, March 31, 1875