OBIT: Richard L. SNYDER, 1881, Blair County, PA

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HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.

The body of Richard Snyder, son of Engineer Christian Snyder, a notice
of whose death by accident on a western road was given in the TRIBUNE,
arrived here on Saturday and [was] taken to the residence of Captain
J. H. Murray, in East Hollidaysburg, and on Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m.
was followed to the cemetery by a number of mourners and friends.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, December 15, 1881, page 4


HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.

The Omaha Daily Bee of December 5th gives the following account of the
death of Richard L. Snyder, son of Engineer Christian Snyder, who was
brought to this town and buried last Sunday:  At 6:40 last evening a
special train consisting of an engine and coach left the Omaha depot
of the Burlington and Missouri River railroad for Bellevue. At 8:30
the special returned, having the body of Richard L. Snyder. The
deceased was a young man 22 years of age and was a baggage master on
the road running between Omaha and Lincoln. He had been sick for
several days with a cold and sore throat, but took out his runs
regularly until Friday, when he was advised to take a lay-off. On
Saturday evening, accompanied by his roommate, Frank McLaughlin, he
went down to Bellevue to visit Mrs. Oliver, a respectable widow lady
of that place. He had procured some morphine powders and some hydrate
of chloral and retiring about 10 o'clock that night took a dose to
"make him rest well" as he said. At 5 o'clock he awakened his
companion by his groans, and McLaughlin being alarmed called in some
of the members of the family and tried to wake him. Snyder, on being
aroused, turned over and said in a natural tone that it was too early
to get up and to let him sleep. At 7:30 his groans again alarmed the
folks and on trying to arouse him they found it impossible. Dr.
Chaffee was at once sent for and Mrs. Oliver made some strong coffee
to be used as an antidote, but on attempting to administer it could
not open the patient's mouth. At 8:30 o'clock before the physician
arrived the young man was dead. Young Snyder was a native of
Williamsburg, Pa., where his parents still reside, to which place the
remains will be forwarded. The Burlington and Missouri railroad folks
did a very generous and considerate thing in sending out a train for
the late employe. Snyder was young and healthy in appearance, was in
excellent spirits when last conversed with and no theory but that of
accidental death can be entertained.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, December 22, 1881, page 4