OBIT: Lydia C. WILLIAMS, 1877, Blair County, PA

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DEATH FROM A NEEDLE. - About a month ago a twelve year old daughter of
Rev. J. A. J. Williams of Roaring Springs, complained of a difficulty
in swallowing and breathing.  She also alleged that she had swallowed
a needle or a pin.  Dr. Stayer was sent for and examined her throat
and also gave her some medicine.  She soon recovered and appeared to
be restored to her usual health.  Two weeks ago the little girl again
complained of the difficulty in her throat.  She became quite sick,
nor did any remedy alleviate her sufferings.

One week ago Dr. C. Irwin, of this borough, was called to consult with
Dr. Stayer in reference to the condition of the patient.  They found
her suffering with a difficulty in breathing; her pulse was hurried;
one of the fingers of her left hand was gangrened; the left lung was
apparently solidified; there was no circulation in the left arm.  The
physicians informed the parents that there was no hope for the child.
She died on Friday.

In accordance with the wishes of the father a post mortem examination
was held on Saturday by Drs. Irwin and Stayer.  In the cavity of the
chest was found a pint or more of blood.  This blood had forced the
left lung upward, stopping the circulation in the left arm.  It had
forced the heart out of position, over toward the right side, and had
also crowded the right lung out of position.  The left lung was
solidified and gangrened.  In this lung was found a long, fine cambric
needle, the evident cause of her death.  The child was right.  She had
swallowed a needle and it had resulted in her death. - Standard.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, August 30, 1877, page 3

Find-A-Grave
Name: Lydia C. Williams
Death Date: 1877
Cemetery: Greenlawn Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Father:  J. A. J. Williams
Mother:  Mary Jane Williams