OBIT: Simon WILT, 1862, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Marlene Stone Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Killed - Simon Wilt, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, was run over by the cars, on the 8th inst., and so seriously injured as to cause his death in a few hours. He resided in Altoona, and leaves a wife, but no children. Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, May 21, 1862