Cambria County PA Archives News.....George Shaffer Fatal Accident. August 31, 1854 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donald Buncie http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008389 March 27, 2023, 4:34 am Democrat And Sentinel: (Ebensburg, Pa.) August 31, 1854 Mr. George Shaffer, fireman on the locomotive 'Westmoreland me' with an untimely end on Wednesday evening last near Jefferson. Mr. S. was standing on the edge of the platform watching the train to ascertain if all was right, when he accidentally fell, the cars passing over his leg mashing it in such a manner, that he survived but a few hours after it happened. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/newspapers/georgesh1024gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb