OBIT: Michael BURGOON, 1861, Washington Township, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ The Alleghanian Ebensburg, Pa. Volume 3, Number 13 Thursday, 19 Dec 1861 Sad Accident On Friday of last week, a man named Michael Burgoon of Washington township, this county, was killed near Cresson under the following circumstances - He was engaged at the time as fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad and had occasion to get off his locomotive at the above point. A train, then due, the approach of which was not noted by him, came down the track on which he was standing, and striking him, killed him almost instantaneously. His head was cut almost in twain and he was otherwise mutilated. The remains of the unfortunate man were interred at Wilmore on Sunday.