OBIT:  HOFFMAN, Merl; 1907; Belsano, Cambria Cnty., PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 23 Aug 1907
Volume 41, Number 34


Childs Terrible Death
Strayed from House and Strangled to Death in a Granary

Merl, the six-year-old son of Mrs. John Hoffman, of 
Belsano, this county, met a terrible death several days ago 
when he was strangled to death in the granary in the 
Hoffman barn.  It is supposed that the lad in attempting to 
get some grain from the granary bins was unable to reach 
down over a board which held the cereals in the bin and 
crawled partially through when one of the heavy boards 
dropped suddenly, pinning his throat to the floor.  The lad 
was found by his mother, who had started a search for him 
after discovering his absence. He was the last of a family 
of four children, the other three having died some time 
ago.

The funeral took place Saturday, interment being made in 
the Belsano cemetery.