OBIT: Henry LAYMAN, 1903, formerly of 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/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, July 17, 1903 CAMBRIA COUNTIAN KILLED Tragic Death by Explosion in Northwest of Henry Layman, Former Resident of Richland Township News by letter has been received, says the Johnstown Tribune, of the tragic death at his home in Washington state of Henry Layman, a native of Richland Township, which occurred June 25 following an explosion of rock powder. Interment was made June 26 in a cemetery near the deceased's home. According to the letter received in Johnstown, Mr. Layman on June 22 was trying to open a 25-pound can of rock powder with a pickax, when an explosion occurred. The impact threw him over a fence and caused burns and injuries from which he died three days later. Physicians did everything possible to relieve his sufferings until death freed him. Henry Layman left this state some years ago and went to northwestern Ohio, when he moved successively to Nebraska, and Washington He is survived by a wife and four children; one sister, Mary, wife of Stephen Stutzman of Upper Yoder township; and two brothers, John Layman and Peter Layman, both of Richland township. He was 53 years old at the time of his death.