Blair-Cambria County PA Archives Obituaries.....O'Dowd, Christopher April 19, 1898
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Altoona Mirror
20 Apr 1898

CHRIST O'DOWD DEAD

Christ O'Dowd, of Tunnelhill, the young man who fell asleep while setting on 
the track at the east end of Gallitzin tunnel early Sunday morning and was run 
down by a freight train, died at the hospital last evening at 5:45 o'clock as 
the result of injuries received. His right leg was crushed from the knee to 
the thigh, his left hand mangled and his face and head lacerated. His death 
was not unexpected and his relatives were with him when the end came.

The deceased was born at Lilly, Cambria county, on September 17, 1875 and was 
consequently in his twenty third year. He was a son of Patrick and Matilda 
O'Dowd, now residing at Tunnelhill, and, besides his parents, he leaves a 
wife, a 2-year-old daughter; also three sisters, Mrs. Fred Larue and Mrs. Ed 
Litzinger, of Tunnelhill, and Mrs. Will Riley, of Gallitzin. He was employed 
on the Pittsburg division since February 2 as a brakeman. The remains were 
prepared for burial by Undertaker Lafferty and sent to his former home this 
morning. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning. Mass will be celebrated 
at 9 o'clock in St. Patrick's church, of which he was a member; interment at 
Tunnelhill.

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