OBIT: W. L. ROBINSON, 1891, Cambria County, PA

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Morning Tribune
Altoona, Pa.
Saturday, 24 Jan 1891

A Fatal Accident.

News reached the city yesterday evening of a fatal accident on the 
Portage branch of the Pennsylvania railroad.  About noon Dr. Robison, 
of Johnstown, while attempting to board a coal train, was in some 
manner thrown under the wheels of a car and terribly mangled.  He was 
aged about 30 years.  He was a native of Indiana county.



Morning Tribune
Altoona, Pa.
Monday, 26 Jan 1891

The Late Dr. W. L. Robinson.

The Johnstown Tribune publishes the following additional facts 
concerning the death of Dr. W. L. Robinson, mention of the accident to 
whom was made in the TRIBUNE Saturday:

"Deceased was born in England twenty-nine years ago, and was brought 
with the family to America when a mere child.  The family located in 
Westmoreland county, then went to Illinois, and, after a residence in 
several other places, came here sixteen months ago.  The doctor had 
preceded the other members of his family here by a couple of years and 
had an office in the Fifteenth ward, practicing in that locality until 
two years ago, when he went to Portage to locate.

"There he became a member of the household of Coroner McGough and 
opened an office in one of the rooms of the coroner's residence.  He 
left his office about 10 o'clock yesterday morning to go up the Trout 
Run branch railroad to the mines to see some patients.  When ready to 
return home he attempted to board a moving coal train.  His feet 
slipped and he was thrown down and dragged a considerable distance.  
The train was stopped and an examination was made of the injured man.  
Life was extinct or so nearly so that its presence was not noticeable.  
His body was put on a car and taken to Portage and thence to the 
residence of the coroner, where it was coffined and given in charge of 
the Knights of the Golden Eagle.  This morning it was brought to this 
city and taken to the family residence, No. 512 Railroad street.

"The doctor was a graduate of the University of Maryland, situated at 
Baltimore, having received his diploma at that institution five years 
ago.  He opened an office in Brush Valley, Indiana county, but soon 
changed his location to this city."