OBIT: Harry WALTZ, 1902, Cresson, 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, November 28, 1902 A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT A terrible accident occurred at Cresson station on Thursday evening of last week which resulted in the death of a boy. While train No. 34 was onloading its passengers and taking on a new load, an engine running light passed by at a tremendous gait. The passengers scattered right and left, but thirteen-year-old Harry Waltz, son of Michael Waltz, of Cresson, was struck. He was tossed probably forty feet, and when he reached terra firma again it was found that his right leg was about crushed off below the knee, in addition to his being bruised in other parts of the body. Dr. Rice, of Hastings, who happened to be waiting for a train made an examination of the injured boy and ordered his removal to the Altoona hospital, saying that that was his only hope. The youngster was taken to the hospital, where he died shortly before 9 o'clock the same evening. The accident caused intense excitement at the Cresson station. The light engine came along wreathed in smoke, which prevented the engineer from seeing where he was. It is said something had gone wrong with the machinery of the engine and that the flyer was running away. The engine came tearing up on track No. 1, while train No. 34 stood on track No. 2. Four trucks, containing express matter, etc., were stuck and smashed and their contents destroyed.