Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Speakman, Herbert P. February 28, 1891
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Suddenly in Malvern on Saturday, February 28th, herbert P. Speakman, son of 
Cheyney C. and Sallie J. Speakman, in the 13 year of his age. Friends and 
relatives of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from 
his late residence in Malvern, on Wednesday, March 4t, 1891. Interment at 
Malvern. Services in the Malvern Baptist Church at 2o'clock. Carriages will 
meet trains arriving at Malvern at 10:50.


DEATH ON THE RAIL
HERBERT SPEAKMAN INSTANTLY KILLED AT MALVERN ON SATURDAY
     Herbert, son of Cheyney speakman, formerly of this borough but now of 
Malvern, met an awful death at the latter place on Saturday afternoon. The 
lad, who was about fourteen years of age, was clinging to the step of a slowly 
moving freight car attached to a train o the P.R.R. near the freight depot on 
saturday afternoon, when the New York and Chicago limited express came around 
the curve just west of the point at a high rate of speed. The lad was caught 
at a point just west of the planing mill. He was struck with terrible force 
and almost in an instant the life was crushed out of his body. Young Speakman 
was just recovering from the effects of a fall from the railroad bridge near 
the point where he met his death.
     The Coronor`s jury consisted of H.P. Gallagher,Wm.L.Spackman
(Speakman?),J.Jones Still, Herbert Brown,Benj.F. Crathers, and Nathan Supplee. 
The jury adjourned to meet again today when the train hands on both the 
limited express and the freight upon which he was clinging when struck will be 
present to testify.


3/3/1891

EXONERATED THE COMPANY
The jury of inquest on the body of Herbert son of Chetyney Speakman who was 
killed at Malvern on Saturday, concluded it`s work yesterday adn exonerated 
the railroad company from all blame, it being shown that the lad was a 
trespasser on the property  of the company and had been stealing a ride on a 
train when he met his death.

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