OBIT: Mary FARRELL, 1873, Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, PA

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MRS. MARY FARRELL RUN OVER BY CARS AND KILLED ON THE BROAD TOP 
RAILROAD.

  A shocking and heartrending accident occurred on the Broad Top 
Railroad on last Wednesday evening under the following circumstances, 
viz: Mrs. Mary Farrell, wife of James Farrell, who resided in the water 
station, at Marklesburg, for several years, got on the local freight 
while a car was being hooked up about a mile above Marklesburg station 
and rode on the freight to the switch just above the water station. 
Here the train was cut to enable the train men to swing in the car 
taken up on the switch. Mrs. Farrell left the train to walk down the 
main track to her residence; the engine passed her and she no doubt 
supposed that the whole train was switched off, but instead of this 
only one car was switched off and the remainder of the train followed 
down the main track on which Mrs. Farrell was walking.  The wind was 
high at the time and owing to the racket she did not perceive the fatal 
cars approaching until she was struck and almost instantly crushed to 
death. Several cars passed over her before the train could be stopped. 
She leaves a family of several children who appear to be very much 
attached to her. She was, no doubt, an excellent mother. The railroad 
company provided a very neat casket, and on Thursday last, her remains 
were deposited in the Catholic Cemetery, in this place, in presence of 
a large number of friends and acquaintances  

Huntingdon Journal, Wednesday, June 11, 1873