OBIT: Daniel WEIGHT, 1887, McConnellstown, Huntingdon County, PA

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The Deadly Car Wheels.

  Mr. Daniel Weight, of McConnellstown, employed as a track hand on the 
H. & B.T.R.R., died in this city about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning, 
from injuries received the previous evening in the vicinity of the 
"Broad Top Cut," on the opposite side of the river.  The unfortunate 
man was crawling under a car that was standing on the track, when a 
shift of cars came down the track causing the car under which he was 
crawling to move.  He was caught under the wheels, and when picked up 
it was discovered that his left leg and arm were terribly mangled, and 
that a hole had been torn in his back.  He was brought over the river 
and taken to the P.R.R. hospital and medical aid quickly summoned, but 
his injuries were of such a nature that there was no possibility of 
saving his life, and he died at the hour stated.  His remains were 
prepared for burial, and on Sunday afternoon were taken to his late 
home by special train, where his wife and four children sadly received 
them.  Deceased was aged about 35 years.

The Huntingdon Journal, Huntingdon, Pa., Friday, November 25, 1887

1880 Walker Township, Huntingdon County census -
Daniel Weight, 27  
Priscilla Weight, 28  
William A. Weight, 7  
Emaretta Weight, 3  
Daniel L. Weight, 1