Lackawanna County PA Archives Obituaries.....RYAN, John J. October 19, 1910
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  THE SCRANTON TIMES

       John Ryan, of Dalton, died last night in the Moses Taylor
  Hospital from injuries received in an accident on the Lackawanna
  Railroad at Dalton. The remains were moved to the home of his
  daughter, Mrs. Oscar Miner, 624 Quincy Avenue. The funeral will take
  place on friday morning at 9 o'clock, with services at St. Peter's
  Cathedral, interment in Cathedral Cemetery. The deceased was a member
  of the DL&W Mutual Aid and of the Taylor Branch of C.M.B.A.
  
  
              The Tribune-Republican Wednesday October 19, 1910
  
     Foreman Ryan Killed By Car Leaving Tracks. Two Foreigners Escaped
     Accident Caused By Accidentally Setting Brakes.
  
       John Ryan, Aged Fifty Years Of Dalton, Employed As Section Hand
  Foreman By The Lackawanna Railroad Was Fatally Injured Shortly After
  6 O'clock Last Night By A Handcae Jumping The Track One Mile West Of
  La Plume Station. He Was Hurried To This City Dying In The Baggage
  Room Of The Local Station. Two Foreigners, Who Were Assisting In
  Running The Car At The Timr Of The Accident, Escaped Unhurt.
  
       Ryan Was Superintending The Work Of Making Repairs On The Tracks
  Between Factoryville And La Plume When The 6 O'clock Whistle Blew, He
  Boarded A Handcar Together With Two Laborers And Started For His Home
  In Dalton. The Party Had Gone About One Mile When The Accident
  Happened.
  
       One Of The Men Accidentally Applied The Brakes, The Sudden
  Gripping Of The Wheels Causing The Car To "Fly" From The Tracks. Ryan
  Sustained Internal Injuries, Assistance Was Summoned From The Dalton
  Station And The Injured Man Was Rushed To This City In A Special
  Engine And Car.
  
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