OBIT: Unknown RODGER, 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/ ____________________________________________ FATAL ACCIDENT - On Thursday morning last, as an old man named Rodger, and his son, hailing from Philadelphia, were passing through the Railroad cut below Blair Furnace, three miles below Altoona, they met a Westward bound train and stepped over to the Eastward track out of the way. It appears that a train was also approaching from the West, which they did not perceive, and both were struck by the engine and thrown off the track. The old man was instantly killed and the boy considerably cut above the face but not dangerously injured. They were put upon a train and brought to Altoona, and the boy is now at the Union Hotel. They were in very destitute circumstances, begging their bread as they travelled. Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, May 25, 1864 This file is located at: