OBIT: William HERSH, 1914, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Hersh, William

WM. HERSH KILLED ON RAILROAD. 

A very distressing, fatal accident occurred about 7 o'clock this Thursday 
morning when William Hersh was killed on the B. & O. tracks one mile east of 
Meyersdale station. The unfortunate man had started out early in the morning to 
husk corn for Milton Baer and was walking on one of the two tracks. It is 
supposed in getting out of the way of a freight train he stepped over on the 
other track and was hit by an approaching helper engine. It was quite foggy and 
this, no doubt, rendered impossible his seeing any distance in front of him. He 
was brought to Meyersdale station and the lifeless form was given into the hands 
of Undertaker Reich to prepare for burial. The body was much mutilated, the 
right leg being entirely severed, the head was badly mangled. The deceased was a 
respected citizen being employed as a laborer. His home was on Salisbury Street. 
Besides the wife four sons and three daughters survive: Daniel, Harrison, Ezra, 
William; Mrs. Ulysses Miller, Mrs. James Ott, and Miss Sadie.

Meyersdale Commercial, Oct. 1, 1914