OBIT: J. R. HILTON, 1916, Hooversville, Somerset County, PA

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Hilton, J. R.

FIREMAN FOUND DYING - J. R. Hilton of Hooversville Killed Friday Night. Supposed 
to Have Been Struck While Leaning Out Cab Window.

J. R. Hilton, of Hooversville, was killed in an unknown manner Friday night 
while performing his duties as a fireman on a freight train running between 
Fairmont and Connellsville. The engineer of the train noticed that the fireman 
was not fulfilling his duties and upon investigation found him lying in the 
gangway of the locomotive with blood gushing from a wound in the head. The 
engineer called from assistance in firing the locomotive with the idea of making 
a quick run to Connellsville to secure medical help for the injured fireman, but 
Mr. Hilton died within five minutes after being found, before the train reached 
Connellsville. It is thought that unfortunate man was struck on the head while 
leaning out a window in the cab of the engine, likely by the side of a bridge or 
a passing train. Mr. Hilton was 31 years of age and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. 
James Hilton of Hooversville.

Meyersdale Commercial, Mar. 16, 1916