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Altoona Mirror Saturday, January 1, 1898
These inquests were held during the year 1897 by Coroner McCartney.
ALBRIGHT, Nettie June 26, death due to nervous prostration super induced by excitement due to abuse of mother of the deceased at the hands of George Albright, whom we hold responsible.
BARRONER, Infant Male January 19, child of Miss Ella Barroner, death caused by neglect of mother.
BRIGHTBILL, Mrs. Margaret January 29, death due to neuralgia. Super induced by cramps or convulsions.
CORBIN, Stephen December 28, from the evidence elicited before us we have come to the conclusion that he came to his death on the evening of December 20, 1897, by a wreck in front of the Logan House, city of Altoona, County of Blair, State of Pennsylvania, caused by a runaway train, engine No. 604, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. We believe, from the evidence, that the train was not manned with sufficient power and men to hold the train, owing to the icy condition of the tracks and the bad condition of the brakes.
DENNISON JR, James November 23, Hollidaysburg; death was due to hanging himself in a cell in the jail.
HINTON, John June 23, death was caused by strangulation from hanging himself while suffering from temporary aberration of the mind.
KEINER, George July 10, Altoona; death was due to a pistol shot wound inflicted by his own hand, no one to blame.
KUSTER, Samuel ecember 28, from the evidence elicited before us we have come to the conclusion that he came to his death on the evening of December 20, 1897, by a wreck in front of the Logan House, city of Altoona, County of Blair, State of Pennsylvania, caused by a runaway train, engine No. 604, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. We believe, from the evidence, that the train was not manned with sufficient power and men to hold the train, owing to the icy condition of the tracks and the bad condition of the brakes.
LANTZ, Jacob Martin February 1, death caused by hemorrhage, no evidence of violence.
LUTHER, Robert G. August 21. death was due to tetanus from a wound of the skull inflicted by stones, from the hands of George Peight.
MACK, Joseph C. July 1, Altoona; death was due to his being crushed between a wall of Juniata Shop and an electric crane, no one blamable.
NUMER, Charles T. December 28, from the evidence elicited before us we have come to the conclusion that he came to his death on the evening of December 20, 1897, by a wreck in front of the Logan House, city of Altoona, County of Blair, State of Pennsylvania, caused by a runaway train, engine No. 604, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. We believe, from the evidence, that the train was not manned with sufficient power and men to hold the train, owing to the icy condition of the tracks and the bad condition of the brakes.
RAPPY, Albert March 11, death was due to a fall of rock in the Glen White Mines, no one blamable.
RUNK, Matthew A. November 25, Altoona; death was caused by a gunshot wound from his own hand, inflicted while suffering from temporary aberration of mind due to typhoid fever.
WINTERS, John June 2, death was due to a stone falling upon him in the Cambria Quarries, no one to blame.
Beside the above Coroner McCartney investigated thirty-eight other deaths from accident and other causes in which he deemed inquest unnecessary
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