... don't think these are "strange" but rather research "guided by the ancestor" opportunities ... have had many incidents where looking for a person or an event date found related or more in depth information or just about ready to give up finding the information on the next page of the document. Weirdest to date, finding the obit of paternal g/gfather on microfilm at the library on the 105th anniversary of his burial. I think Georg was whispering 'just one more page' since I was ready to hang it up on that hot July Saturday when the library ac was off in the pre-Katrina days. My Halloween self is emerging! ;-} -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jan Strickland" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 2:12 PM To: "LAOrleans" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] strange coincidence > Thanks, my grandfather and the 14 yr old were not famous, but I will > check. > Jan S > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Peggy > Date: 10/14/2010 3:05:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] strange coincidence > > There would have been a police rpt and sometimes there was a short > article, > often on the same pg as the obits. Of the person was well-known, the > article > might be longer. > Peggy > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 14, 2010, at 1:54 PM, "Jan Strickland" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> My GGgrandfather, Rudolphe Baumgartner, died in Aug, 1900 as the result >> of > a >> trolley/train accident and then today while doing some research for > Cheramie >> one of her ancestors died at age 14, on 19 Aug 1900 as the result of a >> train accident. I just rarely let coincidences pass me by. Any ideas >> how >> to research train/trolley accident in Aug 1900 in New Orleans? Would > there >> have been a police report? Some sort of inquest? >> >> Got this years ago, >> 1/20/05 - from Rose ([email protected]) >> In the Picayune of Thursday, August 9, 1900, on page 3, is an article >> with >> the header "Trolley Victims." >> BAUMGARTEN DIES. >> Rudolf Baumgarten, of 3825 Customhouse street, who was injured some >> nights >> back by a West End train, died in the hospital yesterday. >> And Merle sent this: >> On Wednesday, August 8, 1900 at 3:15 p.m., Rudolph Baumgartner, age 71, a >> native of Switzerland and a resident of this city for the past 62 years >> passed. >> The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral >> which will take place this Thursday afternoon, August 9, 1900, at 3 O > clock >> from the residence of his daughter Mrs. F. Marin #3827 Customhouse St. >> without further notice. >> >> Were there lots of train/trolley accidents in August, 1900? >> Jan S - Orlando, FL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >