George Tippen - The Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD - pg 9, col 3, July 12, 1905 A FATAL ACCIDENT A very sad accident occurred to Mr. Geo. Tippen yesterday evening. Mr Tippen has just finished his supper and had gone out his gate and turned to close it, when the quarter after six street car struck him. He lived but a short while. Mr. McKluckle was running the car, and did everything to make him hear, but all in vain. A coal train was passing and he could not hear the street car in time to get of the way, - Mr. Tippen is survived by his wife and the following children: William, George, Harry, Misses Clara, Ella, Theresa, Della, Mrs. Thos. Winters, Mrs. Jas. Higgins, all residing here and Miss Emma Tippen, who resides in Cumberland. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. The accident was Mr. Tippen's wife and several of his children, who were sitting on the front porch. Dr. Girffith of Frostburg, was summoned, but before he arrived, life was extinct. Mr. Tipper was miner by occupation and a most highly esteemed citizen, who sad end has cast gloom over the entire community. Coroner O'Neill reached the scene of the accident this morning and immediately summoned the following jury of inquest: Otto Hobing, foreman: John McCaughan, George Bunnett, J. S. Metzgar, John Chambers, Perry Weimar, Jas McMillan, Owen England, Uriah Jones, Henry Krause, James Fuller, John Footen. At two o'clock the jury had not rendered a verdict. The Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD - Col 1, July 13, 1905 The jury in the case of Mr. George Tippen, who was struck by a street car Tuesday evening, accompanied by O'Niell, coraner of Allegany county, met at the Undertaking establishment of Messrs. Gehauf & Maver Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and held the inquest upon the remains and after examining several witnesses, the jury returned the following verdict: Mr Tippen came to his death as a result of injuries sustained from being struck by a car on the Lonaconing division of the C & W.R.R. and that the aforesaid company and employees be exhonorated from all blame in the matter, as Mr Tippen's death was purely and accident. The funeral of the deceased will take place Friday morning at nine o'clock from St. Michael's Catholic church. Mr. Tippen was born in Scotland in 1847 and came to this country some years later. He is survived by his wife and a large family, all grown. The deceased was 56 years of age. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 7 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!