Batavia, Genesee County, NY Batavia paper - probably the Daily October 13, 1902 HEAD AND RIGHT ARM CUT OFF BY TRAIN HORRIBLE FATE OF WILLIAM BARR OF BERGEN When Last Seen Alive, He Was Riding on a Gravel Train and It is Suspected That He Fell Off - Body Discovered by Central Officials on a Train William BARR, who lives about two miles west of Bergen, was killed on the Central railroad two miles east of South Byron about 9:30 o'clock this morning. The body was found by Conductor DONOHUE'S work train crew, which notified Section Foreman FLAHERTY, who removed the remains to South Byron, where they were identified. Later the body was turned over to Undertaker BEST of Bergen. Coroner SNOW of Batavia was called and visited the scene, but was unable to find anyone who witnessed the accident. Employees of the railroad who knew Mr. BARR saw him this morning, riding on the brake handle of a car of a westbound gravel train a short distance east of the scene of the accident. It is thought that he fell from the wheel between the cars and across the rail, as his head and right arm were severed from the body. The body lay on the track only a few minutes before being discovered, as Conductor DONOHUE'S train met the gravel train, which was in charge of Conductor O’NEILL, a short distance west of the scene of the accident. J.V. NEUBERT of Batavia, supervisor of tracks, and A.M. CLOUGH, another Central official, were riding on the rear platform of the eastbound express leaving Batavia at 9:12 a.m., but which was late today, and discovered the body lying on the track parallel with and north of the north rail. Mr. NEUBERT wrote a message and threw it off to Mr. DONOHUE notifying him of the accident. At first no one was found to identify the man, but in a short time the remains were positively identified by Frank KINNEY and Deputy Internal Revenue Collector George M. GILLETTE of Bergen. The Coroner has not decided whether he will hold an inquest. Mr. BARR, who was about 38 years of age, is survived by a second wife, with whom he was not living; a son, James BARR; two daughters; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James BARR of Bergen, and one sister, Mrs. LUSCHER of Wheatland. *************************** Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold - Jma8763@aol.com (The above mother and 2nd wife were related to me) Copied from Obit books at Genesee County History Department