Hi Julia: I have the actual newspaper clipping of the accident, but thought that an obituary might tell where he's buried. I'd appreciate it very much if you'd look for an obit for me. There's no hurry. I do look-ups in the microfilm in our library for people out of the area, but I've been very slow the past two years. My Mom had a heart attack two years ago, and we were her primary care givers until she died last summer (she lived about 20 miles from us, and didn't want to give up her 'independence'). And last year my husband went through a series of four brain surgeries to repair some 'faulty' blood vessels. I didn't have much time for genealogy research! Interesting about the old slag glass. I wonder if Corning Glass Works did the same thing? Yes, Mr. Sponholz certainly is a sweety. Judy At 07:33 PM 1/29/2010, you wrote: >Hi, Judy, > >I'm sure there's a Port Jervis obituary for Elias and probably a news item >as well, but there may also be something in the Middletown newspaper - >news of both towns was always of interest to the other. I'll check one day >when I'm at the Middletown Thrall Library. Just can't promise how fast >that'll be. > >What a shame - such a needless death. My mother had a story about one of >her relatives (can't remember who) that was driving a car under an Erie >overpass in Port Jervis when a body fell down on their car. It was someone >who had been taking a shortcut over the tracks. Even back then, the frail >human body was no match for tons of iron. They moved much faster than they >looked to be, too. > >I lived in Port Jervis when I was a kid. The main cemetery, Laurel Grove, >is right on the Delaware River. Just outside the cemetery grounds, there >was a steep bank (end of South Street) that also overlooked the River. The >glass company dumped large quanities of slag glass over that bank. We kids >were always carting home the "pretty" globs. There wasn't an aquarium in >town that wasn't graced with that glass slag! > >Isn't Mr Sponholz is a sweety! > >Yours, Julia

In looking online for your obit, the Middletown Daily Times ran the story on 9/16/1893. Carol -----Original Message----- From: nyorange-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyorange-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill & Judy Cuyle Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:38 PM To: nyorange@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] Info on Elias Cameron SNYDER? Hi Julia: I have the actual newspaper clipping of the accident, but thought that an obituary might tell where he's buried. I'd appreciate it very much if you'd look for an obit for me. There's no hurry. I do look-ups in the microfilm in our library for people out of the area, but I've been very slow the past two years. My Mom had a heart attack two years ago, and we were her primary care givers until she died last summer (she lived about 20 miles from us, and didn't want to give up her 'independence'). And last year my husband went through a series of four brain surgeries to repair some 'faulty' blood vessels. I didn't have much time for genealogy research! Interesting about the old slag glass. I wonder if Corning Glass Works did the same thing? Yes, Mr. Sponholz certainly is a sweety. Judy At 07:33 PM 1/29/2010, you wrote: >Hi, Judy, > >I'm sure there's a Port Jervis obituary for Elias and probably a news >item as well, but there may also be something in the Middletown >newspaper - news of both towns was always of interest to the other. >I'll check one day when I'm at the Middletown Thrall Library. Just >can't promise how fast that'll be. > >What a shame - such a needless death. My mother had a story about one >of her relatives (can't remember who) that was driving a car under an >Erie overpass in Port Jervis when a body fell down on their car. It was >someone who had been taking a shortcut over the tracks. Even back then, >the frail human body was no match for tons of iron. They moved much >faster than they looked to be, too. > >I lived in Port Jervis when I was a kid. The main cemetery, Laurel >Grove, is right on the Delaware River. Just outside the cemetery >grounds, there was a steep bank (end of South Street) that also >overlooked the River. The glass company dumped large quanities of slag >glass over that bank. We kids were always carting home the "pretty" >globs. There wasn't an aquarium in town that wasn't graced with that glass slag! > >Isn't Mr Sponholz is a sweety! > >Yours, Julia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message