Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, August 28, 1903 CORONER’S JURY CENSURES COMPANY George W. Marcus, aged 23, a brakeman in the employ of the Beech Creek Railroad company at Patton, was almost instantly killed at about 5 o’clock Saturday morning by a projecting timber at the Lingle mines. Some shifting was being done and the unfortunate young man did not notice the projection when the cars were passing the tipple and he was hit and knocked down but did not fall from the car. Fred Audrey, fireman of the train, saw the accident and gave the alarm but the young man expired before anything could be done for him. The Beech Creek Coal and Coke company is held partly responsible for the death as is evidenced by the following verdict rendered by a coroner’s jury at Patton Monday afternoon. We the jury find from the evidence adduced that George W. Marcus came to his death on Saturday, August 22, at the Pardee No. 3 mine of the Beech Creek Coal & Coke company while braking on a New York Central train and that this tipple and chute are in a dangerous position to railroad men, being too low and would recommend that the company raise the chute and place it in a safer position, and would also recommend that ropes be placed so as to dangle as at a bridge, to give warning so that no more such accidents shall occur. Coroner Miller went to Patton Monday morning and at 2 o’clock began his inquest at the office of Justice Boone, with the following jury: Editor Roy E. Decker; Charles Rhody; F. W. McConnell; E. P. McCormick; Dr. H. A. Feitz and Justice George Boone. The only witness examined was Fred Audrey, the fireman on the train, who saw Marcus struck. He testified that as the train was going under the tipple, Marcus was struck on the head by the low chute, which knocked him down and caused his death within a minute or so. Most of the jurymen were familiar with the tipple and chute at the Pardee No. 3 mine, which was formerly called the Lingle mine, and were quick to arrive at a verdict that it was a dangerous place and should be remedied. KILLED AT SUMMERHILL The mangled body of a man named James Casey of Braddock was found Sunday morning on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks about one mile east of Summerhill. Casey had been seen about here for a week or so. It is supposed that late Saturday night or early Sunday morning Casey started to walk to Lilly or Cresson, when he was struck by a train. His watch was found on his body and the hands pointed the hour of 3:30 and it is believed that it was at that time in the morning he was killed. The body was badly mangled, both legs being ground off and his head terribly crushed. Casey’s wife died in Braddock of smallpox about two months ago. There are five surviving children, all living in Braddock. Casey was aged 35 years. Undertaker C. O. Dimond took charge of the remains. _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008