OBIT: Thomas NELSON, 1873, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Car Inspector Killed.

  Car Inspector Thomas Nelson, of this city, was instantly killed last 
Saturday evening while in the discharge of his duty repairing something 
belonging to a car standing on the track a short distance below the 
freight depot.  He was at work under the car, when several cars that 
were being dropped down the track struck the one at which he was 
working, giving him no time to escape and the result was that both of 
his legs were cut off above the knees.  Death ensued almost 
immediately.  He had been employed by the company for many years, and 
was a worthy citizen.  He leaves a wife and several children.

Altoona Sun, Altoona, Pa., Friday morning, April 11, 1873