OBIT: Unknown, 1893, Blair County, PA

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ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE.
Mangled Remains of an Unknown Man Found Under an Engine.

  Early yesterday morning as Engineer McNoldy and Hudson, on 
locomotives 1357 and 487, were coming out of the east end of the tunnel 
the engineer ahead noticed that something was dragging underneath.  The 
engines were stopped and the crushed and mutilated remains of a man 
were found fastened in the machinery.  Both legs were crushed off, the 
right arm was torn off at the elbow and the trunk was torn and crushed 
almost to a pulp.  The head, above the nose, was gone.  The mangled 
mass of bone and flesh was partly covered with colored cotton and wool 
mixed drawers, and light chestnut brown pantaloons.  No semblance of 
a shirt, coat or vest remained.  The man's hair was black and a heavy 
dark moustache was left.  The remains were brought to this city and 
given in charge of Undertaker Arthur.  At daylight trackmen found a 
foot and other portions of the remains and burned them.  A paper flour 
sack, containing some newly-washed shirts, was also found.  Other than 
the articles mentioned there was nothing which would lead to 
identifying the unfortunate man.
  Coroner Poet was notified and after viewing the remains he went to 
Galitzin and Bennington, where he spent several hours in investigating 
the case.  All that could be ascertained was the probable manner of the 
victim's accident.  It is supposed that in riding on a freight train he 
fell off at the east end of the tunnel and was run over.  
  The remains were interred in the almshouse cemetery this morning.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Monday Evening, May 1, 1893