May 30, 1870 - Cambria Freeman - Memorial Day, Little Boy burned in Conemaugh Boro, Circus comes to town, Coal Mine Death, Woolen Mill Accident and Morrellville officially named

Bloch from Conemaugh Borough - Boro

Patrick Harkins - South Fork - Coal Mine Accident. Girl named Scott - Woodvale Woolen Mill Accident.

 

May 23, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Pissed off farm animals run amuck causing all sorts of trouble for folks and trains, assorted work accidents, lost child found, a drowned man found at Dornick Point

Names mentions - Bowers, Mrs. Samuels and a little girl named Caldwell. A boy named Roberts, Etchinson and Lapsley.

Boy named Beam hurt at Johnstown Mechanical Works.

Clawson child lost and found.

Thomas Bryan - drowning at Dornick Point and George Englebach broke arm - he is a census taker. 

 

May 19, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Woman named Clarke drops dead in Woodvale and a young boy - Willie Wagoner has hand torn off at Johnstown Mechanical Works

 

May 12, 1870 - CAMBRIA FREEMAN - Cambria Iron to furnish 30 tons of rail for Northern Pacific RR, Foster House being Female School - 6th Ward Issues, Exhibition of Velocipedestrianism (Bikes) and more Scarlet Fever

This was the kind of bikes they had in the 1870's - Penny-farthings.

I don't know how anyone riding those Penny-farthings ever felt safe. I know I would have had trouble getting on and off it - let alone riding the giant death traps!