Trolley Time - Washington Street - Just past Penn Traffic & Old Library

 

Trolley Time - Strayer & Chandler

 

December 1898 - He Was Thawing Dynamite & Hastings Stabbing

Michael Murphy  Windber blew his hand off thawing dynamite.

Foreigner Stabbed at Hastings

Harry Butler - $10 fine

 

July & August 1897 - Famous 1889 Survivor in a Lawsuit, Morrellville Train Accident, Butcher Nearly Frozen to Death & Woodvale Shooting

Known for her 1889 Flood fame - (she lost her husband and seven children) 35 year old Anna Fenn-Barnes in a lawsuit against her 75 year old husband Charles Barnes. 

Son of Joseph Stibich of Morrellville - hit by train.

Johnstown Butcher James Hudack nearly freezes to death in own freezer.

Woodvale Shooting - Daniel McCauley - Maple Avenue shot by Mrs. Nellie Groah

 

January & February 1896 - Turned Up After Missing 30 Years, 44 Foot Long Sausage, New Morrellville Plant & Murdered His Cousin

David Hughes - S.N. Ringler - 44 foot sausage!

Frank Hogan - Morrellville Copper Plant

Daniel Ressler of Cramer killed his cousin 

 

December 4, 1896 - Remarkable Accident - You Can Say That for Sure!!

Mrs.Archibald John of Morrellville has part of her finger and tendon pulled out in a wagon accident. 

 

March 1896 - Father Stabs Crippled Son, Morrellville Train Accident, Dies in Almshouse & Hungarian Hurt in Mill

Peter Stormer of Moxham - stabs son Charles who is a cripple. 

William Crum hit by train in Morrellville at the Fairfield and Bheam Crossing.

Michael Ryan - 86 years old - died in almshouse

Andrew Kamascuzea hurt in cave in of ore.

 

September 1895 - Shot in the Neck in Morrellville, Another Flood Body Found, Robbed Coming to see Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Bheam Avenue Man Complaint

Frank Hoge - 75 Barron Avenue - Morrellville

E.B. Gerber - 407 Somerset Street - 1889 Flood Body Found

George M. James - Bheam Avenue

 

March 1894 - Morrellville Body Found, Morrellville Train Accident, Dunkard Converts in Stonycreek & Death of a Fronheiser

Joseph Potter finds a body in Morrellville.

Hiram Yoder of Somerset County hit by a train walking from Morrellville to Johnstown.

Death of Dr. James J. Fronheiser

 

February & March 1893 - Morrellville Fire, Romey (Romeo) Famous 1889 Flood Dog, Strange Coin Death, 1889 Flood Coat Flap & Drinking + Wager= Death

Morrellville Fire - George Blair, William Mette, David Hammond and son William along with John March and J.W. Rager.

Romey (Romeo) hero dog of 1889 Flood - owned by Charles F. Kress has died at age 13 years. 

Strange Death - Barney Black

Miss Elsie Hoover vs Miss Lizzie Hess - 1889 Flood Coat

Joseph Zersock - drinking wager - raw alcohol - dies.

 

February 5, 1892 - Break Ins. 112 Year Old, Saloon Fight, Tree Fatal & St. Columba Fire

Store of F.E. Alter of Morrellville broken into. It was located at 154 C Street - which later became an Indian Motorcycle dealer.

Isaih Clark - 112 Years old - Indiana County.

Baurerlin Brewing - Johnstown

McAteer Saloon Bar Fight

Henry Ely dies at home of Mrs. Eugene Russell of Moxham

Oliver Makin killed by cutting trees in Browntown,

St. Columba Church - Cambria City - Fire

 

December 11, 1891 - Cambria Iron Accident, Idiot on Train Track, New Building Fatal & Odd Life after Death

Fred Franke - Johnstown - Cambria Iron Accident

John Martin - Idiot on Train Track

William Hammond of Morrellville - hurt building of Joseph Ullery House.

Miss Sadie Myers - Life after Death. Looking at the records - she lived till 1947.