Blackinger's Death From Monoxide Gas Declared Accidental - Coroner Lawrence J. Andrews of Chatham has rendered a verdict of accidental death from monoxide poisoning in the case of Joseph Blackinger, 50, of Canaan, a former resident who was found dead at the wheel of a truck Friday morning. Blackinger, who was employed by the Columbia county highway department had been working on the roads two miles south of Canaan. Investigation showed the main exhaust in the truck had blown and it is believed Blackinger pulled to the side of the road but was overcome by the fumes. He had been alongside the road all night and his body was discovered at 8 Friday morning. The engine of the truck was running, the lights on, but only a small amount of gas remained in the tank. The funeral will be held this morning in his home in Canaan and burial made there. Gloversville NY Morning Herald, Monday, February 12, 1951.
Blackinger's Death From Monoxide Gas Declared Accidental - Coroner Lawrence J. Andrews of Chatham has rendered a verdict of accidental death from monoxide poisoning in the case of Joseph Blackinger, 50, of Canaan, a former resident who was found dead at the wheel of a truck Friday morning. Blackinger, who was employed by the Columbia county highway department had been working on the roads two miles south of Canaan. Investigation showed the main exhaust in the truck had blown and it is believed Blackinger pulled to the side of the road but was overcome by the fumes. He had been alongside the road all night and his body was discovered at 8 Friday morning. The engine of the truck was running, the lights on, but only a small amount of gas remained in the tank. The funeral will be held this morning in his home in Canaan and burial made there. Gloversville NY Morning Herald, Monday, February 12, 1951.
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