James married Sarah Jane Irwin about 1870. They had three children, Frank Daniel, Irwin, and Mary Ellen.
James was a carpenter, employed by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroad.
He was killed between Beaver and New Brighton by a steam locomotive carrying the press corp ahead of the train bearing the body of President James A. Garfield. James and a crew of 9 men were working on a wooden trestle bridge when the unscheduled train arrived. According to articles published about the incident in the local paper, a Coroner's Inquest was held. The P&LE Railroad was cited for running an unscheduled train at an excessive speed of more than 60 mph.
James was a carpenter, employed by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroad.
He was killed between Beaver and New Brighton by a steam locomotive carrying the press corp ahead of the train bearing the body of President James A. Garfield. James and a crew of 9 men were working on a wooden trestle bridge when the unscheduled train arrived. According to articles published about the incident in the local paper, a Coroner's Inquest was held. The P&LE Railroad was cited for running an unscheduled train at an excessive speed of more than 60 mph.
James married Sarah Jane Irwin about 1870. They had three children, Frank Daniel, Irwin, and Mary Ellen.
James was a carpenter, employed by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroad.
He was killed between Beaver and New Brighton by a steam locomotive carrying the press corp ahead of the train bearing the body of President James A. Garfield. James and a crew of 9 men were working on a wooden trestle bridge when the unscheduled train arrived. According to articles published about the incident in the local paper, a Coroner's Inquest was held. The P&LE Railroad was cited for running an unscheduled train at an excessive speed of more than 60 mph.
James was a carpenter, employed by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroad.
He was killed between Beaver and New Brighton by a steam locomotive carrying the press corp ahead of the train bearing the body of President James A. Garfield. James and a crew of 9 men were working on a wooden trestle bridge when the unscheduled train arrived. According to articles published about the incident in the local paper, a Coroner's Inquest was held. The P&LE Railroad was cited for running an unscheduled train at an excessive speed of more than 60 mph.
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