Edward Garrison was killed this morning when Erie train No. 9, a fast express struck him as he was walking along the tracks on his way to work. The accident occurred only a short distance outside the city. William Allen, Garrison's nephew, who was walking with him, heard the express train approaching just in time to leap from the track. He missed being struck only by the narrowest margin.
The two men lived in Pleasant Valley near Senator Godfrey's farm and were both employed at the Vacuum Oil Company's refinery in this city. They left home a little after six o'clock to go to their work and were walking along the railroad tracks, as was their custom, because there is no highway bridge across the creek which they could conveniently use in getting to their work without making a long detour.
Allen said that they supposed train No. 9 had gone by. They had reached a point about halfway between where the state road crosses the railroad on an overhead bridge and the railroad bridge across the creek when a freight train passed them. The freight train was going east and made such a noise that Allen failed to hear the approach of the westbound express until it was almost upon him. He jumped just in time to save himself. Garrison probably failed entirely to hear the express coming.
It was found that the principal injuries consisted of a fractured skull and a broken spine.
Garrison made his home with his sister, Mrs. William Allen in Pleasant Valley. He was 40 years old, unmarried and, so far as can be learned leaves no other near relatives.
Interment will be made in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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©Published in the Olean, NY "Evening Herald", 18-19 Aug 1915
The two men lived in Pleasant Valley near Senator Godfrey's farm and were both employed at the Vacuum Oil Company's refinery in this city. They left home a little after six o'clock to go to their work and were walking along the railroad tracks, as was their custom, because there is no highway bridge across the creek which they could conveniently use in getting to their work without making a long detour.
Allen said that they supposed train No. 9 had gone by. They had reached a point about halfway between where the state road crosses the railroad on an overhead bridge and the railroad bridge across the creek when a freight train passed them. The freight train was going east and made such a noise that Allen failed to hear the approach of the westbound express until it was almost upon him. He jumped just in time to save himself. Garrison probably failed entirely to hear the express coming.
It was found that the principal injuries consisted of a fractured skull and a broken spine.
Garrison made his home with his sister, Mrs. William Allen in Pleasant Valley. He was 40 years old, unmarried and, so far as can be learned leaves no other near relatives.
Interment will be made in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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©Published in the Olean, NY "Evening Herald", 18-19 Aug 1915
Edward Garrison was killed this morning when Erie train No. 9, a fast express struck him as he was walking along the tracks on his way to work. The accident occurred only a short distance outside the city. William Allen, Garrison's nephew, who was walking with him, heard the express train approaching just in time to leap from the track. He missed being struck only by the narrowest margin.
The two men lived in Pleasant Valley near Senator Godfrey's farm and were both employed at the Vacuum Oil Company's refinery in this city. They left home a little after six o'clock to go to their work and were walking along the railroad tracks, as was their custom, because there is no highway bridge across the creek which they could conveniently use in getting to their work without making a long detour.
Allen said that they supposed train No. 9 had gone by. They had reached a point about halfway between where the state road crosses the railroad on an overhead bridge and the railroad bridge across the creek when a freight train passed them. The freight train was going east and made such a noise that Allen failed to hear the approach of the westbound express until it was almost upon him. He jumped just in time to save himself. Garrison probably failed entirely to hear the express coming.
It was found that the principal injuries consisted of a fractured skull and a broken spine.
Garrison made his home with his sister, Mrs. William Allen in Pleasant Valley. He was 40 years old, unmarried and, so far as can be learned leaves no other near relatives.
Interment will be made in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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©Published in the Olean, NY "Evening Herald", 18-19 Aug 1915
The two men lived in Pleasant Valley near Senator Godfrey's farm and were both employed at the Vacuum Oil Company's refinery in this city. They left home a little after six o'clock to go to their work and were walking along the railroad tracks, as was their custom, because there is no highway bridge across the creek which they could conveniently use in getting to their work without making a long detour.
Allen said that they supposed train No. 9 had gone by. They had reached a point about halfway between where the state road crosses the railroad on an overhead bridge and the railroad bridge across the creek when a freight train passed them. The freight train was going east and made such a noise that Allen failed to hear the approach of the westbound express until it was almost upon him. He jumped just in time to save himself. Garrison probably failed entirely to hear the express coming.
It was found that the principal injuries consisted of a fractured skull and a broken spine.
Garrison made his home with his sister, Mrs. William Allen in Pleasant Valley. He was 40 years old, unmarried and, so far as can be learned leaves no other near relatives.
Interment will be made in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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©Published in the Olean, NY "Evening Herald", 18-19 Aug 1915
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