Thank you Mary Ann Jones who did a lot of research in finding the following article about my Aunts death at Glen White: 28 June 1929 INFANT IS KILLED BY TRAIN AT MINE Elizabeth Mishock, Aged 16 Months, Fatally Injured In Accident at Glen White, West of Altoona. Elizabeth Mishock, IG-nionths-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mish- ock of Glen White, five miles west of this city, was fatally injured at 2.30 oclock yesterday afternoon when struck by a mine train near her home, Her death followed a few minutes after the accident. Valiant efforts of the crew in stopping the train prevented the cars from passing over her body. However, she suffered crush injuries of the chest and Internal injuries, which caused her death before medical aid arrived. The child was standing in the middle of the narrow tracks when the train of, thirteen loaded cars, with the engine at tlie rear, rounded a curve and struck her. The crew of two men, in charge of the train, noticed the child standing directly in the patch of the train and immediately applied the brakes, but due to the grade and heavily loaded cars, the train failed to stop until it had hit the child and dragged her body for a short distance. The child was alone at the time of the tragedy and was believed to have been on her way to join a group of other children, who had passed over the tracks a few minutes previous to get to a grove of trees where they hold forth daily in their play. A woman, living in a house near the scene of the accident, was the first one to reach the childs body. She picked up the prostrate form of the Infant and carried her to the Mishock home nearby Gust Helsing, manager cl the Glen White Coal and Lumber companys store, upon receiving word of the accident, called a Gallitzin physician, who upon his arrival found the child to be dead. Deputy Coroner Ouyer S. Kling in this city was then notified of the childs tragic death and in company with an Altoona Mirror representative went at once to Glen White. Mr. Kling questioned Larry Noel and Joseph Plutko, engineer and fireman, respectively, of the train, both of whom told of their trying to halt the train to avoid striking the child. Both Noel and Plutko said that the train did not travel more than 3 feet from the point where the child was standing until It came to a stop. The train, which killed the child, is owned and operated by the Glen White Coal and Lumber company and was proceeding from the mine to the coal tipple when the accident took place. After learning the circumstances surrounding the childs death, Deputy Coroner Kling decider! that he would not conduct an inquest, finding such procedure entirely unnecessary in view of the childs death being entirely accidental. Elizabeth Mlshock was born at Glen White 16 months ago and was the youngest, child of John and Elizabeth Mishock. The father survives and is employed at the Glen White mine. The mother also survives, along with one sister, Annie, and live brothers, John, George, Michael, Andrew and Paul, all at home. The body was prepared for butlal by Undertaker Harry Coftrad ol Callltssln. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 oclock at St. Marys Catholic church in Gallltzin. Interment will follow In the church cemetery
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