Killed at St Ignace
| Title: | Killed at St Ignace. |
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| Name(s): |
Peter White Public Library, contributor Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), creator Perron, Wesley E., contributor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Created: | 1886-12-11 | |
| Physical Form: | notes (documents) | |
| Extent: | 1 item | |
| Abstract/Description: | Transcription of newspaper article from the Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886, regarding how Toussaint Sharkey was run over by the cars at St. Ignace and killed. | |
| Note(s): |
Electronic reproduction of: Transcription of newspaper article : Mining journal (Marquette, Mich.), Dec. 11, 1886. Source: The Mining Journal Marquette, Mi. December 11, 1886 Killed at St. Ignace Monday morning Toussaint Sharkey was run over by the cars at St. Ignace and killed. "August", as he was called by railroad men, was a brakeman on the freight train, and when he made his run down from Marquette Saturday his wife accompanied him and spent Sunday at the Point. She was returning on the train which killed her husb and . It is not know whether his foot slipped or whether he had a fit and thus fuell under the wheels, as he was subject to fits. He was killed instantly. Sharkey was about 40 years of age and resided on Rock street in this city; ... |
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| Subject(s): |
Railroads Marquette (Mich.) Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company |
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| Restrictions on Access: | In the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) | |
| Is Part Of: | Wesley Perron Railroad collection. Identifier: SLC-017 | |
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