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Elkins Park, PA Train Accident, Mar 1908

Posted December 4th, 2008 by Linda Horton

Boy Killed by Train Identified.

Special to The Inquirer.

JENKINTOWN, March 18.---Thomas N. Burns, of 2266 North Leithgow street, Philadelphia, came to this place late last evening and identified the body of the boy killed on the Reading Railway at Elkins Park, Sunday evening last, as that of his son, Joseph Thomas Burns, aged about 14 years. According to the father, the boy started out from his home on Sunday morning, presumably to go to church, and that was the last heard of him until the parents read of the death of the unknown boy at Elkins Park. The body was sent to Philadelphia for interment.

Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 19 Mar 1908

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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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