Death of George BARKWELL in Cleveland RR Yard 1862
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George Barkwill, a car repairer, in the employ of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company was almost instantly killed about nine o'clock this morning, in the yard of the latter company, under
the following circumstances: Mr. Barkwill was at work between a couple of cars near the Pittsburgh Freight Depot, repairing the brake. While engaged in this task, a locomotive suddenly backed up
against the car upon which he was at work, and pushed the train to which it was attached, (consisting of three cars) suddenly together, catching Mr. B.'s neck between the "bumpers" of the car upon
which he was engaged, and the one at his back. The unfortunate man had sufficient strength left, after being struck, to crawl off from the track, when he sank upon the ground and almost instantly
expired.

This sad accident is owing entirely to the deceased's carelessness, in commencing to work between the cars, before he had displayed a red flag from the end of the train - a rule which is universally
observed among car repairers in the Pittsburgh yard.

Mr. Barkwill was about forty years of age, and had been in the employ of the Pittsburgh Company about two months and a half.

Jurors
John Stockley
D Grittenden
C O Bentley
Samuel M.Johns
J E Gordon
Z H Huntington

Geo Buskirk Const ( Constable ?) --Issued Sulipona for the following
Daniel Ongert
George Lindner ( Lindnen)
James Newcomb
W W Chandler
William Lyons--Brakeman
Patrick Graff--Brakeman ( partic McGraff ?)
Hiram Brown--Forman of repair yard
George Sardnine ?

J S. Allen--JP ( Justice of the Peace ?) Coroner for trial