1900 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington Twp. Huntington City, Third Ward, #56 Briant St., ed 81, p. 29a, lines 30-36
Series T623, roll 378, dwelling 688, family 702, 27 June 1900
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, Nov 1859, age 40, marr. 20 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Locomotive Engineer
Rachel M., wife, June 1860, age 39, marr. 20 yrs, 7 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., father b. England, mother b. Wales
Alice O., daughter, May 1883, age 17, b. Penna.
Gertrude, daughter, Oct 1886, age 13, b. Indiana, at school
Howard, son, May 1889, age 11, b. Indiana, at school
Walter D., son, Oct 1892, age 8, b. Indiana, at school
Thomas *., son, July 1895, age 4, b. Indiana
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1910 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington Twp. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 Sabine St., ed 94, p. 1b, lines 58-64
Series T624, roll 356, dwelling 17, family 17, 15 April 1910
A.L. BURNS, Head, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: R.R.
Rachel, wife, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, 8 children / 7 surviving, b. Penna., father b. Wales, mother b. England
Gertrude, daughter, age 24, b. Indiana, Milliner: Store
Howard, son, age 20, b. Indiana, Painter: Job Press
Walter, son, age 17, b. Indiana, Air Brake: R.R.
Thomas, son, age 14, b. Indiana; Nelly, daughter, age 8
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1920 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 East Sabine St, ed 115, p. 8b, lines 54-56
Series T625, roll 437, dwelling 169, family 178, 7 January 1920
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 49, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: Railways
Raechel M., wife, age 60, married, b. Penna., father b. Ireland, mother b. England
Nellie, daughter, age 18, single, b. Indiana
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State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Marion, Marion County
Full Name: ABRAHAM L. BURNS
Residence: Huntington, Ind.
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov. 20, 1859
Age: 66y 1m 20d
Occupation: Erie Locomotive Engineer
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: Burns
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Informant: Howard Burns, Huntington, Ind.
Date of Death: Dec. 10, 1925, 12:56 a.m.
Cause of Death: Accidentally killed by being struck in his cab from some board extending from box car
Signed: C.S. Burnside, Coroner, Dec. 10, 1925, Marion, Ohio
Burial: Huntington, Ind., Dec. 13, 1925
Undertaker: M.H. Gunder, Marion, Ohio
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Thursday, 10 December 1925, p. 1, col. 6 & p. 3, col. 7
BURNS KILLED AT MARION, O.
Abraham L. Burns, sixty-five years old, of Huntington, Erie passenger engineer, was instantly killed shortly after midnight Thursday morning when a freight car buckled and collided with his engine, pulling Erie passenger train No. 7, in the Erie yards at Marion, Ohio. Death was caused by flying timbers that crashed through the cab and struck Mr. Burns about the head causing his skull to be crushed.
Mr. Burns was engineer on No. 7 which left the Marion depot Wednesday night at 11:45 o'clock. The train was between the B. and C. yards, coming over what is known to railroad men as the "hump" about ten minutes out of the station, when the accident occurred. There is a long string of track in this part of the yard, it is said, and Mr. Burns saw the box car that was being switched jump in the path of his train. The car derailed on the No. 1 track to the right of the approaching passenger engine.
Mr. Burns died at the throttle of his engine. It was thought that when he saw that the accident was unavoidable he applied the brakes in an effort to prevent a more serious accident. Scores of passengers, asleep in their berths, including a large number of Chicago-bound persons, barely noticed the change in speed, when Burns, shortly before the crash, put on the airbrakes. He was thrown to the deck of the cab by the impact and the blow of the flying debris, which came into the cab through the engineer's window.
John Zent, fireman on No. 7, was not injured, having been on the opposite side of the cab. The accident of Wednesday night was the second experience of the kind for Mr. Zent, it was said Thursday, as he was fireman on the train when Leroy Sweetland was killed several years ago at Kouts, Ind. Mr. Sweetland was killed when a mail hook struck him.
Mr. Burns resided at 1534 East Sabine street. He has been in the service of the Erie railroad since June 29, 1883. He has been employed in the capacity of engineer since December 5, 1886.
Erie officials said Thursday that Mr. Burns was one of the best engineers on the road, thoroughly reliable and expert in his vocation. He probably could have saved himself had he left his seat when he saw the debris of the box car ahead of his engine, but he chose to stay and apply the emergency brakes, thus preventing a wreck of the entire train. As it was his engine did not leave the tracks.
After the fatal accident another engine was substituted for the one driven by Mr. Burns, which suffered only a few broken steam pipes and the wrecking of the right side of the cab, and the train was brought to this city.
The body of Mr. Burns was removed to a Marion undertaking establishment and was brought to Huntington Thursday on No. 3, arriving here at 1:40 p.m.
Surviving are the children, Mrs. Donald Homeyer and a son, Walter of Huntington; Mrs. K.D. Long, Mrs. M. Mossman and Thomas Burns of Fort Wayne; Howard Burns of Columbus, and Mrs. Alice McLaughlin of Long Island, N.Y. He also is survived by two brothers, J.C. Burns of Altoona, Pa., and John Burns of Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Lang of Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 1, col. 2
Sister of Burns, Killed in Wreck, Is Dead of Shock
The collision in the railroad yards at Marion, O., which took the life of Abraham L. Burns, veteran Erie engineer, who could have saved his life by deserting his post, claimed its second victim yesterday when Mrs. Harry Lang, 62 years old, sister of Mr. Burns, died of shock when she learned of his death.
Mrs. Lang lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was notified of the accident which killed her brother as were the other members of the family who live in other cities. The shock, however, was so great that she never recovered from it, and she died yesterday.
Could Have Escaped
Mr. Burns was killed when a car buckled and a portion of it projected before the passenger train engine driven by him. He saw the wreckage, and applied the brakes, whereas, if he had deserted the throttle, he probably would have escaped as the fireman was unhurt.
Funeral services for Mr. Burns will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain officiating. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will attend the services in a body, and will conduct the services which will be held at the grave.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 3, col. 3
BURNS FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for A.L. Burns were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain in charge. Members of the B. of L.E. held services. Burial was at Mt. Hope.
Music was by Mrs. Claude Bonebrake and Mrs. Cato Hurd with Mrs. Donald Brown at the organ.
Pallbearers were C.E. Booth, Herman Kessler, Lee Robinson, J.M. Zent, Joseph Mossman, Ward Tinney, C.E. Scott and R.V. LaMont.
Flowerbearers were Mrs. C.E. Booth, Mrs. C.E. Scott, Mrs. Joseph Mossman, Mrs. Lee Robinson, Mrs. J.M. Zent, Mrs. Herman Kessler, Mrs. R.M. Erehart and Mrs. John Hensel.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Wednesday, 16 December 1925, p. 6, col. 7
Card of Thanks
BURNS--We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the beautiful floral offerings and expressions of sympathy during our hour of bereavement and especially to the B. of L.E. and Rev. McLain and the singers for their kind and consoling words, also those who so kindly donated their cars. Daughters and Sons of Mr. A. Burns.
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Series T623, roll 378, dwelling 688, family 702, 27 June 1900
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, Nov 1859, age 40, marr. 20 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Locomotive Engineer
Rachel M., wife, June 1860, age 39, marr. 20 yrs, 7 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., father b. England, mother b. Wales
Alice O., daughter, May 1883, age 17, b. Penna.
Gertrude, daughter, Oct 1886, age 13, b. Indiana, at school
Howard, son, May 1889, age 11, b. Indiana, at school
Walter D., son, Oct 1892, age 8, b. Indiana, at school
Thomas *., son, July 1895, age 4, b. Indiana
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1910 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington Twp. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 Sabine St., ed 94, p. 1b, lines 58-64
Series T624, roll 356, dwelling 17, family 17, 15 April 1910
A.L. BURNS, Head, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: R.R.
Rachel, wife, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, 8 children / 7 surviving, b. Penna., father b. Wales, mother b. England
Gertrude, daughter, age 24, b. Indiana, Milliner: Store
Howard, son, age 20, b. Indiana, Painter: Job Press
Walter, son, age 17, b. Indiana, Air Brake: R.R.
Thomas, son, age 14, b. Indiana; Nelly, daughter, age 8
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1920 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 East Sabine St, ed 115, p. 8b, lines 54-56
Series T625, roll 437, dwelling 169, family 178, 7 January 1920
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 49, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: Railways
Raechel M., wife, age 60, married, b. Penna., father b. Ireland, mother b. England
Nellie, daughter, age 18, single, b. Indiana
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State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Marion, Marion County
Full Name: ABRAHAM L. BURNS
Residence: Huntington, Ind.
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov. 20, 1859
Age: 66y 1m 20d
Occupation: Erie Locomotive Engineer
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: Burns
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Informant: Howard Burns, Huntington, Ind.
Date of Death: Dec. 10, 1925, 12:56 a.m.
Cause of Death: Accidentally killed by being struck in his cab from some board extending from box car
Signed: C.S. Burnside, Coroner, Dec. 10, 1925, Marion, Ohio
Burial: Huntington, Ind., Dec. 13, 1925
Undertaker: M.H. Gunder, Marion, Ohio
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Thursday, 10 December 1925, p. 1, col. 6 & p. 3, col. 7
BURNS KILLED AT MARION, O.
Abraham L. Burns, sixty-five years old, of Huntington, Erie passenger engineer, was instantly killed shortly after midnight Thursday morning when a freight car buckled and collided with his engine, pulling Erie passenger train No. 7, in the Erie yards at Marion, Ohio. Death was caused by flying timbers that crashed through the cab and struck Mr. Burns about the head causing his skull to be crushed.
Mr. Burns was engineer on No. 7 which left the Marion depot Wednesday night at 11:45 o'clock. The train was between the B. and C. yards, coming over what is known to railroad men as the "hump" about ten minutes out of the station, when the accident occurred. There is a long string of track in this part of the yard, it is said, and Mr. Burns saw the box car that was being switched jump in the path of his train. The car derailed on the No. 1 track to the right of the approaching passenger engine.
Mr. Burns died at the throttle of his engine. It was thought that when he saw that the accident was unavoidable he applied the brakes in an effort to prevent a more serious accident. Scores of passengers, asleep in their berths, including a large number of Chicago-bound persons, barely noticed the change in speed, when Burns, shortly before the crash, put on the airbrakes. He was thrown to the deck of the cab by the impact and the blow of the flying debris, which came into the cab through the engineer's window.
John Zent, fireman on No. 7, was not injured, having been on the opposite side of the cab. The accident of Wednesday night was the second experience of the kind for Mr. Zent, it was said Thursday, as he was fireman on the train when Leroy Sweetland was killed several years ago at Kouts, Ind. Mr. Sweetland was killed when a mail hook struck him.
Mr. Burns resided at 1534 East Sabine street. He has been in the service of the Erie railroad since June 29, 1883. He has been employed in the capacity of engineer since December 5, 1886.
Erie officials said Thursday that Mr. Burns was one of the best engineers on the road, thoroughly reliable and expert in his vocation. He probably could have saved himself had he left his seat when he saw the debris of the box car ahead of his engine, but he chose to stay and apply the emergency brakes, thus preventing a wreck of the entire train. As it was his engine did not leave the tracks.
After the fatal accident another engine was substituted for the one driven by Mr. Burns, which suffered only a few broken steam pipes and the wrecking of the right side of the cab, and the train was brought to this city.
The body of Mr. Burns was removed to a Marion undertaking establishment and was brought to Huntington Thursday on No. 3, arriving here at 1:40 p.m.
Surviving are the children, Mrs. Donald Homeyer and a son, Walter of Huntington; Mrs. K.D. Long, Mrs. M. Mossman and Thomas Burns of Fort Wayne; Howard Burns of Columbus, and Mrs. Alice McLaughlin of Long Island, N.Y. He also is survived by two brothers, J.C. Burns of Altoona, Pa., and John Burns of Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Lang of Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 1, col. 2
Sister of Burns, Killed in Wreck, Is Dead of Shock
The collision in the railroad yards at Marion, O., which took the life of Abraham L. Burns, veteran Erie engineer, who could have saved his life by deserting his post, claimed its second victim yesterday when Mrs. Harry Lang, 62 years old, sister of Mr. Burns, died of shock when she learned of his death.
Mrs. Lang lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was notified of the accident which killed her brother as were the other members of the family who live in other cities. The shock, however, was so great that she never recovered from it, and she died yesterday.
Could Have Escaped
Mr. Burns was killed when a car buckled and a portion of it projected before the passenger train engine driven by him. He saw the wreckage, and applied the brakes, whereas, if he had deserted the throttle, he probably would have escaped as the fireman was unhurt.
Funeral services for Mr. Burns will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain officiating. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will attend the services in a body, and will conduct the services which will be held at the grave.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 3, col. 3
BURNS FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for A.L. Burns were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain in charge. Members of the B. of L.E. held services. Burial was at Mt. Hope.
Music was by Mrs. Claude Bonebrake and Mrs. Cato Hurd with Mrs. Donald Brown at the organ.
Pallbearers were C.E. Booth, Herman Kessler, Lee Robinson, J.M. Zent, Joseph Mossman, Ward Tinney, C.E. Scott and R.V. LaMont.
Flowerbearers were Mrs. C.E. Booth, Mrs. C.E. Scott, Mrs. Joseph Mossman, Mrs. Lee Robinson, Mrs. J.M. Zent, Mrs. Herman Kessler, Mrs. R.M. Erehart and Mrs. John Hensel.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Wednesday, 16 December 1925, p. 6, col. 7
Card of Thanks
BURNS--We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the beautiful floral offerings and expressions of sympathy during our hour of bereavement and especially to the B. of L.E. and Rev. McLain and the singers for their kind and consoling words, also those who so kindly donated their cars. Daughters and Sons of Mr. A. Burns.
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1900 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington Twp. Huntington City, Third Ward, #56 Briant St., ed 81, p. 29a, lines 30-36
Series T623, roll 378, dwelling 688, family 702, 27 June 1900
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, Nov 1859, age 40, marr. 20 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Locomotive Engineer
Rachel M., wife, June 1860, age 39, marr. 20 yrs, 7 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., father b. England, mother b. Wales
Alice O., daughter, May 1883, age 17, b. Penna.
Gertrude, daughter, Oct 1886, age 13, b. Indiana, at school
Howard, son, May 1889, age 11, b. Indiana, at school
Walter D., son, Oct 1892, age 8, b. Indiana, at school
Thomas *., son, July 1895, age 4, b. Indiana
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1910 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington Twp. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 Sabine St., ed 94, p. 1b, lines 58-64
Series T624, roll 356, dwelling 17, family 17, 15 April 1910
A.L. BURNS, Head, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: R.R.
Rachel, wife, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, 8 children / 7 surviving, b. Penna., father b. Wales, mother b. England
Gertrude, daughter, age 24, b. Indiana, Milliner: Store
Howard, son, age 20, b. Indiana, Painter: Job Press
Walter, son, age 17, b. Indiana, Air Brake: R.R.
Thomas, son, age 14, b. Indiana; Nelly, daughter, age 8
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1920 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 East Sabine St, ed 115, p. 8b, lines 54-56
Series T625, roll 437, dwelling 169, family 178, 7 January 1920
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 49, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: Railways
Raechel M., wife, age 60, married, b. Penna., father b. Ireland, mother b. England
Nellie, daughter, age 18, single, b. Indiana
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State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Marion, Marion County
Full Name: ABRAHAM L. BURNS
Residence: Huntington, Ind.
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov. 20, 1859
Age: 66y 1m 20d
Occupation: Erie Locomotive Engineer
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: Burns
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Informant: Howard Burns, Huntington, Ind.
Date of Death: Dec. 10, 1925, 12:56 a.m.
Cause of Death: Accidentally killed by being struck in his cab from some board extending from box car
Signed: C.S. Burnside, Coroner, Dec. 10, 1925, Marion, Ohio
Burial: Huntington, Ind., Dec. 13, 1925
Undertaker: M.H. Gunder, Marion, Ohio
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Thursday, 10 December 1925, p. 1, col. 6 & p. 3, col. 7
BURNS KILLED AT MARION, O.
Abraham L. Burns, sixty-five years old, of Huntington, Erie passenger engineer, was instantly killed shortly after midnight Thursday morning when a freight car buckled and collided with his engine, pulling Erie passenger train No. 7, in the Erie yards at Marion, Ohio. Death was caused by flying timbers that crashed through the cab and struck Mr. Burns about the head causing his skull to be crushed.
Mr. Burns was engineer on No. 7 which left the Marion depot Wednesday night at 11:45 o'clock. The train was between the B. and C. yards, coming over what is known to railroad men as the "hump" about ten minutes out of the station, when the accident occurred. There is a long string of track in this part of the yard, it is said, and Mr. Burns saw the box car that was being switched jump in the path of his train. The car derailed on the No. 1 track to the right of the approaching passenger engine.
Mr. Burns died at the throttle of his engine. It was thought that when he saw that the accident was unavoidable he applied the brakes in an effort to prevent a more serious accident. Scores of passengers, asleep in their berths, including a large number of Chicago-bound persons, barely noticed the change in speed, when Burns, shortly before the crash, put on the airbrakes. He was thrown to the deck of the cab by the impact and the blow of the flying debris, which came into the cab through the engineer's window.
John Zent, fireman on No. 7, was not injured, having been on the opposite side of the cab. The accident of Wednesday night was the second experience of the kind for Mr. Zent, it was said Thursday, as he was fireman on the train when Leroy Sweetland was killed several years ago at Kouts, Ind. Mr. Sweetland was killed when a mail hook struck him.
Mr. Burns resided at 1534 East Sabine street. He has been in the service of the Erie railroad since June 29, 1883. He has been employed in the capacity of engineer since December 5, 1886.
Erie officials said Thursday that Mr. Burns was one of the best engineers on the road, thoroughly reliable and expert in his vocation. He probably could have saved himself had he left his seat when he saw the debris of the box car ahead of his engine, but he chose to stay and apply the emergency brakes, thus preventing a wreck of the entire train. As it was his engine did not leave the tracks.
After the fatal accident another engine was substituted for the one driven by Mr. Burns, which suffered only a few broken steam pipes and the wrecking of the right side of the cab, and the train was brought to this city.
The body of Mr. Burns was removed to a Marion undertaking establishment and was brought to Huntington Thursday on No. 3, arriving here at 1:40 p.m.
Surviving are the children, Mrs. Donald Homeyer and a son, Walter of Huntington; Mrs. K.D. Long, Mrs. M. Mossman and Thomas Burns of Fort Wayne; Howard Burns of Columbus, and Mrs. Alice McLaughlin of Long Island, N.Y. He also is survived by two brothers, J.C. Burns of Altoona, Pa., and John Burns of Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Lang of Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 1, col. 2
Sister of Burns, Killed in Wreck, Is Dead of Shock
The collision in the railroad yards at Marion, O., which took the life of Abraham L. Burns, veteran Erie engineer, who could have saved his life by deserting his post, claimed its second victim yesterday when Mrs. Harry Lang, 62 years old, sister of Mr. Burns, died of shock when she learned of his death.
Mrs. Lang lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was notified of the accident which killed her brother as were the other members of the family who live in other cities. The shock, however, was so great that she never recovered from it, and she died yesterday.
Could Have Escaped
Mr. Burns was killed when a car buckled and a portion of it projected before the passenger train engine driven by him. He saw the wreckage, and applied the brakes, whereas, if he had deserted the throttle, he probably would have escaped as the fireman was unhurt.
Funeral services for Mr. Burns will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain officiating. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will attend the services in a body, and will conduct the services which will be held at the grave.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 3, col. 3
BURNS FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for A.L. Burns were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain in charge. Members of the B. of L.E. held services. Burial was at Mt. Hope.
Music was by Mrs. Claude Bonebrake and Mrs. Cato Hurd with Mrs. Donald Brown at the organ.
Pallbearers were C.E. Booth, Herman Kessler, Lee Robinson, J.M. Zent, Joseph Mossman, Ward Tinney, C.E. Scott and R.V. LaMont.
Flowerbearers were Mrs. C.E. Booth, Mrs. C.E. Scott, Mrs. Joseph Mossman, Mrs. Lee Robinson, Mrs. J.M. Zent, Mrs. Herman Kessler, Mrs. R.M. Erehart and Mrs. John Hensel.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Wednesday, 16 December 1925, p. 6, col. 7
Card of Thanks
BURNS--We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the beautiful floral offerings and expressions of sympathy during our hour of bereavement and especially to the B. of L.E. and Rev. McLain and the singers for their kind and consoling words, also those who so kindly donated their cars. Daughters and Sons of Mr. A. Burns.
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Series T623, roll 378, dwelling 688, family 702, 27 June 1900
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, Nov 1859, age 40, marr. 20 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Locomotive Engineer
Rachel M., wife, June 1860, age 39, marr. 20 yrs, 7 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., father b. England, mother b. Wales
Alice O., daughter, May 1883, age 17, b. Penna.
Gertrude, daughter, Oct 1886, age 13, b. Indiana, at school
Howard, son, May 1889, age 11, b. Indiana, at school
Walter D., son, Oct 1892, age 8, b. Indiana, at school
Thomas *., son, July 1895, age 4, b. Indiana
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1910 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington Twp. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 Sabine St., ed 94, p. 1b, lines 58-64
Series T624, roll 356, dwelling 17, family 17, 15 April 1910
A.L. BURNS, Head, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: R.R.
Rachel, wife, age 49, marr. (1st time) 29 yrs, 8 children / 7 surviving, b. Penna., father b. Wales, mother b. England
Gertrude, daughter, age 24, b. Indiana, Milliner: Store
Howard, son, age 20, b. Indiana, Painter: Job Press
Walter, son, age 17, b. Indiana, Air Brake: R.R.
Thomas, son, age 14, b. Indiana; Nelly, daughter, age 8
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1920 IN Census: Huntington Co. Huntington City, Ward 4, #1534 East Sabine St, ed 115, p. 8b, lines 54-56
Series T625, roll 437, dwelling 169, family 178, 7 January 1920
Abraham L. BURNS, Head, owns home, free of mortgage, age 49, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna., Engineer: Railways
Raechel M., wife, age 60, married, b. Penna., father b. Ireland, mother b. England
Nellie, daughter, age 18, single, b. Indiana
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State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Marion, Marion County
Full Name: ABRAHAM L. BURNS
Residence: Huntington, Ind.
Sex: Male
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Widow
Date of Birth: Nov. 20, 1859
Age: 66y 1m 20d
Occupation: Erie Locomotive Engineer
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: Burns
Birthplace of Father: Not known
Maiden Name of Mother: Not known
Birthplace of Mother: Not known
Informant: Howard Burns, Huntington, Ind.
Date of Death: Dec. 10, 1925, 12:56 a.m.
Cause of Death: Accidentally killed by being struck in his cab from some board extending from box car
Signed: C.S. Burnside, Coroner, Dec. 10, 1925, Marion, Ohio
Burial: Huntington, Ind., Dec. 13, 1925
Undertaker: M.H. Gunder, Marion, Ohio
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Thursday, 10 December 1925, p. 1, col. 6 & p. 3, col. 7
BURNS KILLED AT MARION, O.
Abraham L. Burns, sixty-five years old, of Huntington, Erie passenger engineer, was instantly killed shortly after midnight Thursday morning when a freight car buckled and collided with his engine, pulling Erie passenger train No. 7, in the Erie yards at Marion, Ohio. Death was caused by flying timbers that crashed through the cab and struck Mr. Burns about the head causing his skull to be crushed.
Mr. Burns was engineer on No. 7 which left the Marion depot Wednesday night at 11:45 o'clock. The train was between the B. and C. yards, coming over what is known to railroad men as the "hump" about ten minutes out of the station, when the accident occurred. There is a long string of track in this part of the yard, it is said, and Mr. Burns saw the box car that was being switched jump in the path of his train. The car derailed on the No. 1 track to the right of the approaching passenger engine.
Mr. Burns died at the throttle of his engine. It was thought that when he saw that the accident was unavoidable he applied the brakes in an effort to prevent a more serious accident. Scores of passengers, asleep in their berths, including a large number of Chicago-bound persons, barely noticed the change in speed, when Burns, shortly before the crash, put on the airbrakes. He was thrown to the deck of the cab by the impact and the blow of the flying debris, which came into the cab through the engineer's window.
John Zent, fireman on No. 7, was not injured, having been on the opposite side of the cab. The accident of Wednesday night was the second experience of the kind for Mr. Zent, it was said Thursday, as he was fireman on the train when Leroy Sweetland was killed several years ago at Kouts, Ind. Mr. Sweetland was killed when a mail hook struck him.
Mr. Burns resided at 1534 East Sabine street. He has been in the service of the Erie railroad since June 29, 1883. He has been employed in the capacity of engineer since December 5, 1886.
Erie officials said Thursday that Mr. Burns was one of the best engineers on the road, thoroughly reliable and expert in his vocation. He probably could have saved himself had he left his seat when he saw the debris of the box car ahead of his engine, but he chose to stay and apply the emergency brakes, thus preventing a wreck of the entire train. As it was his engine did not leave the tracks.
After the fatal accident another engine was substituted for the one driven by Mr. Burns, which suffered only a few broken steam pipes and the wrecking of the right side of the cab, and the train was brought to this city.
The body of Mr. Burns was removed to a Marion undertaking establishment and was brought to Huntington Thursday on No. 3, arriving here at 1:40 p.m.
Surviving are the children, Mrs. Donald Homeyer and a son, Walter of Huntington; Mrs. K.D. Long, Mrs. M. Mossman and Thomas Burns of Fort Wayne; Howard Burns of Columbus, and Mrs. Alice McLaughlin of Long Island, N.Y. He also is survived by two brothers, J.C. Burns of Altoona, Pa., and John Burns of Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Lang of Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 1, col. 2
Sister of Burns, Killed in Wreck, Is Dead of Shock
The collision in the railroad yards at Marion, O., which took the life of Abraham L. Burns, veteran Erie engineer, who could have saved his life by deserting his post, claimed its second victim yesterday when Mrs. Harry Lang, 62 years old, sister of Mr. Burns, died of shock when she learned of his death.
Mrs. Lang lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was notified of the accident which killed her brother as were the other members of the family who live in other cities. The shock, however, was so great that she never recovered from it, and she died yesterday.
Could Have Escaped
Mr. Burns was killed when a car buckled and a portion of it projected before the passenger train engine driven by him. He saw the wreckage, and applied the brakes, whereas, if he had deserted the throttle, he probably would have escaped as the fireman was unhurt.
Funeral services for Mr. Burns will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain officiating. Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will attend the services in a body, and will conduct the services which will be held at the grave.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Saturday, 12 December 1925, p. 3, col. 3
BURNS FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for A.L. Burns were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church with the Rev. W.H. McLain in charge. Members of the B. of L.E. held services. Burial was at Mt. Hope.
Music was by Mrs. Claude Bonebrake and Mrs. Cato Hurd with Mrs. Donald Brown at the organ.
Pallbearers were C.E. Booth, Herman Kessler, Lee Robinson, J.M. Zent, Joseph Mossman, Ward Tinney, C.E. Scott and R.V. LaMont.
Flowerbearers were Mrs. C.E. Booth, Mrs. C.E. Scott, Mrs. Joseph Mossman, Mrs. Lee Robinson, Mrs. J.M. Zent, Mrs. Herman Kessler, Mrs. R.M. Erehart and Mrs. John Hensel.
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Huntington, IN: The Huntington Herald, issue of Wednesday, 16 December 1925, p. 6, col. 7
Card of Thanks
BURNS--We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the beautiful floral offerings and expressions of sympathy during our hour of bereavement and especially to the B. of L.E. and Rev. McLain and the singers for their kind and consoling words, also those who so kindly donated their cars. Daughters and Sons of Mr. A. Burns.
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