William hauled gravel for a company called Fly and Jack. On July 16, 1912 he was hauling gravel near the train tracks when he was hit by a train. Submitted by Priscilla (48240104).
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TRAIN HITS RIG, DRIVER KILLED
William Oliver Meets Instant Death When Locomotive Strikes Wagon
William Oliver, age 67, a teamster employed by the Wayne county road commission, was run over and instantly killed by the Pere Marquette passenger train which left Detroit for Saginaw at 1:25 oclock Tuesday afternoon.
The horses which Oliver were driving tore loose from their harness before the locomotive hit the rig. The accident occurred within a few feet of the Oak station and was witnessed by a road commission crew which was unloading supplies from a freight train, including E J Johnson, road foreman and timekeeper.
According to Mr. Johnson, there is a sharp curve in the team road at that point and the freight, on a siding, shut off Olivers view of the track. He did not know of his danger until the locomotive whistle shrieked wildly as his team was in the center of the railroad track.
Olivers body was taken to the Plymouth morgue by a Dr. Patterson, who was a passenger on the train.
Oliver is survived by a widow and several married sons and daughters. One of the former is a teamster employed by the road commission.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan
Wednesday 17 Jul 1912
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TRAIN HITS RIG, DRIVER KILLED
William Oliver Meets Instant Death When Locomotive Strikes Wagon
William Oliver, age 67, a teamster employed by the Wayne county road commission, was run over and instantly killed by the Pere Marquette passenger train which left Detroit for Saginaw at 1:25 oclock Tuesday afternoon.
The horses which Oliver were driving tore loose from their harness before the locomotive hit the rig. The accident occurred within a few feet of the Oak station and was witnessed by a road commission crew which was unloading supplies from a freight train, including E J Johnson, road foreman and timekeeper.
According to Mr. Johnson, there is a sharp curve in the team road at that point and the freight, on a siding, shut off Olivers view of the track. He did not know of his danger until the locomotive whistle shrieked wildly as his team was in the center of the railroad track.
Olivers body was taken to the Plymouth morgue by a Dr. Patterson, who was a passenger on the train.
Oliver is survived by a widow and several married sons and daughters. One of the former is a teamster employed by the road commission.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan
Wednesday 17 Jul 1912
William hauled gravel for a company called Fly and Jack. On July 16, 1912 he was hauling gravel near the train tracks when he was hit by a train. Submitted by Priscilla (48240104).
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TRAIN HITS RIG, DRIVER KILLED
William Oliver Meets Instant Death When Locomotive Strikes Wagon
William Oliver, age 67, a teamster employed by the Wayne county road commission, was run over and instantly killed by the Pere Marquette passenger train which left Detroit for Saginaw at 1:25 oclock Tuesday afternoon.
The horses which Oliver were driving tore loose from their harness before the locomotive hit the rig. The accident occurred within a few feet of the Oak station and was witnessed by a road commission crew which was unloading supplies from a freight train, including E J Johnson, road foreman and timekeeper.
According to Mr. Johnson, there is a sharp curve in the team road at that point and the freight, on a siding, shut off Olivers view of the track. He did not know of his danger until the locomotive whistle shrieked wildly as his team was in the center of the railroad track.
Olivers body was taken to the Plymouth morgue by a Dr. Patterson, who was a passenger on the train.
Oliver is survived by a widow and several married sons and daughters. One of the former is a teamster employed by the road commission.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan
Wednesday 17 Jul 1912
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TRAIN HITS RIG, DRIVER KILLED
William Oliver Meets Instant Death When Locomotive Strikes Wagon
William Oliver, age 67, a teamster employed by the Wayne county road commission, was run over and instantly killed by the Pere Marquette passenger train which left Detroit for Saginaw at 1:25 oclock Tuesday afternoon.
The horses which Oliver were driving tore loose from their harness before the locomotive hit the rig. The accident occurred within a few feet of the Oak station and was witnessed by a road commission crew which was unloading supplies from a freight train, including E J Johnson, road foreman and timekeeper.
According to Mr. Johnson, there is a sharp curve in the team road at that point and the freight, on a siding, shut off Olivers view of the track. He did not know of his danger until the locomotive whistle shrieked wildly as his team was in the center of the railroad track.
Olivers body was taken to the Plymouth morgue by a Dr. Patterson, who was a passenger on the train.
Oliver is survived by a widow and several married sons and daughters. One of the former is a teamster employed by the road commission.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan
Wednesday 17 Jul 1912
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