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William Phillips

25 Sep 1872 - 22 Sep 1897


William Phillips of Enterprise who had been working on the Lake Tunnel at Cleveland and whose remains being brought here for burial.  Mr. Phillips had just finished his days work at the tunnel and was returning home when as he stepped on the railroad crossing on State Street, which is one of the most dangerous crossings in the city, he was struck by an engine and his body cut to pieces.  The dismembered parts were sewed together by a local surgeon and were shipped to this place.  A wife and 1 child survive him.

 

Submitted by Timothy Bennett


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