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07 January 2011

COOGAN story 

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appearing in "Pottsville Republican" [PA], 26 JUN 1905, PAGE 1, 
COLUMN 3:

SCALDED TO DEATH

Phila. June 26 - Simon Coogan, of this city, was scalded to death 
today in the cellar of the Willow Street Power House of the Baldwin 
Locomotive Works. The accident was caused by a bursting steam pipe.

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appearing in "Frederick News" [MD], 27 JUN 1905, PAGE 1:

WORKMEN MET AWFUL DEATH
One Crushed Flat by Falling Boiler
and Other Scalded to Death

[...other story...]

After finishing his night's work at Baldwin's Locomotive works, 
Simon Coogan was literally roasted to death through the bursting of
a steam pipe.  Coogan's cries for help were heard by other workmen,
and every means of saving him were tried, but it was useless, as it
was impossible to reach the imprisoned man on account of the steam
thatg rushed through the opening of the pipe. After a few minutes,
when the force of the steam had died away, a number of workmen 
descended into the cellar and found the body of Coogan almost 
scalded beyond description.  Death had come soon to the suffering
man and ended his [pain ?].

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