1 Rose Blose on: Children: - George H. Merkle
- Preston Merkle
- Sarah C. Merkle
- Jesse Merkle
- Nettie Merkle
Siblings: - Ellen Amanda Merkel
- William Merkle
- George Merkle
1/2 Lewis Adam Cole
| Born: Baptism: Place: Sponsors: Died: Burial: Notes: Allentown Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., Friday, September 18, 1896, Page 4
Killer on the Railroad
An express train on the Jersey Central Railroad killed Peter Merkle, a track walker at Dryland, last Tuesday. Merkle was struck by the engine while stooping down on the track tightening a bolt. The train was running at a speed of fifty miles an hour. He was thrown down a high embankment and was dead when picked up. The deceased was 51 years old and leaves a widow and five children. |