Oscar A. Cassity
1874 - 1902 (28 years)
Generation: 1
1. Oscar A. Cassity was born on 15 Sep 1874 in Missouri; died on 26 Dec 1902 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: railroad laborer
Notes:
Another Railway Wreck
Yellow Creek Bridge the Scene of Another Accident.
From Brookfield Argus.
Misfortunes seems to never come singly. Yellow Creek was the scene of another wreck last Saturday morning and, as a result, Oscar Cassity, fireman of the pile driver, is dead and Ross Robbins was seriously hurt.
Work of repairing the damage done by the awful disaster the Saturday previous was in progress. The pile driver was on the bridge, and while lifting piling from below, became top heavy and went down, bottom side up. Mr. Cassidy who was fatally hurt, was brought to Brookfield and taken to the Q hotel where he died a few hours later. Mr. Robbins was taken to his home in South Brookfield and will recover.
The remains of Mr. Cassidy were taken to his home at Purdin in a special car.
The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri. Saturday, 27 December 1902
Serious Accident Near Brookfield
While workmen were repairing the damage done by the recent wreck on the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad near Brookfield, a pile driver place on a temporary bridge became top-heavy and went below into the creek bottom side up, killing Oscar Cassity, fireman on the pile driver, and seriously injuring Ross Robbins.
The Star Herald, Belton, Missouri. Friday, 26 December 1902.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23798072/oscar-a-cassity