Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Lauffer, George L. Jr. - 1898

A Victim of The Wheel.
George L. Lauffer, formerly of Penn township, but for some years manager of the Pennsylvania drop forge company’s works, Pittsburg, while rising on his wheel to the home of his father-in-law, Fred Neudorfer, near Delmont, Saturday afternoon 25th ult., died suddenly of heart disease, aged about 45 years.  Between Bessemer and Turtle Creek he fell from his wheel, but was able to remount and ride to Wilmerding bridge, where he was taken ill and died in a few minutes.  His son. George L. Lauffer Jr. and William Kuhns, were with him at the time.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 2

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