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Waymon's Grandmother - Mother's Side

From The Wellsboro Agitator - Wed. Aug. 4, 1920

Earl Borden, formerly of Delmar, a freight conductor of the New York Central R.R. was fatally injured in the Central yards of North Corning early on the morning of July 22.  He died at 7 o'clock that night at the city hospital.  Mr. Borden attempted to alight from a train and his sweater caught on some projection and he was dragged a distance of 750 feet before he was set free by the breaking of the sweater.  One of the other workmen in the yards heard his groans about two hours after the accident and came to his aid, this being the first that was known of the accident.  The injured man was rushed to the city hospital where the surgeons found the left leg badly crushed at the thigh and amputated the leg at the body.  The right leg was also lacerated and badly crushed and bruised.

Mr. Borden was 39 years old and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borden of Delmar.  He was married twice and is survived by two sons by his first wife, Willard and Kenneth, who live with their grandparents, and two brothers, Irvin and Llewelllyn J. Borden of Tiadaghton.  The remains were brought to Draper for burial.