Death of Harry Harris, 1907

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New Jersey Mirror Aug 21 1907
Harry Harris, formerly of Pemberton, who was employed as an engineer on the railroad about a year ago when he met with an accident by coming in contact with a bridge while riding on the outside of his engine, sustaining a compound fracture of the skull, form the effects of which he lay unconscious in Cooper Hospital, Camden, for a month, committed suicide at his home in Camden yesterday morning, shooting himself through the roof of the mouth with a revolver. His untimely death was directly due to the distressing railroad accident. Recently he underwent an examination for reinstatement, but he failed on eyesight, his terrible injuries a year ago having left him color blind. The result of his examination made him very downhearted, his inconsolable despondency impelling him to put the deadly bullet in his brain.
Location: Pemberton Township, NJ, USA

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