S.J. Puffer - Argyle, TX
N 33° 06.514 W 097° 13.565
14S E 665518 N 3664721
The headstone marking the final resting place of S.J. Puffer in historic Prairie Mound Cemetery, Argyle, TX, notes that he was "Killed by Explosion of Hortons Engine" in 1897.
Waymark Code: WM129VR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2020
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The headstone reads:
S.J. Puffer
Killed by Explosion
of Hortons. Engine
July 18, 1897
Aged about 22 yrs.
The epitaph is well-faded, with parts of it illegible. It doesn't appear to shed any light on the accident, and the first line may begin "Death was the road", followed by "It was not his will but" and "God" ("his God?") in the last line. Unfortunately, a search of Mr. Puffer's name -- assuming his was a "mister" and not a "missus" or "miss" -- or "Hortons Engine" turns up no details. If there has been an agricultural or train accident in this area other than the train car derailment that happened in Argyle in 1985, recent history books are quiet about it.
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