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Pioneer engine driver very low health in hospital
William Henry Edgerton, pensioned locomotive engineer of the Chicago and Northwestern, lies in critical condition at Presbyterian hospital due to hardening of the arteries and Bright's disease. He lived with his sister Miga Mary P. Edgerton at 1202 Lafayette and had a brother I. A. Edgerton at 216 Tenth Street East. Edgerton served 50 years with the Northwestern road and began firing for the Illinois Central in 1867 at age 18. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts, and his parents moved to Dubuque in 1856. He joined the Elks in 1893 and the Masons earlier.
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William Henry Edgerton
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Presbyterian Hospital
Bright
Edgerton
Miga Mary P. Edgerton
Lafayette Street
I. A. Edgerton
Tenth Street
W. H. Edgerton
Northwestern ‘Road
Besgeneer
Heron
S.C
Huron
Pierre
Hawarden
Dubuque
Waterloo
Mr. Edgerton
Danvers
Mass
Elks Lodge
Masons