Anton Noeller died after being struck by a train on March 27, 1911. See the Articles tab for more information.
His bottles are considered to be very rare.
1) The Lake County Times (Hammond, Indiana), May 12, 1908, p. 3.
2) The Lake County Times (Hammond, Indiana), March 27, 1911, pp. 1, 7.
“TWO LOSE LIVES ON THE RAILS”
Whiting Ex-Alderman and Hammond Boy Meet Deaths Within a Few Miles of Each Other
1911 Railroad Record in Lake County
Injured in Region: 9
Killed in Region: 13
Two lives, one in Hammond last night and the second in Whiting this morning were snuffed out owing to accidents. The names are: Fred Yarck, 14 years old, 343 Sheffield ave., Hammond killed by a H., W. & E. street car. Anton Noeller, 56 years old, saloonkeeper and former councilman in Whiting was blinded by the snowstorm and failed to notice the approach of a Pennsylvania train.
Storm Causes Death.
Noeller’s death is indirectly due to the snow storm which raged this morning. He was on his way to the Lake Shore depot to go to Chicago, and stepped on the Pennsylvania tracks at One Hundred and Nineteenth street without noticing the approach of passenger train No. 5 west bound which is due in Whiting at 7:58.
He was killed instantly, probably without knowing what struck him. The gates are said to have been down with the watchman in a position where he saw the accident. Noeller carried a satchel in one hand and an umbrella in the other. The body was mangled and mutilated, and later identified by Dr. Putnam.
Was Well Known in Whiting.
Noeller was one of the best known men in Whiting. He was the senior member of the firm of Noeller & Pauly whose saloon is at the corner of New York avenue and John street. He is survived by a widow, and three children, two daughters and one son.
The body was taken to Hellwig’s morgue. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
Noeller was one of the old residents of Whiting and very popular. The news of the accident was received with deep regret by his hundreds of friends.
