Miami Union

August 17, 1867 

WILLIAMSON, (SON OF P. A. WILLIAMSON) - A little son of Mr. P. A. Williamson of Piqua, and grandson of Mr. J. P. Williamson of this town, aged seven years, was instantly killed on Wednesday morning by the falling of a wall at the Gas Works in Piqua.  There was a high brick wall, filling a space between two buildings through which there was an entrance by a gate.  This boy and two others were playing there, and one of them is said to have been shaking the gate for the purpose of opening it, when a portion of the wall suddenly fell over.  The wall was capped with large stones, one of which struck little Williamson on the head, literally knocking the top off.  He was an only son, and his sudden death is a deep affliction to his parents and friends.

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