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Ulster & Delaware Railroad "The Only All Rail Route Through the Catskills"

	ULSTER & DELAWARE RAILROAD EMPLOYEE PROFILE
Name:	John J. Rothery, Jr.
Birth:	February, 1879, Kingston, NY
Death:	November 26, 1908, West Hurley, NY
Residence(s):	Kingston, NY; Oneonta, NY
Spouse:	Anna McHugh
Children:	George M. Rothery Mary Catherine Rothery
Parents:	John J. Rothery, Sr. & Mary Daughtry
Date of Hire:
End of Employment:	November 26, 1908, killed
Position(s) Held:	Fireman

Notes: Son of John J. Rothery, Sr., U&D Engineer.

John J. Rothery, Jr.

From the Kingston Daily Freeman, November 27, 1908 FIREMAN KILLED JOHN ROTHERY, JR. FATALLY INJURED AT A BRIDGE John Rothery, Jr., of Oneonta, fireman on passenger train No. 7, running from Kingston to Oneonta, was fatally injured Thursday afternoon about 2:40 by his head coming in contact with what is known as the Widow Keator bridge, which spans the track of the Ulster & Delaware railroad on the old mountain road at the foot of Hurley mountain. The reason for his being on the outside of the engine at that time is not known. The injured man was brought to this city on the way freight and was conveyed by ambulance from the union depot to the Kingston City Hospital where he died about 5 o'clock. His skull was fractured. Mr. Rothery was a son of John Rothery, Sr., one of the oldest engineers in the service of the Ulster & Delaware, who is now engineer on the Kingston hill engine.

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