Altoona Mirror
Monday, November 7, 1904
page 10
PATRICK HICKEY
A well known resident of Altoona, died of stomach trouble, after an illness of several weeks, at 3:05 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, 1307 Seventeenth avenue. Deceased was born in County Meath, Ireland, September 8, 1828. He came to America when a boy and for more than fifty years has been a resident of this city. He had been in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company for a half century and when retired from service, January 1, 1900, was a stack inspector at No. 3 roundhouse. He was a jovial gentleman. In his younger days he was famous as an Irish jig dancer. Even after he was retired by the railroad company he was sufficiently spry to do fancy steps with a much younger man. He was a great friend of the noted Irish comedian, J. K. Emmet, and the latter never played in Altoona that he did not visit his friend. Mr. Hickey was a member of St. John's Catholic church and the Pennsylvania railroad relief association. He is survived by his wife and two daughters--Misses Alice and Sarah, at home; also by one brother, Thomas Hickey, of Altoona. The funeral will take place on Wednesday morning, services to be conducted at 9 o'clock in St. John's pro-cathedral. Interment in St. John's cemetery.