The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-03
THOMSON TO SUCCEED ROBERTS.
Will BE Settled at the Meeting of
Pennsy Directors Today.

Philadelphia, Feb. I'm the protest.
ant Episcopal church at st. Asaph at
Bala, a suburb, there gathered this af-
ternoon a large and sOrroWing throng
to participate in the service FOR the
burial of the dead as conducted over
the body of George r. Roberts, the
late president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company 1t was an assem-
bly, thoroughly representative OF lead
ing men of the country in almost all
the walks of life The weather. was
very disagreeable, a heavy rain and
snow falling throughout the day.
The general officers of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company were closed at
y. m, in order to give the employees
an opportunity to attend the services.
Governor Hastings arrived from Har-
risburg shortly after noon and attend
ed the services in company with the
railroad officials.
At the residence of the deceased
prior to the church service those most
intimately associated with Mr.. Rob-
erts during his life time joined with
the family and the intimate friends
and relatives in the last offices. The
service at the house was begun shortly
after O'Clock. All the honorary pail
bearers We're present
The body was then taken to the
church, where the services was read
by Rev. S. d. Mcconnell, of Brooklyn
Bishop Whitaker read the lesson in
conclusion. The bishop also read the
commtal service at the tomb in Laurel
Hill cemetery.
The honorary pail bearers We're as fol-
lows. Alexander NJ Fox. Alexander
-: :, 4 lta,
H. Barnes, George Wood, c. Stuart Pat
terson, .EfTingham Is. Morris, directors
of the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
Chauncey NJ. Depew president New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road; Samuel Sloan, president Della
wareA LaCkawanna and Western rail
road: +. Is. Thomas, president Erie
railroad John *. Cowen, president
Baltimore and Ohio railroad; Nj. T.,
Ingalls,, president Chesapeake and Ohio;
C. b. Ashley, president Wabash; T. 2.
Wilbur. president Lehigh Valley: Chas.
F. Clark, president New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad; Charles
| NJ Hayes, general manager Grand
Trunk railroad l.. e. Perkins, presi-
dent Chicago Burlington and Quincy
railroad; Joseph II. Harris, president
! Philadelphia and Reading; George
| Blanchard, Trunk lire commissioner,
j. Pcrpont Morgan, of New York; Viii
| liam c. Van Horn, president Canadian
| Pacific; Charles Lanier, president
| PittsEurg, Fort Wayne and Chicago;
| Charles f.. Mayer, of Baltimore; JO-
seph Choate Jacob II. Schiff and James
! Speyer, of New York; George G. Thomas
| Philadelphia, Frank Thomson, first
vice PRESIDENT; John =. Green, seconG
vice president: Charles e. Pugh, third
vice president; j. G. Sims, secretary
| -. $. NeWhall, assistant secretary
| Pennsylvania railroad; James McCr5a
first vice presidents j. Ewing Brooks
second vice president; John f.. David
son, third vice president; Joseph Wood
| forth, vice preside mt of the PennSyl
Vania company, and the following head.
of various departments of the company
| Samuel Rea, Robert w. Smith, William
| a. Patton, William II. Brown, TheO
| n. Ely. ). NJ. Provost. James A. Logan
j. B. Hutchinson, K. w. Downing, vii
liam II. Joyce, j. Il. Wood, John c
Wilson, William j. Latta, William
SeWall Thomas h. Kennedy, General
]. Wistar. The active pail bearers Wer,
eight old servants of Mr.. Roberts, VIII,
We're deeply attached to him.
At meeting of the directors of tn
Pennsylvania Railroad company to
morrow they will elect Frank Thomson
first vice president of the road, presi
dent, to succeed the late George b. Rob
erts, Mr.. Thomson's election to sue
ceed Mr. Roberts is in line with tn
policy of the company to promote it
efficient officers to the vacancies di
reCtly above them.
Mr.. Thomson is one of the best know
railroad men in the country and ha
been in the employ of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company all his life
He entered the shops of the Compan
att Altoona when he was II years o
age and has gradually worked his wa
upward in the last thirty eight year
of his life to the presidency of the com
pany.