The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05
THos. M'KERNAN KILLED ON R. R.
Body was Brought to ReynoIdsville FRI
day Evening Funeral Saturday.

Body was Brought to Reynoldsville FRI
day Evening--Large Funeral Saturday.
Last Thursday Joseph McKernan, OF
West Reynoldsville, baggagemastcr at
p. II. II. station, received a telegram
bearing tho sad news that his son, Tho
mas McKernan, Of Duquesne, Pa, a
conductor on the Monongahela Division
of p. II. r., known among railroad men
as the p. V. g. c., was killed Wednes-
day night, February 20, 1902, while at
work. Mr.. McKernan and daughter,
Miss Annie, went TO Duquesne Thurs
day evening and brought the body TO
Reynoldsville Friday evening, accom-
panied by the young widow aud num-
Der Of friends. Funeral services were
held In the Catholic church at 1890 a.
IN. Saturday. High Mass was said by
Rev. =. j. Donahue and after Mass
Rev. Donahue delivered a very fine SER
mon. The funeral was largely attended,
as the deceased was held In high esteem
by the people Of Reynoldsville who had
known him a number OF years. A large
number Of railroad men, members Of B.
of II. r., attended the funeral In body
The interment was made in Catholic
cemetery. The floral tributes we're
very fine. One piece represented a
"Broken Wheel" emblem OF Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. This was
given by b. Of r. T. No. 5lS, of Du-
quesne. Another pretty piece was a
cross, which was given by the employ
ees Of the =. V. S g.
Thomas McKernan was a fine young
man, without any bad habits, and he
had kind disposition, consequently he
won the admiration and love OF all the
railroad men who became acquainted
with him, and his untimely demise was
quite shock TO his host OF friends.
Thomas had charge OF night crew and
was doing some shifting in the yard at
Thompson, near Duquesne, when the
accident occurred. IL is not known just
how he happened to fall under the
train. He only spoke one or two words
after the accident and then expired.
His watch stopped at 1904, the time
the accident occurred.
Thomas F. McKernan was born at
East Brady, Pa, Nov. II, 1876, making
him 25 years, 3 months and 8 days old
at time OF death. He went TO Duquesne
about five years ago and accepted a
position on the Monongahela Division
OF =. II r. November 20, 1901, he was
married to Miss Kate Brady, OF Frost
burg, Md. He had expected to bring
his wife to Reynoldsville during holl-
days and spend week with his parents,
whom he had not visited since Novem-
ber, 1900 but having lost so much time
during the switchmen's strike, he post
poned the home coming until spring.
He carried sl,75000 life insurance,
81, ,250.00 in the B. OF II. Il. and $500 90
in the Relief Fund. This amount will
be paid to his widow.
Thomas McKernan was a kind and
loving son and his parents are almost
heart broken over his sad ending. They
have the sympathy Of their many
friends.
The following out Of town people at
tended the funeral: Thomas Brady,
father-in-law of the deceased, Daniel ].
Brady, Miss Anna Brady, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Nairn and daughter, Miss Katie,
and Thomas Cain, Of Frostburg, Md,
Charles A. Baird, p. M. Butler, p. J.
Pagan, Mrs. Margaret Butler and
daughter, Miss Anna, OF McKeesport,
Thomas Clayton, d. d. Davis and Jas.
Tierney, OF Duquesne, William Hamil-
ton, Of Maryland, Allegheny county,
John and Emma Claughesy, of East
Brady.
A large party OF Duquesne people
started for Reynoldsville TO attend the
funeral, but were unable to get here on
account of high water. A number OF
the railroad employees were anxious to
attend the funeral, but on account OF
rush OF work on the road it was impos-
sible for them to get off duty long
enough TO come.