Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-04-11
Garnet Lancaster Meets Death Far
Away From Home.
NO MEANS or IDENTIFICATION
Mr.. j. n. Lancaster Received Description Of
Body and Discovers That II is That Of
His Son, Identified by Brother.

Bedington, had been killed by the cars
at Morrisville. Pa.
Mr.. Lancaster SUNDAY morning re.
ceived word from Mr.. Wysong at shep-
h%erdstown, that he bad received word
that a young man answering to the
description Of his son had been killed
at that place.
Word was sent here by ". Fl. Kuns-
man. NJ. d, coroner, Of MorrIsville,
Bucks Co.. Pa. stating that a Young
man had been found along the rail
road and that the only things about his
person to identify him was a business
card Of Mr.. Wysong's, a slip Of paper
with the address of S. p. Birkitt. OF
Charleston. and another slip bearing
an address. Alma, p. O. Va.
The letter said that the Young man
was apparently from 20 to 30 years of
age, smooth face. auburn hair. gray
eyes, 5 feet SO 8 inches tall aud wore
a black suit bearing the tag of j. II.
Thompson and Bro, clothiers of Mar
tinsburg. A long scar was also found
on his right shoulder.
Mr. Burkitt. who is the newsboy,
in j. q o. train No. 2 also received
q letter from the coroner asking him
for information. Mr.. Burkitt gave
the information to The World aud the
coroner was ut once asked for informa-
ton concerning the body. The Tren-
ton Times was also asked for particu-
lars and word was received from that
paper Monday noon that the body had
been identified MONDAY morning and
shipped to his home.
This description so fully correspond
ed to that OF Garnet Lemaster. that
the bows brother. Charles, left last
night for Morrisville, which is 81 miles
outside of PHILADELPHIA and just across
the Delaware river from Trenton n.
j., to look at the remains and satisfy
the father that they were those of his
son.
The brother arrived in MorrisviIle
Monday, and shortly after noon
he te%lephoned to his father that he had
seen the body and had identified it as
that Of his brother and that he would
leave Trenton this afternoon at AS
with the remains.
Young Lancaster left here about ten
days ago to 20 to New York where he
mas a brother working. He remained
there a day or so and then left without
telling his brother that he was going.
This fact was known to the family and
when the news that it was possibly
this boy that had been killed. Mr.. In.
master took steps at once to assure
himself that the identify was correct.
Mr.. Lemaster came to town Monday
morning to await the word from his
son Charles, and make arrangements
for the bringing of the body home.
Naturally it wal a great shock tc the
father to learn of the sad end Of his
son who went out from his home with
such bright prospects for his future.
The unfortunate young man was
only about is years Of ace but was ex-
ceptionally la1ee for his age. He was
5 feet 10 and weighed $50 pounds,
The elder brother will arrive here to-
night with the remains and they will
be taken to his home, from which
place the body will be buried. The
accident occurred on Thursday bot
there have been no details received
here concerning the death.
The many friends of Mr., Lamaster
and family will svmpathize with him
in his sad afliction.
BODY FORWARDED HERE.
The mutilated remains Of young
Garnet Lancaster. an accoun of whose
tragic death on the rail near Morris.
vile Pa. was given in Monday
Evening World, reached this place
early Tuesday and were taken to the
undertaking establishment of w. II.
Wien where they were prepared
for burial and forwarded to the home
Of his father near Bedington. The
body was received here by the dead
boys father, Mr.. j. II. Lancaster. who
has made the a-rraDgements- for til,
interment. The funeral oceuIed on
Thursday morning at 10 O'CLOCK from
the Greensburg church, and the ser,
vices we're conducted by Rev. G S
Trump, pastor of the Lutheran church
The details of the young mans dealt
are meagre. but it was learned that h'
had boarded the front end of a bag
gage car on a fast passenger train, il
company with some young men from
BROOKLYN. n. Y. and was eithe.
pushed or fell off while the train wa
in rapid motion. He was thrown m
. der the wheels. and death must hay,
occurred in a brief time afterward
An examination of the body revealed
> the fact that the right arm was bro
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