Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
W. A. TURK.


week:
He was gifted with IN unusually |
bright mind and was one of the best
entertainer and conversationaliSts in
the country. This fact. was recognized
and appreciated by the newspaper men
of Washington, who hid the GREATEST
admiration fo- the mao. There never
was dinner of the G ridjrou Club to
which Mr.. Turk WAS not invited
Baltimore Sun, 18th.
Mr.. Turk will be missed. His peri.
odcal trips through the South were
looked forward to by those who knew
him He spread sunshine where yer be
went. He saw the Fidieulons in every
thing. Ii on an erranG of business he
was never too busy Or serious to laugh
or make those about him laugh. The
world has lost good man. Mr.. Turk
made life worth living for many PEG
pie. He never caused a heart to bleed.
II was not the kind of man to wound
any one; his heart was too big and too
| warm for that Charlotte On. ca Oh.
server, April II.
Mr.. William Armstrong Turk, pas
senger traffic manager OF the Southern
Railway, died IN Washington on the
| 9th of April. He was one of the most
| widely known and one of the most
generally respected and beloved men
| in official railway life, possessing to a
remarkable degree the faculty of max
| ing every one with whom he was
thrown in casual contact bis friend.
He was as strong and fOrceful III char
acter as he was in physical stature,
and his remarkable analytical mind
made him natural leader among men.
IN. Y. American and Journal, Apr. II.
The death of Mr.. William A. Turk,
Passenger Traffic Manager of the South
ern Railway, at his residence In Wash
ington, d. c.. after but three days ill:
ness from pneumonia, removed pic
neer in the Industrial and commercial
regeneration of the South. Much Of
the present perfection of the Southern
Railway system was due to Mr.. Turks
labOrs and his death comes as a shock
to his friends in every State in the
Union. He was known to every at
tache of the SOuthern'S passenger de-
partment staff, and there was not one
of them but regarded Mr.. Turk as bis
friend and adviser.-The Evening Tele-
graph, Phila, Pa
VIC dix OlbUTCb5Ou IL ucdT VI CuC uCdOL
of Mr.. William A. Turk, passenger
and traffic manager of the Southern
Railway Company. For years MI.
Turk was associated with the road land
was one of the most Intelligent and
best equipped railroad men in the
United States. His death will be loss
to that company, and to railroad inter
ests generally. Personally Mr.. Turk
| ,ft III ahn afo nd
, ly disposition, and he enjoyed the con
, fidence and affection of large circle
of devoted friends to all of whom his
e death is deep sorrow and a persona
: loss. Richmond (Va,) Times Dispatch
, April II.
q Mr.. Turk was loved and esteemed
by all mankind. No one ever heard
this big hearted courageous man criti
e CHE his fellows and none spoke aughl
against him. The many kilograms
! more than 800 in number, expressive
: of sympathy and the esteem in which
| he was held, bear evidence of THU
b statement. These kilograms to th'
:. widow and General Passenger Agen1
Hard wick, came from the leading rail
way officials of the continent. They
portrayed the simple outpourings o
d the hearts Of business men. Thes,
g sympathetic messages came from
railway presidents. general passenge
agents and officials of all the big sys
TENS throughout the country.-Ra
y leigh, N. C., Post. April II.
The death of W. A. Turk of tn
0 Southern railway, announced
Y Yesterday, will cause sincere sor
g row to railroad men everywhere an,
= to that large part of the public which
has come in contract with him durin,
his long and honorable career. He wa
a man of conspicuous executive abilit,
and had to his credit line of sue
cesses almost unbroken. He was re
e markedly useful not only to the grea
t corporation with which he was con
J. nected, but to the South generally, an(
, in his personal intercourse was one O.
. the most attractive and delightful O.
1 men. He was valuable citizen, {
r strong and successful man, loya
+ friend and comrade and genial, kind
~ gentleman. and he will be sorely
., missed. Richmond Va News Leader
April II.
"Few nobler men ever lived thar
the late Mr.. William A. Turk sale
/ Congressman Claude Swanson. of Vir
GINA, at the New Willard physical
ly, he was of gigantic proportions. and
he had an intellect that matched his
: robust frame.
! I'm railroad circles he had long age
, won the reputation of being one oil
the most expert passenger men in the
United States. But his abilities were
not limited to his special calling. He
was versed in literature and politics
and, above all, he had profound
knowledge of human nature. Gifted
with keen and penetrating mind, he
, had also rare sense OF humor, which
made him a most entertaining COM
panion. On account of his lovable
qualities, Mr.. Turk drew to him hosts
of friends. and all over the land there
was sincere grief at bis death. A good
and true and generous hearted gentle.
man has gone to his rest. Nv flashing.
ton Post, April IS.
The death of Mr.. William A. Turk,
passenger traffic manager of the
: Southern Railway, at his home in
} Washington, last Saturday night,
comes as a genuine shock to his legion
Of friends and associates in and out of
the railroad service. Mr.. Turk was
perhaps the most picturesQues and best
known passenger official in the United
States. and his effervescing good nature
and hearty manner made friends for
him wherever he went. For years be
occupied distinctly unique position
in Southern passenger circles, and the