Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-07-21
The Buffalo Flyer
Crashes into Freight
Two Firemen Killed and Many Injured.
Dense Fog the Cause of the Accident

latter being in deplorable condition
trunks and satchels being smashed and
torn. The train was run to Emporium.
"here the passengers could get break
last. The train contained large
number of Shriners who were return-
ing from Atlantic City, included in
the party being Mayor Knight of Buff
falo and other prominent citizens of
Buffalo as we'll as Bradford. The ex-
press train was sent to Buffalo via
Ridgway and Clermont. Justice of
the Peace, Chas. J. Howard, acting
coroner, selected the following gentle
men to act as jurors: III. FL. Mullin.
foreman, E. G. Davey, John Wygant,
Jos. L. Wheeler, M. F. Lucore and w.
Il. Sizer. The jurors viewed the bod.
les and examined several witnesses, in
Guiding engineer Fred Helm, conduc-
tor Walter Clark and Michael Schultz.
Verdict was unanimous that the deaths
were accidental, no evidence being
apparent of neglect of duty on the
part of any one.
THE FUNERALS AND INJURED,
From the Buffalo Commercial of
Tuesday, we clip the following that
will interest the PRESS readers who
are friends of the dead firemen.
The remains of Frank N. Prozeller
and Charles A. Sulvia, the two fire.
men killed in the Pennsylvania rail-
DAD wreck at Shippen, Pa, early last
Saturday morning, reached this CITY
at O'Clock this morning and were re-
moved to the homes of the stricken
families.
Prozeller was 35 years of age and
was the son of Frank j. and Augusta
Prozeller and a brother of Edward
Prozeller and Mrs. Ida letter. He was
member OF Lodge So, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, and of Lodge
40, 4. o. U. w.
The funeral of Prozeller will be held
from the family home, sos South Divi-
sion street, tomorrow morning at
o'clock, and from the Church of the
Sacred Heart at $50 o'clock.
Charles \. Suliva was 30 years of
age. He is survived by his wife,
Louisa A. nee Hague, and by his
father, Owen Sulvia. He is also sur
vived by three brothers, William,
Owen and Frank, and by five sisters,
Mrs Mary Cord, of Chicago, Mrs.
Anna Snyder, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
Mrs. Rose Carson and Mrs. Gertrude
Brown, of Buffalo and Miss Della
Sylvia, also ofthis city. The deceased
was a member of Red Jacket Lodge
So, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men.
The funeral Of Sylvia was held this
afternoon at l O'Clock from the family
residence, 429 William street, and from
st. James church, corner of Swan and
Spring streets, at 1:30 o'clock.
Those injured in the wreck were
brought to this city late Saturday
afternoon, as told of in last Saturdays
Commercial. They included Joseph
IT, Parker, of 236 Spring street, en-
gineer on the first passenger engine;
Charles Linderbolt, of 545 North Divi-
sion street, engineer of the rear pas
senger engine; George A. Hensen, Of
562 Swan street, baggage master; Wal
lace Slocum, also of this city, brake
man. DR.. and Mrs. George L. Brown,
OF 2O3 Hi0hland avenue, passengers.
None of the injured are believed to
De dangerously hurt and all were re-
ported as doing we'll this morning.
AT DIR. Browns residence it was re-
ported that the doctor was suffering
from sprained back, but was resting
as comfortably as could be expected.
Mrs. Browns injuries are due chiefly
to shock and are not serious.