The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-12
1]U.RKBURIED)
AT. RALEIGH
Many Prominent e 1T. Railway Men
Attend the Funeral OF South
cr1 Official.
WAS A NATIVE ~ 4: OF VIRGINIA
After Being Educated in This
State Hc Went to Railroad
ing and Advanced.
WAS Al NATIVE TIVE OF VIRGINIA

Tho passenger offices OF the Southern
Railway In this city were draped yes
tuiduy as n mark Of respect TO the mem
Dry OF Mr.. William a. Turk. passenger
ira fiic manager of the Southern Railway,
iclcd In ,rh., Times Dispatch Of Sunday.
.rhc announcement Of the death OF Mr..
Turk was q surprise to his friends
throughout this state and North caro-
lima.
Mr. Turk was native OF Augusta
county, Va, which has given to the coun-
try many men prominent in the profess
sions and in business lines. He was born
there fifty-three years ago. Mr.. Turk
was educated at Roanoke College, and,
after graduation. located In Charlotte,
N. c., but soon nfterward removed to
Raleigh and became engaged in railway
work. He was assistant general pas
scnger and freight agent Of the Vest
crn North Carolina Railway, and from
this position became assistant general
passenger ngent OF the Richmond and
DanviIlc RAILWAY and retained that post
after the reorganization OF the Rich
mond and Danvile system into th., pres
aent Southern Railway. Soon after the
reorganization. he was promoted to gen-
TEN ind remained In that position for
ten or twelve years. Two years $50 the
business OF the system became so great
that The position Of passenger traffic
manager, one with large powers and ra-
sponsIDllities was created, and Mr.. Turk
was rejected for It. His long and prom
Trent connection with the Southern Rail-
way in Washington brought him into c.
quaintance with nearly all the prominent
railway and public men in the United
States Among other honors bestowed
upon him was that of president Of the
American Association of General Pas
tsenger Agents.
PERSONAL. TRAITS.
MIR Turk was man of large physique,
but his brain and heart were we'll pro-
portioned to his stature and build, and
he was esteemed very widely. Simple
and transformations as the humblest elii-
ploye OF the great railway system, he
won friends Of all with whom he came
in contact. He had mastered the details
ofth.a railway traffic business and rank
ed high In his vocation. He had begun
1t the bottom and forced his way up.
ward by the sheer force Of his competen-
acy and ability, to which he owed his adj
vancement.s.
AR. Turk was long a resident Of Ra.
leigh and though located for many years
in Washington. he regarded the North
Carolina capital as his home, and It was
to that place that his body was taken
yesterday for interment., a special left
Washington Sunday night, bearing the
body and the funeral party. The obse,
dules and burial were had yesterday al
ternoon from Christ Episcopal Church
Rev. Dr.. Matthews officiating. Among
the pall-bearcrs was vice-P President \
B. Andrews, Of the railway, and other Of
his personal friends.
Those accompanying the body from:
Washington were Mrs. Turk. Miss Mar.
garet Turk. Mr.. Rudolf Turk. Colonel r. S
OF Stanton, Va. brother OF Colone
Turk; Mrs. r. S. Turk, Miss Pattie Nor.
decai. a sister Of Mrs. Turk: Mr.. George
Little. OF Raleigh; DR.. Mckee, of Raielsh
c. II. Ackert, general manager OF the
Minitreo, purchasing agent; Colonel I; $
Brown Colonel Gordon, NJ. Fl. Dooley
chief law agent: j. a. Dodson, superin
tendent of construction: u NJ. cup
fourth vice-presldent: S. II. liardwictS !;
general PASSENGER !, agen ne a M,eX
New York; W. H. Iayloe, assistant, gen r,
era spassenEcr agent, OF Atlanta: j. S. 3
Thompson. general agent. Of Atlanta; p
Cardwel. assistant general freight agent
Of Columbia. s.. c.: D. Il; Winstead. WIG Wi!
Charles =. Hopkins, Of Philadelplla;, S
i. Pence, correspondent Of the Ralelgi
POST: c. b. Ryan, general passenger
agent Of the Scaboard Air Line: Charlie:
p. Harmon. general passenger gent
the Western and Atlnntic, OF IL A'i -
5I3euscotcr. OF Chattanooga; II. r. Hutch
ings, Of Memphis; Joseph Richardson, Q
Atlanta.