Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
RAILROADERS AT
FUNERAL SERVICE
OF MIR. CREIGHTON
Special Train Passes Through
Here Enroute to
Altoona

Funeral services for George Wis
hart Creighton. late general superin-
tendent of the Eastern division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, were held
this afternoon at the Creighton home
at Altoona. The Rev. II. II. Stiles.
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, of which Mr.. Creighton was
q member, ofliciated. He was assist
cd by q minister from the Salisbury
Presbyterian Church. Burial will be
made tomorrow morning in the cem-
etery at Salisbury.
Flags on the general superintend-
cnts officebuilding ana Altoona shops
were to-day fioated at halfmast out
of respect for Mr.. Creighton, and Of
flee departments closed down during
the funeral.
Prominent Men Attend
Many prominent railroad officials
and citizens from Philadelphia and
other cities attended the funeral. \
several divisions over which the late
phia to Altoona, reaching Harrisburg
ut noon to-day. The active pail
bearers were superintendent of the
seferal divisions over which ate late
general superintendent had charge,
and included:
William B. McCaleb, n. w. Smith,
]. X. Johnston, i. P. Abercrombie,
w. A. Ford, j. j. Rhoads, l.. w.
Smith, Jr., r. K. Reading, A. 3.
Cuthbert ana II. M. Chenoweth.
Honorary Pallbearers
Honorary pallbearers were: Bay
ard Henry, director of Pennsylvania
Railroad, Philadelphia; d. G. Herr,
attorney, Harrisburg; Edward Bailey,
president Harrisburg National Bank,
Harrisburg; Elisha Lee, general
manager Pennsylvania Railroad,
Philadelphia; M. c. Kennedy, presi-
dent Cumberland Valley Railroad,
Chambersburg; ]. X. McLanahan,
Jr., Hollidaysburg; w. w. Atterbury,
vice-president, Pennsylvania railroad,
Philadelphia; r. l.. O'Donnel. gen.
eral superintendent Pennsylvania
Railroad, Pittsburgh; c. A. Preston,
valuation engineer, Pennsylvania
Railroad, Philadelphia; w. G. Cough
lin, engineer maintenance of way,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia;
II. p. Lincoln, superintendent, Penn
sylvania Railroad, Williamsport; l..
II. Barker, consulting engineer, Penn
sylvania Railroad, New York; w. H.
Myers, vice-president, Pennsylvania
Railroad. Philadelphia; Thomas
Hollidaysburg; A. w. Gibbs, chief
motive power, Philadelphia; NJ. H..
Canaan, banker. Altoona; II. X. Nc
Canley, manufacturer, Altoona; ii.
n. Carson, general superintendent of
Central division, Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Williamsport; Joseph Savage,
attorney, Philadelphia.
Dcvotce of Sports
In addition to his remarkable rail-
road career Mr.. Creighton was inter-
ested in may sports He was de-
Votee of golf tennis and baseball.
Mr.. Creighton did all he could to
arouse the interests of the workmen
in sports and physical development;
he was very active In Y. M. G. a.
work and supported heartily all
movements in the city for civic and
public improvement.
AS head of the company's inter-
ests at Altoona he was an indefati-
gable worker and it was his close
attention to his many interests that
finally resulted in the breakdown
that caused his death.
Without a college education Mr..
Creighton rose from the ranks until
ne WAS IGBdIutu DIS Olle VI <tlllSl lNti
greatest railroad men, and public
recognition of his. ability came with
appointment to many prominent
places in national, state and city life.
In all of the positions of trust to
which he was named, he took the
same active interest that resulted in
his constantly overtaXing his
strength.
Mr.. Creighton was a member of
the Engineers Club of Philadelphia,
the Transportation Club of Buffalo.
the Union League of Philadelphia,
the Franklin Institute of Philadel-
phia, the Pennsylvania Society, the
Scotch-Irish Society of Philadelphia,
the American Railway Guild, the
American Railway Association, the
Madeira and Mamore Railroad AS
sociation and many other state and
national societies.
lie was chosen by Governor Tener
as one of Pennsylvania's state COM
missioners to the Panama-Pacific eX-
position at San Francisco, and was
a director of the Pennsylvania state
asylum at Harrisburg. He was pres
ident of the Mechanics Library So
ciety. Altoona; trustee of the AL
toona Hospital, president of the AL
toona Cricket Club, member of the
Altoona p. r. r. Y. NJ. c. A., the
various division veterans associa-
tions, the Relief association and
prominent in many other lines of
public and social endeavor.