Allegheny County PA Archives- Obituaries: Stroud, Charles Edward, 07 Jan 1903 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Little, , Jun 2010 Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/ ________________________________________________ from The Pittsburgh Press dated Thursday, January 8, 1903 (page 3): ( . . . ) Charles E STROUD, age 27, of 720 Lang avenue, Pittsburg, baggage master of wrecked train, legs and arms broken, and hole burned in chest. ( . . . ) At 8 o'clock this morning the body of young STROUD was sent to this city and was taken to his home at 720 Lang avenue, East End. (under an article titled, The Injured Victims Are Near Death) from The Pittsburgh Gazette dated Friday, January 9, 1903 (page 5): STROUD - Suddenly, on Wednesday, January 7, 1903, at 4:20 pm at Duquesne, Pa., Charles E STROUD, in his 28th year. Funeral services at the residence of his father, Charles STROUD, No. 720 North Lang avenue, East End, on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment private. (Chicago, Ill. papers, please copy.) from the City of Pittsburgh Death Records: Charles Edward STROUD, age 27 years 6 months 8 days, single, baggage master, died January 7, 1903, burned in wreck of PV&C Railroad; son of Charles and Clementine STROUD; born in Allegheny City; lived at 720 North Lang Avenue; burial in Homewood Cemetery on January 11, 1903. from The Pittsburgh Press dated Friday, May 22, 1903 (page 9): Charles STROUD, 54 years old, for 23 years a conductor on the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston Railroad, died yesterday at his home, 720 North Lang Avenue, East End, after a brief illness. Deceased was born in Reading and when quite young came to Pittsburg. He entered the employ of the railroad company, and in 1880 was given charge of the Brownsville express. During the recent wreck on the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston Railroad at Duquesne, a son of the deceased was one of the victims. The father was informed of it, but was unable to secure a relief and finished his run, later returning to assume charge of his son's body. He was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors, which closed its convention just a few days ago, the Masonic fraternity, Odd Fellows and other secret societies. He is survived by a widow and five sons, William, Alfred, John, Stewart and Garbar. It is noted by Homewood Cemetery that the STROUD family plot is Section 9-2, Lot 66.