OBIT: Martin Howard McFARLAND, 1900, Tyrone, Blair County, pA

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MARTIN HOWARD McFARLAND.

Sad Death of an Exemplary Young Man, Funeral Sunday Afternoon.

  The remains of the late Martin H. McFarland have been brought to the home of 
his parents on West Fifteenth street, where they may be viewed by his friends 
at any time previous to the funeral which will take place Sunday afternoon.  
The cortege will leave the house at 1 o'clock and proceed to the First 
Presbyterian church where services will be conducted by Rev. A. J. Weisley at 
1.30 o'clock.  The casket will be opened at the church, so that further 
opportunity may be given for viewing the remains.
  It will be remembered that Mr. McFarland met his death early Thursday 
morning in the terrible wreck at Gorton Heights, on the Beech Creek railroad, 
on which road he was a locomotive engineer.  He was buried under the wreckage 
caused by the collision of two locomotives and his body was not recovered 
until several hours after the disaster occurred.  The wreck was caused by a 
misunderstanding of orders by Engineer Bennett whose train collided with that 
in charge of McFarland.  The latter was a very careful engineer and was in 
nowise responsible for the disaster.
  Martin Howard McFarland, son of S. B. and Mary McFarland, was born in Snyder 
township September 8, 1866, and was aged at death 33 years and 5 months.  He 
is preceded to the grave by one brother and one sister who both died in 
infancy, and is survived by his parents, four brothers and four sisters, 
namely Robert Calvin, of Brockwayville; Mrs. James C. Wertz, of Philipsburg, 
Archibald Irvin, of Kane; Samuel Edward, of Braddock, Mrs. John Shollenberger, 
of Tyrone; James Walter, brakeman on the Beech Creek road, whose home is at 
Jersey Shore; Mrs. Wilber C. Eyer, of Tyrone; and Miss Annie McFarland at the 
parental home.
  He was an exemplary young man and very worthily loved by an unlimited circle 
of friends.  He was of a warm hearted disposition and a man whom to know meant 
to love.  He was devotedly fond and affectionate to his aged parents, kind and 
loving with his brothers and sisters and extremely kind of heart to the poor 
and needy.  Among his workmen none was more generally liked.  His brothers in 
his lodge could scarcely think more of him had he been a brother in real 
flesh.  He will be sadly missed by his large circle of friends and 
acquaintances and especially by his fond old parents.

Tyrone Daily Herald, February 10, 1900