OBIT: Albert E. BURKHOLDER, 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

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BURKHOLDER DIES FROM HIS BURNS

  Albert E. Burkholder, 270 Peffer street, died at 1.15 o'clock this 
morning at the Harrisburg Hospital as a result of the burns he received 
Saturday morning when two tank cars containing naphtha blew up near SK 
hump in the Maclay street yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
  The tankers caught fire after the explosion and Burkholder, who was 
employed as a brakeman, was enveloped in a mass of flames.  He was 
rolled on the ground by railroaders who went to his aid and was rushed 
to the hospital in an engine, but physicians from the start were 
doubtful as to his recovery.
  Burkholder was 41 years old, and is survived by his wife, Emma; two 
daughters, Mildred and Frances; one son, Albert, Jr., and his mother 
and brother.  He formerly was employed as foreman of the composing room 
of a Harrisburg Newspaper.  A month ago he became a brakeman on the 
Pennsy.  He belonged to Lodge No. 261 of the Maccabees and was a member 
of the P. O. S. of A. and of Typographical Union No. 14.
  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the 
residence.  The Rev. E. E. Snyder, pastor of the St. Matthew's Lutheran 
Church, of which Burkholder was a member, will officiate.  Burial will 
be in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. 

The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Tuesday, August 6, 1918

DEATHS

  BURKHOLDER - Albert E. Burkholder, died August 6, 1918, age 41 years.
  Funeral services on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock from his late 
residence, 270 Peffer street.  Burial at East Harrisburg Cemetery.  
Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice.

The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Thursday, August 8, 1918

ALBERT E. BURKHOLDER

  Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock for 
Albert E. Burkholder, at his residence, 270 Peffer street, with the 
Rev. E. E. Snyder, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church officiating.  
Burial was in the East Harrisburg Cemetery.  Mr. Burkholder died as the 
result of burns received last Saturday when naphtha cars caught fire in 
the local Pennsylvania Railroad yards.

The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Saturday, August 10, 1918