Philadelphia County PA Archives Obituaries.....B. Frank WEAVER, October 3, 1896
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New Holland Clarion, Oct 10 1896, pg 8
        A Fatal Run – Sad Death of an Estimable Young Man: On last Saturday B.
F. Weaver, jun., a son of B. F. Weaver, esq., of Philadelphia, formerly of
Goodville, this county, met with an accident at Wilmington, Del., which resulted
in his death about five hours afterwards.
	The boy, who was in his 17th year, and a companion had left Philadelphia on
Saturday morning on bicycles to go for chestnuts in the vicinity of Wilmington.
They had a pleasant trip until about noon when they were descending a hill, at
Wilmington, the handle bar of young Weaver’s bicycle broke and he lost control.
The wheel in a few moments struck a stone, hurling it to one side against a
passing wagon. He was thrown off the wheel by the wagon and hurled against a
bank. His companion, who had got to the foot of the hill by this time, looked
back and seeing that there was something wrong, went back, when he found that
Weaver was cut about the head and badly bruised about the body.
	The two went to a hospital where an examination showed that in addition to the
cuts and bruises several of his ribs were broken. His injuries were attended to
and the physician said he thought the young man could go home that evening.
	About four o’clock the physician called to see him again, when he saw that the
boy was rapidly sinking, having been injured internally, which produced
hemorrahages. He at once told Weaver’s companion to return to Philadelphia and
notify his parents of his serious illness. This was done and the boy’s father at
once started for Wilmington, but when he arrived there his son was already in
the charge of an undertaker, having died about half past five o’clock.
	The remains were taken to Philadelphia, where funeral services were held at his
parents’ home, # 1413 Camac Street, on Wednesday evening and on Thursday morngin
the remains were brought by railroad to Beartown station and taken thence to
Bridgeville church, where a large concourse of relatives and friends were in
attendance. Services were conducted by Rev. S. P. Erisman and the remains were
interred in the cemetery near by. 
	The deceased was an exemplary young man, and was held in the highest esteem by
all who knew him. He was an employe in the Baldwin locomotive works, where he
was running some machinery, and his fidelity in the discharge of his duties was
such that he was on a fair way to good positions in the extensive industrial
establishment.
	His death is the first in a family of seven children, and coming so
unexpectedly is a sore bereavement to his parents, brothers and sisters, and in
their distress they have the sympathies of many friends.


Additional Comments:
Born 8 Aug 1880; twin brother of Silas Bidden Weaver 1880-1906; father: Benjamin
Franklin Weaver 1844-1829; mother Sarah ‘Sallie’ Bidden Weaver 1842-1927; death
notice also published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 5th and 7th of Oct 1896;
buried in Bridgeville Evangelical Congregational Cemetery, Narvon, Lancaster Co, PA


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