Vitals: Obit: Michael Wicstrosky, 1902: Gilberton, Schuylkill Co

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Taken from The Semi-Weekly Report, Lebanon Co., PA, Weds. June 25, 1902.

DIES ON A P. & R. TRAIN

Sick Boy En Route to Reading Expires
Near Sheridan

   Kneeling on the platform by the side of her dead son was a pathetic scene
witnessed at the P. & R. station at Reading on the arrival of the
accommodation train from Harrisburg at 7 a. m. today.  The name of the young
man was Michael Wicstrosky, aged 17, of Gilberton.
   He was employed in a wire mill at Pittsburg, and was taken ill there last
week.  He wanted to see his father, Andrew Wicstrosky, who lives at
Gilberton, and insisted on being removed to his home.  While en route he
became seriously ill, and after being transferred to the Reading train at
Harrisburg, his condition became alarming.
   While the train was about at Sheridan, the boy expired in his mother's
arms.  Conductor Arthur Wells telegraphed the fact to Reading, and on the
arrival of the train the remains were met by an undertaker.