Newspaper Article — Death of Elizabeth Parrish in the Lehigh Valley Wreck and Funeral Notice, Shenandoah, 11 January 1899

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Headline: "The Lehigh Wreck!" Subheads: "Another resident of town thought to be among the killed." / "Patrick O'Donnell, of Town, was one of the passengers and is missing — Mrs. Parrish, of Town, was killed."

"It is with deep regret and sincere sympathy with the afflicted family that the report that Mrs. Charles Parrish, of West Centre street, was killed in the L. V. R. R. wreck in New Jersey, is confirmed. The two sons of the victim, Charles and Arthur, left town at noon yesterday to ascertain if their mother was one of the victims, their fears having been aroused by failure to hear anything from the unfortunate woman after she left town on Monday morning to visit her daughter at Jersey City.

The young men intended to go to Plainfield, N. J., but received intelligence en route that caused them to leave the train at Bound Brook. They were met at that place by P. J. Ferguson, claim agent for the L. V. R. R., and an official of the company from Bethlehem, both of whom took the Messrs. Parrish in charge and escorted them to the Bound Brook morgue, where the identification of Mrs. Parrish was made. The remains had been embalmed. The victim's head and face were badly contused, but the features were not disfigured. Arthur Ward, of Jersey City, son-in-law of the deceased, was also present at the identification.

Arthur Parrish left Bound Brook with the remains at 8:15 last night and arrived here at 4:15 this morning. On the same train were the remains of seven of the Mt. Carmel and Shamokin victims. Mr. Parrish says there are still five unidentified victims at the Bound Brook morgue. Charles Parrish and Mr. Ward went to Jersey City from Bound Brook and this afternoon they arrived in town, accompanied by the latter's wife.

Elizabeth Parrish, the deceased, was 54 years of age and is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. A. Ward, Jersey City; Mrs. William Alsop, Mt. Carmel; Charles, Maud, Arthur, Florence, Harriet and George, residing at home. The funeral will take place from the family residence, 306 West Centre street, at 1:30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Services will be held in the Primitive Methodist church and interment will be made in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. Mrs. Parrish was a member of the Women's Relief Corps, No. 59, of town."

Later on the same page a lodge/corps notice calls members to meet on Thursday, 12th inst., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Parrish (notice signed by an officer, "Mary A. Lewis, Pres."; the organization name is not clear in the scan).

Note: the article calls the deceased "Mrs. Charles Parrish" and "Elizabeth Parrish"; her husband is Charles Parrish, and the son is also named Charles.