The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, November 2, 1905 The funeral services of THOS. H. GRIFFITHS, who was killed last Thursday morning in the collision of two Rock Island passenger trains near Fairfield, were held last Sunday afternoon at the M.E. Church in Lucas, conducted by Rev. John Edwards, and under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, and were very largely attended. MR. GRIFFITHS was a member of one of the Masonic Lodges in Des Moines and a delegation from that city was present at the funeral. He was also a member of Sherman Lodge, No. 576, I.O.O.F. of Des Moines. The floral offerings at the funeral were beautiful and numerous, and showed the esteem in which he was held. The Lucas and Cleveland Odd Fellows accompanied by the Cleveland band, attended the funeral, which was one of the largest that has been held in Lucas for many years. The reports that gained currency last week regarding the death of MR. GRIFFITHS, were in many cases incorrect. The unfortunate man was regularly in the employ of the Rock Island as a fireman, and had been since October 16. On Oct. 21 he was ordered out from Eldon on No. 30 to Washington to fire on a gravel train. He was "dead headed" back to Eldon, leaving Washington on No. 11 Wednesday evening, and thus was a victim of the fatal accident. He was at that time expecting to secure a lay off in order to remove his family to Eldon. The report that he was still a peace officer in Lucas was entirely a mistake. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 8, 2004 [email protected]