Paul Sharp Dead, Altoona, July 18: Paul Sharp, an ex-Councilman and P. R. R. engineer, died at his home here this afternoon of Bright’s disease. He was born in Lilly in 1820, served as a driver on the Old Portage then as engineer on the Pittsburg division. He saved the Philadelphia Express at Lilly in November, 1862 by running his engine forward to meet the runaway freight, for which the passengers presented him with a gold medal and the company a cash donation, with engrossed resolutions from the Board of Directors. He leaves a wife, two children and six stepchildren. _________________________________________________________________ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008