FREDERICK. Perished in the terrible wreck of the fast express No. 5, on the B.& O. R. R., near Republic, Seneca Co., Ohio, Tuesday morning, Jan. 4th, 1887, fireman William T. Frederick, eldest son of Samuel and Jane Frederick, and a resident of Henry county, Ohio. Deceased was born near Florida, Ohio, Nov. 28th, 1864, and at the time of his death was aged 22 years, 1 month and 7 days. Then in all his youthful bloom and strength, with every Indication of a long life before him, with scarce a moment's warning, life with all its bright prospects was cut off and he was plunged into eternity. As his entire life had been passed in this immediate neighborhood, his circle of friends and acquaintances was very large, and words are scarcely adequate to express the grief and horror that spread abroad when word was received of his terrible death. He entered the employ of the B. & O. R. R. nearly two years ago and has always been held in high regard by his employers for faithfulness and efficiency. The foreman when granting permission to his comrades to attend his funeral said: "Go and show him every respect possible, for he was one of our most valued and useful hands and I liked him well." How comforting such encomiums to the sorrowing friends, and to know that he was in no wise to blame for the terrible accident. The fast express going West was about 50 minutes late and was running at the rate of 60 miles per hour, when near 3 o'clock a. m. encountered an East bound freight, upon the track, which, from lack of steam, had failed to make the tiding at Republic. Had the freight been running according to orders, it would have remained on siding at station five miles before reaching Republic. Somebody most culpably and criminally blundered by all accounts, probably the result of an extra drink here and another there with the ever convenient flask to eke out between; and this reckless blunder has cost what? The loss of half a hundred lives by death in one of its most terrible forms, caused scores of hearts to ache and bleed with the keenest and most piercing agony, and desolated and shrouded in sorrow deep and bitter, many a home. At the time the collision occurred, young Frederick was engaged in stoking the fire when in rounding a curve the headlight of the freight locomotive flashed In the face of the engineer; he immediately applied the air brake and reversed his engine and shouting to his fireman: "Jump Will for your life," sprang through the window, carrying the sash with him, escaping with a shattered limb and other severe injuries. At the engineer's call Will straightened up and looked to see what was the matter, and that instant's look was fatal to him; with the words "it's too late" upon his lips came the terrible crash, and the step between him and death, sure and awful, had been taken. At his post in the full discharge of his duty, heroically he met his death. An eye witness In relating the scene says: "Talk of bravery and heroism, here was one of the most shining examples of bravery." The home of his parents are near the B. & O. track, a few miles from Holgate, and during his service on the road it was always his custom in passing his home, either by night or day, to signal his friends, and by day the signal was always answered by loving hands, and by night the member of the family that heard the signal, aroused the others that all might know Billy's train was passing. How the sorrowing hearts of the grief stricken mother and friends will listen in vain for the loved and well known signal which will not sound for them again, ah, nevermore! On a silent, never ending. never slacking, never returning train, Billy has taken passage. As boy and man he was ever thoughtful, ever regardful of his mother, and he went down to death with thought of the poor mother, who never again in life would look upon the loved face. As a child he was mild and agreeable in manner, tractable and obedient in disposition, and as he passed from youth to manhood the agreeable qualities attached to him a large circle of warm friends who deeply mourn his untimely death. Had his life been spared until Friday evening, Jan. 7th, he would have been initiated into full membership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman. His Initiation was to have been the Friday evening previous, but owing to his train getting in late he did not have time. Four members of the order repaired to the scene of disaster, took charge of the remains and attended them to the house of his parents, arriving about 2 o'clock a. m., Wednesday morning and were at his funeral which occurred Thursday morning, Jan. 6th from the M. E. Church south of Florida, conducted by Rev. Oketman, pastor of the Church of God, from 1st Samuel, 20th chapter and last clause of the 3rd verse; "There is but a step between me and death." A very large concourse of sympathizing neighbors and friends assembled to pay the last tribute a respect to one who hath journeyed to this earthly home. The funeral was one of the most heartrending to be Imagined. A father, mother, six sisters and two brothers deeply mourn the untimely taking away of an idolized member of their band, while a large circle of relatives and sorrow with them and for them. A most effecting circumstance connected with his death transpired at the wreck. The crippled engineer when hearing of the condition of his fireman expressed his desire to go and see him; upon being told his condition was too serious to admit at such a thing, declared he was not much hurt. Just as they were turning away after extricating the poor fireman, there was the engineer crawling along on his hands and one foot; he had crawled in the bitter cold with a badly shattered limb, fully 30 feet, to see and speak once more to his trusted fireman, but he was too late, the vital spark had fled. It was a sight to rend the stoutest heart. COM.