A former Batavia railroad man who died at his home in Buffalo. Formerly a resident of Batavia, Luke Adams died from diabetes at his home at No. 607 Howard street, Buffalo. The funeral was held from his house and the remains taken to Batavia for interment. Mr. Adams was born in Alexander in 1849, the son of Daniel Adams, but came to Batavia with his parents when a lad. His brother Edgar G. T. Adams, who was in the auditor's department of the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia, was day telegraph
operator at the New York Central station in Batavia for several years and Luke P. Adams learned telegraphy from him. Luke afterwards became night operator. Subsequently he forsook the telegraph key for the cab, taking a place as fireman and running for many years on the Tonawanda branch. On becoming engineer about 1880 he moved to Buffalo and when, owing to ill health, he was obliged to leave the road in 1909 he was running the road between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Mr. Adams was survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. A. Richter and Miss Regina Adams, all of Buffalo. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Batavia Lodge No. 475, F. and A. M„ and of Buffalo Council No. 189, Royal Arcanum. John H. DeWolf, a member of the locomotive brotherhood, also formerly of Batavia, made the arrangements. The burial was under Masonic auspices. Luke P. Adams' remains arrived in Batavia on the 1:10 o'clock train and were immediately interred in the Elmwood cemetery. At the station 20 members of Batavia Lodge, No. 475, F. and A. M„ met the funeral party, which was composed of a dozen relatives, and escorted the procession to the cemetery, where the Masonic burial ritual was carried out.
operator at the New York Central station in Batavia for several years and Luke P. Adams learned telegraphy from him. Luke afterwards became night operator. Subsequently he forsook the telegraph key for the cab, taking a place as fireman and running for many years on the Tonawanda branch. On becoming engineer about 1880 he moved to Buffalo and when, owing to ill health, he was obliged to leave the road in 1909 he was running the road between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Mr. Adams was survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. A. Richter and Miss Regina Adams, all of Buffalo. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Batavia Lodge No. 475, F. and A. M„ and of Buffalo Council No. 189, Royal Arcanum. John H. DeWolf, a member of the locomotive brotherhood, also formerly of Batavia, made the arrangements. The burial was under Masonic auspices. Luke P. Adams' remains arrived in Batavia on the 1:10 o'clock train and were immediately interred in the Elmwood cemetery. At the station 20 members of Batavia Lodge, No. 475, F. and A. M„ met the funeral party, which was composed of a dozen relatives, and escorted the procession to the cemetery, where the Masonic burial ritual was carried out.
A former Batavia railroad man who died at his home in Buffalo. Formerly a resident of Batavia, Luke Adams died from diabetes at his home at No. 607 Howard street, Buffalo. The funeral was held from his house and the remains taken to Batavia for interment. Mr. Adams was born in Alexander in 1849, the son of Daniel Adams, but came to Batavia with his parents when a lad. His brother Edgar G. T. Adams, who was in the auditor's department of the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia, was day telegraph
operator at the New York Central station in Batavia for several years and Luke P. Adams learned telegraphy from him. Luke afterwards became night operator. Subsequently he forsook the telegraph key for the cab, taking a place as fireman and running for many years on the Tonawanda branch. On becoming engineer about 1880 he moved to Buffalo and when, owing to ill health, he was obliged to leave the road in 1909 he was running the road between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Mr. Adams was survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. A. Richter and Miss Regina Adams, all of Buffalo. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Batavia Lodge No. 475, F. and A. M„ and of Buffalo Council No. 189, Royal Arcanum. John H. DeWolf, a member of the locomotive brotherhood, also formerly of Batavia, made the arrangements. The burial was under Masonic auspices. Luke P. Adams' remains arrived in Batavia on the 1:10 o'clock train and were immediately interred in the Elmwood cemetery. At the station 20 members of Batavia Lodge, No. 475, F. and A. M„ met the funeral party, which was composed of a dozen relatives, and escorted the procession to the cemetery, where the Masonic burial ritual was carried out.
operator at the New York Central station in Batavia for several years and Luke P. Adams learned telegraphy from him. Luke afterwards became night operator. Subsequently he forsook the telegraph key for the cab, taking a place as fireman and running for many years on the Tonawanda branch. On becoming engineer about 1880 he moved to Buffalo and when, owing to ill health, he was obliged to leave the road in 1909 he was running the road between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Mr. Adams was survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. A. Richter and Miss Regina Adams, all of Buffalo. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Batavia Lodge No. 475, F. and A. M„ and of Buffalo Council No. 189, Royal Arcanum. John H. DeWolf, a member of the locomotive brotherhood, also formerly of Batavia, made the arrangements. The burial was under Masonic auspices. Luke P. Adams' remains arrived in Batavia on the 1:10 o'clock train and were immediately interred in the Elmwood cemetery. At the station 20 members of Batavia Lodge, No. 475, F. and A. M„ met the funeral party, which was composed of a dozen relatives, and escorted the procession to the cemetery, where the Masonic burial ritual was carried out.
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