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- GIDEON D. CALDERWOOD IS CALLED BY DEATH
Well Known Member of Altoona Police Force Succumbs to Uremia Attack
Gideon D. Calderwood, of 1305 Seventeenth avenue, the oldest patrolman on the city force in point of service, died at the Altoona hospital yesterday morning at 8:50 of uremia, following an illness of over a month. Although ill for several years, he had been on duty at various times, and his condition did not become serious until a little over a week ago. Mr. Calderwood began his service on the police force twenty-six years ago, and although not employed continuously since that time, was connected with the department longer than any of his brother officers He was born at Clearfield September 1, 1859. He was married twice. In 1873 he was married to Miss Ella P. Davison, of Tyrone, who died in 1893. To this
marriage were born two children - Charles S. of Salem, Mass., and Mrs. Edward Weissman, of this city. In 1895 he was married to Miss Laura Catherine Green, of Greenwood, who survives with two children - Goldie and Florence - both at home. He is also survived by two brothers, A. P. Calderwood, of Dunlo, Cambria county, David Edward, of Carson, Wash., and Mrs. Elizabeth Meadville, of Tyrone He was one of the organizers and a charter member of the Chickalacamoose
tribe, No. 364, improved Order Red Men, and had been prominent in lodge work for a quarter of a century. The Red Men will hold special services at the late home tomorrow evening and the funeral services will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal church at 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Tyrone on the 3:20 train on Thursday afternoon and interment will be made in Grand View cemetery at that place.
GIDEON DRAPER CALDERWOOD, deceased, planing mill operator and public servant, was born in Clearfield County, in 1862. His parents were Gideon Calderwood, a farmer, and Mary Ann (Glasgow) Calderwood. Gideon Draper Calderwood was educated in the schools of Clearfield County and at Tyrone. While still a youth he came to Altoona and conducted a retail newspaper business for some years. He then learned the carpenter's trade and after several years of successful work, opened a planing mill in Altoona. The need for adequate police protection in this city imbued him with a desire to render public service through the city organization, so he became a member of the local police force under Colonel Birchfield. His work in this connection terminated in his death, while on duty, in a street railway accident in Altoona. This
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occurred on March 13, 1916. Mr. Calderwood was a member of the Methodist Church, the Red Men of America, Altoona Volunteer Firemen's Association, W. O. W., and the I. O. O. F. In October, 1894, Mr. Calderwood married Miss Laura Catherine Green, at Altoona. Two daughters were born to them. They are: Goldie May, born on May 18, 1895, and Florence Grace, born July 19, 1907. Mrs. Calderwood is living at 1212 13th St., Altoona.
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