PHILIP E. MORRISON, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Philip E. Morrison was born in Transfer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1860, and is the son of Philip Morrison, a prominent farmer of Mercer County. He assisted on the farm and attended school until he was 19 years of age, when, having decided to make farming his future occupation, he devoted himself to that work until August 19, 1885, when, being offered a position as fireman on the old New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio, he accepted the same and bade farewell to farm life. He fired three years on freight and the same length of time on passenger, when, on August 4, 1891, his steady and efficient service was rewarded by promotion to engineer, since which time he has been running on through freight.

Mr. Morrison is known as one of the Erie's most conservative and efficient men and has the regard of all whose pleasure it is to know him. He has never been injured, although it has fallen to his lot to be in a number of wrecks, the most serious of which occurred at Warren, Ohio, when train No. 14 ran into an open switch and collided with train No. 35, engine 172, which was on the siding waiting for No. 14 to pass. Engineer Charles Fessenden and Fireman Adsit of No. 14 were seriously injured, but Mr. Morrison, who was firing on No. 35, and his engineer were unhurt.

On December 19, 1884, Mr. Morrison was united in marriage to Miss Ella Cramer, daughter of Abraham Cramer, a prominent farmer of Orangeville, Trumbull County, Ohio. Four children have been born to them, one of whom, Blanche M., died at the age of 4 years and 3 months. Maude E., aged 13 years, is attending school, as is Genevieve, aged 6 years, while Lizzette, aged 18 months, is the baby. Mr. Morrison is a member of B. of L. E., No. 43, and B.P.0.E, Meadville Lodge No. 219. He owns fine property in Meadville and is universally respected.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.

From the August, 1909 issue of the Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers:
Sharon, PA, July 10, 1909, Brother P.E. Morrison, member of Div. 43, age 49, was killed by a train. He was admitted to the Brotherhood on Sept. 11, 1902. A $1,500 insurance payment was made to Mrs. P.E. Morrison, wife. (P. 738)