Paul was one of fourteen Williamsport High School students killed when the school bus they were returning from a field trip in collided with an express train at Rockville, MD on the night of April 11, 1935. He was laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery on April 16, 1935. After the tragedy, the inhabitants of Williamsport gathered donations to build a public library in memory of the students. It still stands and is used to this day.
Paul was one of fourteen Williamsport High School students killed when the school bus they were returning from a field trip in collided with an express train at Rockville, MD on the night of April 11, 1935. He was laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery on April 16, 1935. After the tragedy, the inhabitants of Williamsport gathered donations to build a public library in memory of the students. It still stands and is used to this day.