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OBITUARIES
FUNSTO?TISDEAD
2ND VERY SUDDEN
:N BAN ANTONIO HOTEL
CAREER WAS NOTABLE ONE
Commander of Southern Depart
ment of United States Army
Won Fama With Capture
of Aguinaldo
Maj-Gen Frederick Funston, com
manding the southern department of
the United States army and one of
the leading figures in the country’s
military history since his capture of
Aguinaldo while commanding a Kan
sas volunteer regiment in the Philip
pines, died of acute indigestion at San.
Antonto. Tex., Monday night. He col
lapsed in a hotel soon after dining
with friends and did not regain con
sciousness before his death, a short
time afterward.
Gen Funston’s last words were:
"How Ijeautiful it is.” He referred to
the "Blue Danube” waltz, which the
rote! orchestra was playing.
Gen Funston was at his office Mon
day with no sign of ill-health,
puring dinner he seemed in his usual
mod spirits, and after the meal be
:en to play with a child of one of the
quests. He fell over unconscious be
,'ore anyone could reach him.
Lieut-Col M, W. Ireland, medical
’orps. United States army. Gen
Funston's, physician, said Monday:
‘Gen Funston’s death was caused by
. tngina-seferosis of the arteries of the
teart. Death was almost immediate
<nd without pain.” Col Ireland said
ton Funston had been under his care
tor the last two weeks and for several
days had been virtually well. Two
weeks ago he had an attack of acute
indigestion.
Gen Funston was 51 ' ears old. Ever
-ince March. 1916, when he was placed
n command of ail United States forces
to the Mexican border, Gen Funston
iad worked unusually hard. At criti
times in border developments he
requently remained on duty cOntinu
>usly for 24 hours. The Pershing ex
pedition and. of late, rearrangement,
if regular troops while providing the
.etnrn of national guardsmen, exacted
in enormous amount of detail work,
trobably exceeding that which fell to
toy other commanding general of the
’nited States army since the civil
var. Only yesterday Gen Funston!
-ompleted orders for the return of the ।
ast of the guardsmen. Because of
he amount of work which had fallen
o him, Gen Funston’s only recreation
>r relaxation for nearly a year hod
-pen occasional dinner parties with
riends. Recently he returned frost
in inspection tri’p which took him as
’ar as Nogales. Arlz. That, with one
Tip to Brownsville. Tex., and a brief
Halt to Austin, Tex., last year was
he only occasion when he had been
ibsent from his desk since the border
•rouble developed
Two weeks ago. when Gen Funston
suffered an attack of indigestion, he
'fought it out alone,” to use his own
"xpression. Rater he placed himself
under the care of Col Ireland and re
gained normal health and spirits.
Nevertheless at dinner last night,
Gen Funston was particularly ab
stemious and ate only sparingly of the
limplest dishes.
Col Malvern Hill Barnum, Gen Fun
ston’s chief of staff, immediately noti
fied the war department of Gen Fun
ston’s death. News also was dis
patched to Mrs Funston, who is visit
ing in California. N > arrangements
for the funeral have ; ten made.
Gen Funston’s Career
Not until 1896. when the Cuban in
surrection we- at its bight did Fred
trickFunsto । become known through
>ut the Uljited States as a first-class
fighting man. but his friends in Kan
sas—-where he spent his early, man
hood— long had so classified him. He
was born in Carlisle. 0.. November 9.
1865. When he was two years old
hip parents moved to Kansas and j
lie grew up on a. farm. Hei
graduated from the lola high school I
md became a teacher of a district I
school. Then he gave this up and
eeeame a student at the university j
>f Kansas two years, leaving before ■
Ms Senior year. As a student at;
Ihe university, when he weighed less
i han 100 pounds, he conquered a^
IfOO-pound "bad man” who threatened :
him with a razor. To add to the'
giant's humiliation, Funston marched
him through the streets of Lawrence'
at the point of a revolver to a police
station.
In the summer of 1889. while still)
a student at the university, he went
to Colorado, and after exploring som"
places in the Rocky mountains that!
were difficult of access, he became a
guide to earn money to help pay his'
expenses.
Two years after this his father.,
vhile a. member of Congress, obtains I
Ms appointment as a botanist to ac
company a surveying party sent out
by the United States government to
explore Heath valley. Ue not onlv
did all tho government expected of
him. hut he won praise by the scope
and thoroughness of his report.
The second daring adventure of
Funston was that which followed his!
appointment to visit Alaska. He I
penetrated the frozen regions where- i
ever his presence was needed In the
discharge of his commission. On on - •
occasion he took some Indian guides
and traveled 201) miles over the snow,
and ice to the rescue of a ship that I
was icebound. He went as far up I
the Yukon river as any man has gon"!
since, and he visited the places where
gold has since been found.
After his return from Alaska Fun
stop became in turn promoter of a
coffee plantation scheme in Central
America, lecturer on Alaska and clerk
in n railroad office In New York.
A few years later, while city editor
of a paper In Fort Smith, Ark., young
Funston stirred up intense feeling by
attacking editorially the publication’s
own political party leaders during the
absence of his editor-in-chief. Mai"
threats are said to have been made
against Funston and the newspaper
property, but he remained on guard
until his superior returned and then
turned over the plant unharmed. In
cidentally. Funston also resigned.
Along the Santa Fe railroad they still
recall how Funston, as a passenger
train conductor, threw a drunken cow
boy off a train and later, when he
hurled a rock through a coach win
dow. pursued him several miles on
foot while the train waited.
A Filibuster in Cuba
Such tasks, however, were too com
monplace with the torch of the Cuban
insurrection burning as a beacon to
his adventurous spirit. He joined a
filibustering party which the Daunt
less landed at Camaguay in August,
1896. He was assigned by Garcia to
the artillery arm of the insurgent
service and made second in command
to Osgood, the Pennsylvania football
player, who was soon to lay down his
life for the Cuban cause. When Os
good tell, Funston was made chief of
artillery, about which he knew far
less than he did of the cultivators
and the plows of his father’s farm !
in Kansas. He studied his guns with ’
the eye of a Yankee, however, and
soon had them under due discipline— 1
all but the dynamite gun. This was
a new thing in warfare and a poser
for Funston. Said Funston: —
“Well, I looked her over and
prodded around her for a day or two
till I found from the printed direc
tions that came with her which end
was the shooting end. I didn't let the
Cubans know that I was scared, but I
was.. We got into a little mix-up one
day, and the old man sent for the
dynamite. I waltzed her out, kept the
Rife
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MAJ-GEN FREDERICK FUNSTON
Commamder of the Department of the South is Dead at San Antonio, Tex.
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directions in my h«fd its well'' as 11
could and loaded her Un. 'When the '
order came I sighted her and let her i
go. For a second she seemed to ;
wheeze. 'lt’s all up.’ I thought; the
Cubans ran; but I didn’t dare to: it i
was only a second, and then she;
coughed, and the air in the Spanish ;
fort was filled with misfit logs and ।
debris, and I knew it was cji right.!
I turned around and grinned like the
cat that swallowed the canary, and;
no one knew that. I had finished mak- '
ing fotir or five kinds of a fool of i
myself. After they had sot ’em up in
the other alley we rolled ’em again.”
Twenty-three battles in Cuba was
his record with his guns. Casgorra
was the first important action. At La
Machuca he bore’ a charmed life, but I
in n lesser action shortly afterward a I
shell crippled his arm. Once he was !
captured and sentenced to death, but'
escaped. Later still a steel-tipne.l ;
Mauser bullet pierced his lungs. This !
healed but the fever struck him down '
and compelled his return to the Unit
ed States to recuperate, a colonel in
the Cuban service. As he was pre-:
paring to return to Cuba the Maine
was Mown up and in his certainty
that war with Spain would result he
awaited the issue.
It was not for long. Gov Leedy |
of Kansas called for volunteers to I
make up three regiments of infahtrv. )
and knowing of Funston’s Cuban serv- i
ice. telegraphed for him, and at To- i
peka offered him a regiment. The
Commission was accepted and the task J
of whipping if.be 20th Kansas into :
shape was begun. This fell largely
upon the two majors-- one a 2d lieu - i
tenant in the regular army, tho other '
a militia colonel -for the day after!
the regiment went into camp Col Fun- i
rton was detached and ordered to !
Tampa on special duty attached to the!
staff of Gen Miles to advise him as to:
the Cuban army. Three days after ‘
Funston reached Tampa his regimen:
was ordered to Sun Francisco, but it
was in such poor shape that it was
held there for drill. When Gen Miles
started for Cuba the latter part of i
June. 1898. Col Funston asked tor
orders to rejoin his regiment, and by
October 26. when it sailed for Manila
hat! welded it into a first-class militarv
organization.
Three weeks before he sailed Goli
Funston met Mios Ella Blankhart Of
Oakland. As impetuous in love as ip
war lie wooed and won her., the mar
riage taking place the day before the
transport sailed. There are divers
stories as to bow Mr.i Funston made,
her trip to Manila. One has it. that
she went oh board the transport in tho!
army bltic of a private of the 20th |
Kansas, for tho orders denying pas
sage to army women wore very strict.
But at a l events the bride of a day
was i.ucces dully got on hoard and
sailed with her husband.
Break with Aguinnldo’s Troops
The 20th Kansas was In at the
fall of Manila, and had been in garri- [
son but a few weeks wh m tho break
witii Agt.maldo's troops came. Funs
ton’s regiment was quartered in the
Binund > district of Manila, and swift
ly took up its allotted position when
the Nebraskans were attacked on the
night of February 4. 1899. At ory
llght Funston led a charge which
carried two Unes of works, only to :
bo obliged to retire since the regiment
was directly in range of the navy's
guns. This was a gallant achieve
ment. but. it was in tho Inter cam
paigning that Col Funston first come
comma ndingly' into public notice.
With his Kansans and the Montana
vohmte rs he waded and swam *l,e
river before Malolos in April, ISO 9, In
tho face of rille fire from intrencli
ments, stormed tho works and took
the first Filipino capital. . .
Before Calumplt the same thing
happened. At the. h?ad of a handful'
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THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917
H. S. SAFFORD DEAD
WAS AT LINCOLN’S DEATH
ONE OF THE LAST SURVIVORS
Local Man a Roomer in House
Where War President Was
Taken Following the
Assassination
Henry S. Safford, 77, one of the few
survivors of the group of men pres
ent at the death of Abraham Lincoln,
died at his home at 425 Sumner ave
nue. Saturday evening. He, with
Thomas Proctor of Brooklyn. N. Y.,
were for some years tho 'only known
survivors of the group, with the ex
ception of Lincoln’s son, Robert T.
j Lincoln. -Whether Proctor Is still
। alive is not known.
] Mr Safford was rooming :n the
I house opposite Ford’s theater, and
- upon hearing a commotion outside
j stepped to the door and looked out.
i The party was just carrying Lincoln
: out and in response to tho question
I of one of them ' Where shall we take
him?" Mr Safford called out, "Bring
। him in here." The president was
- placed in the room of a Mr Clark, now
dead, who was away at the time. In
the parts- that gathered around the
bed in those last hours besides the
officials and surgeons were Mr Safford
and a few inmates of the house.
Mr Safford had several interesting
i reminders of that scene. They were
| a lock of hair cut from around the
i wound, a section of the blood-stained
: pillowcase and a feather from the pil
i low oh which Lincoln’s head rested.
; and part of the scarf which Mrs Lin
coln hastily threw over her head when
she hurried Out to go to the bedside
of her husband.
Mr Safford has described the scene
as follows: “On cither side of her
house the residence, I had understood.
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HENRY S. SAFFORD
were either secessionists or not very
loyal. Otherwise they might have car
ried him into .one of the other houses.
The family with whom I lived was
named Paterson. They were worthy
Germans. who were away at the time,
and I wag the only person belonging
there who was at home, or I should
not perhaps have felt free to offer
the use of the hbuso had others opened
their doors promptly. It was a *hree
story brick house with two pallors on
one side of the hall and a stairway
on the other.
"'Without hesitation. Lincoln was
taken up the steps and carried through
the hall to a light, airy bedroom at
the rear. as the parlor doors were
locked and it would have been incon
venient to carry him upstairs. Re
sides, time was precious. The first
thing the diwtor did was to ask for
empty bottles (rubber water bottles
were hardly known at that time). I
rushed around and fount- some. had
water' heated and the president's feet
iverc k^pt constantly warm with bot-
Fcs of hot water Mustard plasters
were also frequently used to keep up
the wr.rmtli and circulation."
’n reference to the story that .Lin
coln died hi the. very room occupied
just before by his assassin. Mr Saf
ford always said It had beep occupied
n,short time before by an actor named
MqttheWs whom Booth did visit in the
hope, ft was sometimes mid. tbit
Matthews Would participate in the
the plot.
Mr Safford had been in ill-health
for over a year and a half, anil in
recent months had been failing notice
ably. He was born in this city Sep
tember 1, 1889, the son of Rubin T.
Safford and Delia Stebbins Safford,
members of old Springfield families,
attended the local schools, but at an
early age went to Washington. D. C..
where through the agency of Gen
Ripley, formerly commandant of the
Springfield armory, who was then
chief of ordnance, he was placed in
charge of the property returns divi
sion during the war. After the war
he went to New York, where for
eight years he held a position in the
office of the supplies division of the
Erie railway company. After 20 years
in New York, he returned to Spring
field. where he took the position of
manager of the Holyoke bone com
pany. For the past 10 years he has
been connected with certain' mill sup
ply companies as agent. Mr -’afford
leaves his widow, who was Miss Jes
sie Goff of Springfield, and one sister,
Mrs F. T. Allin of this city.
DEATH OF FREDERICK COPE
Civil War Veteran Was a Native
of England
Frederick Cope. 81. a civil war
veteran, died at his home in Thomp
sonville. Ct.. Friday of heart trouble
after a few days' illness. He was
a -.native of Kidderminster. Eng.,
and was born February 9. 1836.
and where he lived until the
age of 21. when he went to
Scotland and remained there two
years when he came to this country.
H; located in Thompsonville and was
employed as a hand loom weaver for
the old Hartford' carpet company.
Some years later he wene to New
York city and later went to Pough
keepsie where he lived 18 years,
thence going back to Thompsonville
to accept a position as loomfixer in the
ingrain department of the carpet
plant, at which he remained unMl
about 10 years ago.
In 1862 he enlisted in Co F, 22d
Connecticut regiment, and served as a
nine-months’ man. At the expiration
of his term he returned to Thomp
sonville and in the early part of 1865
he re-enlisted in the 33d New Jersey
infantry and continued in the service
until the close of the war He took
part in many engagements while a
member of the New Jersey regiment.
He was the oldest living member of
the Samuel Brown Grand Army post
and during the past 12 years lie had
been chaplain of the post. He was a
man of retired disposition and was
courteous to a marked degree, and
was a friend to all people in the town.
He never took an active part in af
fairs of the town and never aspired
to public office. He was an ardent
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church and was a regular attendant
at all services. He celebrated his
golden wedding about two years ago
and the occasion was made one of
special interest to Mr and Mrs Cope.
In his younger life he was very
studious and at the age of 20 he was
proficient in the style of stenography
used at that early period. Eleven
years ago he made a trip across the
continent to visit his brother Thomas
In California whom he had not seen
in many years.
Mr Cope is survived by his widow,
three daughters. Mrs Emily Webster
of Springfield. Miss Edith, who is a
teacher in the public schools in
Minneapolis and Miss Ethei who is
employed in the Springfield national
hank; one son. Edwin of Thompson
v;lie and three brothers. Edwin of
Lowell. Abraham, a former selectman
in Enfield and .who is also a civil vVar
veteran and Thomas of California'.
PROMINENT HORSEMAN
Joseph N. Brew Dies Suddenly at
His Home in Holyoke
Joseph N. Frew, a prominent ilolr
yoke resident ind well-known
throughout New England as a norse
man, died suddenly at his home, 203
Fine street late Saturday afternoon,
following his return from a drive with
his wife about the city. Although
he had not been in the best of health
since last November when he was
nearly asphyxiated by coal gas, he
I had been seemingly well and his
i death came as a great shock to reia
■ fives and his friends. Yesterday aft
ernoon he wished to go for a ride
and with his wife started out as usual.
After driving for a time he began
to glow weak and getting his wife
to take the reins asked to be driven
home. On the way to his house a
stop was made at Dr s. A. Mahoney's
for assistance and he was then driven,
home. He became rapidly worse and
■ gave out in the hallway of his Home,
i dying upon a couch there within a
I few minutes.
Mr Frew was among the first of the
i French-Canadian residents to come to
j I 10l .-oke and was largely instrumental
■ in securing hundreds from Canada to
c- me and make their home there. He
was in the real estate business for
y ears and was also a mortgage broker,
t He was always a great lover of horses
I and always owned a number of racers.
. Hardly ever failing to attend the New
England meets, he was well know., to
horsemen throughout the New Eng.
Imd states. Although retiring from
active business some years sgo h's
: love for horses never failed. At the
present time "The Pheasant" was
: owned and driven by him.
Mr Frew Was born in Canada red
was one of a family of 10 children
of Nicholas and Sophia Frew and was
born March 14. 1844. He came to
Holyoke in 1856 and with the late
Tolu. Frew conducted a photographic
studio on High street. He then be
came interested in real estate aid
built up a large business as a veal
estate dealer and mortgage broker.
He married in 1871 Miss Matilda Mav
chesaurt of Holyoke, who died in 1895,
and in 1897 he married Miss Caroline
Vincent, who survives him. For many
years Mr Frew made his home tn M i
ple street. In 1911 he sOtd his
property there tn the city and bought
toe property of Dr 1.. H. CH rhe on
Pine street where he had since re
sided. He was a member ol the Elks
ami was always active in city life and
known by practically every resident
in the city. He leaves be-ides bis
widow one brother. G. J. Pretv. the
High-street clothier, and two sisters,
Mrs .1. G McCarthy and Mrs M. A.
Chabot, all of Holyoke.
DIES IN ST PETERSBURG, H L
Charles J. Bridgman Was l ineal De
seendant of City’s First Settlors
Charles J. Bridgman. 85, of North
empton died last week Wednesday at
St Petersburg, Fla., where ho was
spending the winter. He was born m
Northampton, July H>. 1831. on the
site on Prospect street where the
house of A. .McCallum now stands,
and, with the exception of 14 yew.
during which his parents lived in
Ohio and CanadA. lie had spent bls
life in Northampton. Mr Bridgman
was the son of Thomas and Sally
Maria Judd Bridgman, and was a lin
eal descendant of Aaron Cook, one of
the first settlers of Northampton. He
was one of a family of 10 chlidien.
eight sons and two daughters For
nearly 55 years Mr Bridgman was em-
ployed as machinist at the shop of
w ebster Herrick and Mr Herrick’s
E ' Herrick, retiring at the age
of <a. Mr Bridgman became a mem
ber of the Edwards church in 1858.
He is survived by a brother, H. IL
/Bridgman of Norfolk, Ct.
REV AUSTIN D. O'MALLEY
Huntington Priest Succumbs to
Pneumonia at New York Hospital i
—Had Been Associated With.
Various Western Massachusetts •
Parishes
Rev Austin D. O’Malley, pastor of
St Thomas church at Huntington, died
of pneumonia at St Vincent’s hospital
in New York city Friday. Father
O'Malley was on his way to his home
in Huntington from a trip to New
Orleans, where he had been in an ef
fort. to regain his health. He hal
been in poor health for some time.
Father O’Malley was taken ill on board
the boat on his way north.
Father O'Malley was born in Penn
sylvania in 1863. the son of John and
Bridget O'Malley. His early educa
tion was received in his native state
and he then entered Holy Cross col
lege, where he graduated with high
honors in the class of 1891. He pur
sued theological study at Montreal, P.
Q„ and was ordained in Baltimore in
1894. Father O’Mallev was assigned
to the church of St Jerome in Hol
yoke after his ordination, and was
then successively assistant pastor at
St John's church in Worcester and
the Sacred Heart church in Spring
field. before he was made pastor of the
St Thomas church in Huntington. in
December. 1913. at the time when Rev
M. J. Coyne was transferred to the
church of the Immaculate Conception
in Worcester.
Father O'Malley's parish at Hunt
ington has included Chester and Woro
noco. In 1914 the building or St
John's church was begun in Chester
as a result of Father O’Malley’s co
oneration with the parishioners there.
The edifice was completed the follow
imr spring and was dedicated in May,!
1915.
St Thomas church has flourished
under his pastorate, and several im
provements have been made both at
the church and at the rectory. Dur
ing the time that Father O'Malley had
been in Huntington he had had as
curate Rev W. F. Smith.
Father O'Malley is survived by his !
mother, who lives with her daughter.!
Mary A. O'Malley and a son,!
James O'Malley, in Clinton. He also i
leaves- a sister. Margaret, who has
made her home with him at Hunting- ;
ton. and a brother. Rev John F.;
O'Malley of Elizabeth. N. J.
RUFUS A. TEELING DEAD
Well-Known Civil War Veteran;
' Passes Away
Hufus A. Teeling, 75. a civil war,
x eteran. and one of Pittsfield's'
1 est-known men. died last week Wed- ■
nesday at Hillcrest hospital, where!
lie had been since January 29 under ■
treatment for intestinal trouble. Mr
Teeling was born in Greenbush. N. Y..
May 9. 1841. the son of Charles and
Susan Teeling. He lived there for 25
years and was associated for several
years with His father in the feed and
grain business in Greenbush and sur
rounding towns. He came to Pitts
field 50 sears ago and took a position
as miller at the Wahconah grist-mill;
and later took over the business and
continued as proprietor of the Wall- >
conah flouring mills till 1897, when he j
retired.
Mr Teeling enlisted in the 44th regi
ment. New York volunteer infantry’,
in September. 1861. and served con
tinuously' with the regiment in all
engagements and sieges of the civil
was until the battle of Gaines Mills on
June 27. 1862. He was taken prisoner
in that battle and was confined in
Confederate prisons at Castle Thunder
and Eelle Isle until September 13.
1862. He was then paroled because
of broken health and taken to the
parole camp at Annapolis. Md., and
was discharged for physical disability
at the convalescent eamp at Alex
andria. Va. February IS. 1863. He
returned home recovered and re-cr-
Hsted in the Sth New York volunteer
artillery and served with that regi
ment in the army' of the Potomac un
til the surrender of Lee. Mr Teeling
had long been a member of the W. W
Rockwell Grand Army' post of Pitts
field.
As a member of the Odd Fellows
Mr Teeling had a long record as. an
active worker. He joined the order
in 1876 as a member of Berkshire
lodge of Pittsfield and was its secre
tary for a time. In 1883 he took a
withdrawal card from Berkshire lodge
that he might take part In the or
ganization of Osceola lodge and was
prominent in the institution of that
lodge. He was made a past grand
of that lodge in 1885 and was its sec
retary from that time until he re
signed In January. 1915. He was also
a member and past grand marshal of
the grand encampment of Odd Fel
lows.
TOWN'S OLDEST CITIZEN
John H, Davis Dies at His Home in
Belchertown
James Harvey Davis. 93. Belcher
town’s oldest citizen, died at the home
of Mrs Harriet Hamilton Sunday*
afternoon at 4 o’clock after an ill
ness of two weeks. Mr Davis was
born in Prescott June 27. 1523, the son
f John and Priscilla Davis. He learned
the trade of carriage building in the
employ of Simon Pepper in Belcher
town. As long as the carriage busi
ness thrived he followed this trade and
then became a carpenter. He worked
on a number of buildings in Belcher
town including the residence of the
late Col M. p. Walker. He married
Lucy Anne Mecorney of Southbridge
May 12, 1547. and four sons were
born to them. All are dead now.
After the death of bis wife 19 years
ago Mr Davis lived in Holyoke for a
few years, returning to Belchertown
six years ago. Mr Davis was very
active until within the last few
months. He leaves four granub
i daughters. Miss Frances Fiske and
I Mrs Caroline Fiske Rae of Dorchester.
‘ Miss Haze] Davis of Springfield and
- Miss Mabel Davis of Canon City, Col.
; MARGARET W. MORGAN DEAD
Passes Away at Age of 90 In House
Where Her Father Mas Born
| Miss Margaret W. Morgan. 90. died
last week Wednesday at the home if
'1 homas Morgan place in Lithe
Rest. Brimfield, where she had I
been cared tor during the las.
three years. She had been in
failing health during this time, be
fore which she had been active and
vigorous. She was confined to her
bed about 10 days.
Mise Morgan was born in Brimfield
March 9, 1826. and had thus reached
nearly the age of 91 years She was
the daughter nt Aaron and Almira
(Aspinwall! Morgan, and was or the
’ fourth generation in the line of de
i scent from Dea David Morgan, who
s was one of the proprietors of Brim
• field and a grandson of Miles Mor
. gan. Miss Morgan was a sister of
. the late John W. Morgan, who was a
well-known interior decorator in
SpringfleM. she was the last of her
: family and she died in the house
; where her father was born.
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR DEAD
j Was Told He Would Bisk Life if
He Returned to Take Oath of Of-
I fice
Gov E. C. De Baca died Sunday
afternoon at Santa Fe. N. M. Gov
De Baca was the second governor the
state has had. The first was William
C. McDonald, who was defeated last
fall for lieutenant-governor.
When nominated Mr De Baca was
ill and soon after he had been chosen
as the democratic gubernatorial candi
date went to Los Angeles to a sani
tarium. Although his physicians
warned him that he might lose bis
life if he returned to New Mexico to
take the executive oath, he declared
he would go if he had to be carried
to Santa Fe on a stretcher.
Blood transfusion brought improve
ment in his condition, however, and
he traveled to the New Mexico capital
without serious result. From the
train he was taken to a sanitarium
and in his room there he was ^worn
in in the presence of fewer than a
score of persons. After the Legisla
ture met, early this month, he took
"•rson.al charge of a considerable nor
tion of the executive duties, making
appointments, passing upon hills and
the like.
Gov De Baca; was a native New-
Mexican. bom in Las Vegas. Novem
ber 1. 1864, His education wa.i ob
tained in the public schools of that
community and in Las Vegas college.
Until he became prominent In political
fields he Was best known as a pub
! licist. acting for many years as edi
tor of an influential Spanish paper.
I-a Voz de Publioa. issued at Las Ve
gas. He continued active in newspa
per work even after his election as
lieutenant-governor
M . E. Lindsey, lieutenant-governor,
republican, automatically succeeds to'
the executive office and occupancy of
the executive mansion within which
I Gov De Baca, had not set foot since
I his election.
MRS C. E. LYNCH DEAD
j One of the Oldest Residents of
Stockbridge Passes Away
i Mrs Charles E. Lynch. 81. died sud-:
I dcnly at her home in the West, Stock
; bridge road in Stockbridge Friday.
(Her maiden name was Katherine
; Cooper: She was the daughter of
John and Mary Cooper who lived on
! the east shore of Stockbridge bowl
jon the property now known as the
Sayles property. Here she was mar-
. lied to Charles E. Lynch on Novem
; her 13. 1555. the ceremony being pe>-
I formed by Rev William Lawrence of
j Lenox. She was educated in the
Stockbridge public schools. Soon after
her marriage Mr and Mrs Lyneh
। moved to the property on the West
i Stockbridge read where at the time
|of her death they had lived more
i than 60 years together. She onlj- sur
; vived her husband by a very brief
i time, his death having occurred Sep
jtember 9. 1916. On this propertv thev
I had celebrated the 50th wedding an
iniversary and 10 years later. Novem
i her 13. 1915, their many friends
I gathered to join in the festivities of
i the 60th anniversary of their mar
• riage. On the same property their
parents had previously made just as '
) good a record having' also celebrated
; their 60th gnniversarv. this nropertv
! dating back to the Stockbridge In
! dians. with whom their ancestors had !
I dealings.
Mrs Lynch is survived by three
j sons. John C. of Philadelphia. Pa..
I George of Chattanooga. Tenn., and
j Edwin Lynch of Stockbridge. She is
also survived by several grandehil
i dren and by three great grandchild
| uren. She was one of the old
i tst members of the. First Congre
i Rational church and was very highly
■ esteemed by all who knew her. Her
; pleasing personality and fine memory
] she retained to the end of her life,
i She was keenly interested in all the
- activities of She village and was well
1 informed on many subjects.
DEATH OF A. H. LOVEJOY
i Civil War Veteran Passes Away as
Result of Paralytic Shock
Alfred H. Lovejoy, SO. a veteran of
■ the civil war and a resident of Pitts
j field for more than half a century,
died at 6 o'clock Sunday night at his
home in that city, as a result of
a paralytic shock he suffered Thurs
day. He was born in Hudson. N. Y..
, May 2.), IS3G. the son of Mr and Mrs
! Harry Lovejoy. He was employed for
nearly 40 years by the Boston and
*■ Albany railroad and went to Pitts*
field in 1557 to take a position as
track foreman, which he held 35
• years .and then retired. He was mar
ried November 21. 1559, to Miss Em
j ma Decker of Cherry Valley. N. Y., at
• Canaan. N. Y.. and they celebrated
i their golden wedding anniversary in
1909. Six children were born of this
union. Mrs Lovejoy died October 2S.
1913.
Mr Lovejoy was one of four broth
ers who served in the civil war He
enlisted as a member of Co A. <slst
Massachusetts infantry, in I<i>4 and
was mustered out at the end of his
term a year later. Although in many
battles he was never wounded.
He was a charter member of Onota
council, Royal Arcanum, and a long
time member of Mystic loffge of
Masons, of the Berkshire Grand Army
post and of the Sputh church. The
survivors are three sons and one
daughter. Charles A. of Cheshire. Ed
win F. and H. Webb Lovejoy and Mrs
Frank Carley, all of Pittsfield, one
half-brother, Fred Kingsley of Pitts
field. three granddaughters, two in .
Pittsfield and one in Hollis. L. 1., and
twi' grandsons, one ip Portland. Me.,
and one in Cheshire.
DEATH OF JAMES F. HUNTER
' Commander of Grand Army Post
Passes Away
James F. Hunter. 71, died at his home
. on Mechanic .street, Shelburne Fnlls.
| lost week Wednesday after an
I Illness of several weeks, dur.
i Ing which he had been in the
I cute of a truincj nurse, Mr Ilun
' ter was a member of thb Central lodge
ot Odd Fellows in Worcester and -f
Alethlan encampmont of Shelburne
Falls, and was commander of Oro Mft
ler Grand Array post at the time of
Eis death. He had lived in iifitelburne
Falls for the past 36 years. 15 years
of that time being employed by Frost
< Bartlett, and subsequently by. Co
ve” A Potter He retired from active
wtjtjk a few years ago. He leaves on*'
son. Edward S- Hunter of Shelburne
Falls, with whom he had lived, and two
daughters. Mrs Frank A. Phelps
1 Westfield and Mrs Abraham W. Clear
। { of North Tarrytown, .Y.
MRS E. M. LOMBARD DEAD
Old Resident of the City Passes
Away in Florida After Short
Illness
Mrs Edward M. Lombard. 67. died
Saturday at Orlando. Fla., following
an illness of about 10 days. Her son,
Ralph E. Lombard, left early this
week for Florida, and reached Orlan
do before her death. With her hus
band Mrs Lombard went to Florida
in January in the company of Mr and
Mrs George A. Hill of West Spring
field to spend the winter.
Mrs Lombard was before marriage
Miss Etta Bliss and was the daugh
ter of W’illiam Colton and Eliza Oak
ley Bliss. She was born January 31.
1856. in Sandisfield and spent, her
childhood in Dalton. On February 4,
1868, she was married in Spring
field, where she had lived since. She
was a mem'w of the First Congrega
tional church and Mercy Warren
chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution. She is survived by her
) husband, three sons. Frederick B. of
Waterbury.-Ct., Pau! I. and Ralph E.
of Springfield, and one daughter.
i Helen, wife of Dr Jules A. Vuilieumier
of New York. One brother, Frederick
' Bliss of Worcester, also survives, as
! do four grandchildren, Ralph D. and
Edward Murray Lombard of Buffalo.
! N. Y.. sons of the late Frank M. Lom
bard. Mrs Lombard's eldest son. and
t Roger Lombard Vuilleuraier and Jane
’ Vuilleumier of New York.
JEREMIAH MAHONEY DEAD
; Well-Known Citizen of Westfield
Passes Away After Brief Illness
Jeremiah Mahoney, 79, died Friday
!a> Noble hospital. Westfield, after
a brief sickness, Mr Mahoney was
! one of the best-known citizens of
■ Westfield. He was born in Ireland and
he had been a resident of Westfield for
50 years, going there directly after
j his arrival in this country. For a
quarter of a century he was employed
J as .a driver for the Knell coal company
and in this way he gained an unusual
1v wide acquaintance. Mr Mahoney
had been employed at different times
• by the highway department and he re
tired about 10 years ago. He was re
markably faithful in all his work and
was a man of unbounded good nature.
' His contagious smile will long be re
membered by his acquaintances. Mr
: Mahoney was thoroughly honest and
i conscientious in al! his dealings. He
was one of the oldest members of St
; Mary’s church. In 1869. he was mar
ried to Miss Ellen Buckley, who died
il6 years ago. He leaves one daugh
; ter. Mrs Maurice Moore, one son.
■ John W. Mahoney, both of Westfield.
| nine grandchildren and two great
■ grandchildren.
GEN O'BEIRNE DEAD
Rose From Ranks to Command of
Brig-ade in Civil War
Brig-Gen James Rowan O'Beirne,
. who rose from the ranks to the com
} mand of a brigade in the civil war.
| died of heart disease Sunday at
.his home in New York. He was born
’in Irelan 1 75 years ago. but was
i brought to this country by his par
i ents when a child. He was severely
; wounded in the battle of I 'hanceilors
ville and was awarded the military
I medal by Congress for gallantry’ at
the battle of Fair Oaks. After retir
i ing from the army Gen O'Beirne lived
in Washington before going to New
•York. He is Survived by one daugh
ter.
WAS AMHERST GRADUATE
C. S. Houghton. United States Com
missioner. Dead at Red Bank,
N. J.
Clarence Sherrill Houghton, for the
past three years United States com
missioner for the southern district of
New York, died at his home at Re-3
Dank. N. J.. Saturday. He was born
a» Piermont. N. Y., April 28. 1564. and
nas graduated from Amherst college
in 1888 and later from Columbia law
sch 001.
E. S. YOUNG DEAD
Sergeant-at-Arms of Two Republic
an National Conventions
Edward S. Young. 60. sergeant-at
arms at the republican national con
ventions which nominated President
McKinley and President Roosevelt,
died at Hartford. Ct.. Monday of
pneumonia. For SO years he was re
publican registrar of voters.
MME RODIN DEAD
Bride of Sculptor Dies After Long
Illness
The Paris Petit Journal reports the
death at Meudon. after a long and
painful illness, of Mme Auguste Ro
din. the wife of the famous sculptor.
Mme Rodin, whose maiden name was
Rose Beurre. was married on January
29 to the sculptor
MBs Susan A. ( hurchill
Mbs Susan A. Churchill. 62. died
Saturday morning at her home in Pitts
field after an illness of three week-'
with pneumonia. She was born in the
Churchill homestead, where she died,
and spent her entire life in that sec
tion. Her birth was In 1555. and she
was the daughter of Lemuel B. and
Lydia < Bedford! Churchill. Her
mother was a native of Conway. Her
parents died over 30 years ago. and
her only brother. John B. Church'll.,
Jr., died about 25 years ago. Miss
Churchill owned extensive real estate
holdings, including four large farms,
two in Lanesboro and two in the west
part of Pittsfield. She was a practi
cal farmer, and for many years active
ly directed the operations of the farms.
For the past 15 years. Chaig Stearns
of Berlin. N. Y . had been foreman
fdr her. Two of her uncles, the late
John and Thomas Churchill, also
owned extensive realty holdings in
that section of Pittsfield for many
years. Miss Churchill was a member
of the First church in Pittsfield and
was the last of her immediate family.
She leaves several cousins in Will
iamsburg and Buckland and two sec
ond cousins. Mrs Walter Root and Mrs
Harry Ady of Pittsfield.
Death of Mrs Sophia Roharge
Mrs Sophia Robarge, B*2. widow o'
Louis Kobarge, Sr., died Thursday
morning at her home in Pittsfield,
after an illness of five dais following
a paralytic shock. Mrs Roharge wvs
one of the best-known of the older
residents of the city. Every birthday
of hers was remembered by frienJs
with tokens and a special heme cole- I
bration. Mrs Roharge was born In :
St Barthetcmk P. Q„ the daughter I
of Mr and Mrs Janois Contous. Sho I
was married in Canada when ID ini I
the family camo to Pittsfield in 18t,9. :
taking up their residence in Wed
Pittsfield, where Mr Roharge con- I
ducted a cabinet-making shop where]
the tomperanee hall is now. He died
I April 21. 1«92. when the family llw
on _P!easant street. On October 14
1897. Mrs Robarge went to live wit!
her son on West street, where ahi
had since lived. She was a membei
of the Notre Dame church. She leave;
four sons and three daughters. Jo
seph. Henry, a former member of th<
common council from ward 5. Lowfl
and Abraham. Mrs Charles GramJ
< iw and Mrs Elziar Boyer, all -r
Pittsfield, and Mrs Wilfred Dessant
o' Springfield.
Mrs Austin P. Bassett
Mrs Austin P. Bassett. 61. of 5S
Waverly street died early Monday
morning after a few hours’ illness
Mrs Bassett had been in ill-health fra
some time. She was born in Wee
T:r' ■ . 2. ixs';. rhe daughtei
of Eaton Edward and Mary Gilbert
She spent her early life m tliat town
where she received her education. Shi
had lived in Springfield for 26 yearn
Mrs Bassett was a member of Memo
rial church, the church guild ark
Lucy Webb Hayes Rebekah lodge. Be
sides her husband she leaves a daugh
ter. Mrs Bertha L. Broadhurst, wh
married Attorney Edward T. Brom®
rorst Saturday evening. Mr and Mn
I. > -adhurst were informed of Mrs Ba.«
sett's death while on their weddinj
trip in New York. Mr? Bassett alsi
leaves a son. Edward A. Bassett o!
Spokane. Wash., a twin sister Mn
William H. Bruce of West Brookfield
a brother. Louis E. Gilbert of Wes
Brookfield, two aunts. Mrs Calcin Jen
nings and .Mrs Lucy Havens of this
■ . '-'so three zrandchlidrmt
Death of Allan 3. Sheldon
Allen J. Sheldon, 81, a well-know;
resident of Suffield. Ct., died Sat
urday at the Sufßeld house, when
!He had lived for about eight years
Ue was born in Suffield Jul;
, 12. 1836. His parents were Gad am
Lucinda 'Chandler) Sheldon of Sus
. Held. His father was a deseendan
of a colonial family, coming from Es.
sex, Eng. His mother was the daugh
ter of Isaac Chandler of Windsor. Ct
and was descended from one of tin
original settlers of the state. Mr Shel
don was educated in the town schools
His business career was spent In Nek
York city and Naugatuck, CL For th«
past 12 years he had lived a retires
life, spending the larger part of thf
time in Suffield. He married Elizs
Baylis, who has l>een dead severa
years. He leaves one son. James Al
bert Sheldon of New York, and twt
daughters. Adelaide and Harriett She®
ecn r,f New York.
f uneral of 11. L. Pease
The funeral of Dea Harrison L
i Pease was held last week Wednesda!
' at his late home in Algerie. Biand
lord. Rev M. D. Merchant conduetei
the service. Mr Pease had served
many years as a deacon and as super
intendent of the Sunday-school of th<
church a- North Blandford. He ha<
also been treasurer for a number a
'•ears. A few years ago Dea and Mn
I’ease celebrated their golden wedding
Besides his widow Dea Pease leave:
■ one son. Fred Pease of Otis, and sow
grandsons. George Pease of Boston
Wellington Pease of Winsted. Ct.. Les
, ter Pease of Providence. R. 1., an!
i Charles Pease of Warren. The bear
ers were F N. Gibbs. W. D Healy
Burton C. Lloyd and Albert T. Gibbs
i Burial was in the family lot at Oti
‘ Center.
Henry D. FeskUt f
Henry D, Fosk-.L '2. died at ni
j home in Wilbraham Sunday mora
ng after a lingering illness. He wa 1
! bom in Stafford. Ct., and spent hi
early life in Hampden. He had be®
a resident of Wilbraham for the pox
.53 years. Mr Foskitt was a mem
»r of rl-e Wilbraham Methodis
church. Besides his widow he leave
four sous. Charles D.. 'William H. an<
George D. all of Springfield, an<
Frank of New York city, two daugh
'ers. Mrs Joseph Woodward of Sout)
: Vernon and Mrs Edward S. Rayei
-f Wilbraham, and eight grandchH
- tlren.
Mr« Lucy G Shaw
bo c Sh ,W. hl. a membs
lof one Of the oldest SpringfleJ
I’amilies. die-i Monday morning ii
I Berlin. N. J. She was the widow 0
Charles L Shaw, formerly a coatrag
’ mid builder of this city
- "■ : ’ :r this cit
Js ISl'i. the daughter o
: '.<o .ii Barton and Fidelia Rindg
a. She attended Suffleld am
academies. Mrs Shaw wa
■id December 14. 1859. She wa
f Christ churcl
' ■ .■ es two children. Charles W
'haw of this citv and Elizabeth, wif
' Dr W lam Wescott of Berlin. 5
Mrs Ruth A. Fitch
3’ ' L: : A. Fitch, 60. of Dewe
street. Tatham, widow of Edward '
Dr 'h, died Saturday morning at he
n:- a long illness. Sbe wa
born in Russell, and had lived 1
: a ut 40 years. She wa
ier • and a loyal worker in th
V"? -.iss<> Congregational churcl
M-s Flic conducted a Sunday-scho<
' ,-s in -his church for many year
- sons, William T. <
JcCyv-o. Vt.. and George E. Fite
; West Springfield, and a daughte
M -s S. Bingham of West Spring
field, also four grandchildren. J
Death of Mrs Melina N. Fuller
L the death of Mrs Melina N. Fui
v l tv of Davenport Fuller, a
IS turday. Ludlow lows on
■ f its early residents. Mrs Fuller wa
■’ ’ ■-.ighter of Henry and Nanc
< Parsons) Charles and was bor
- larch U, 1836. and as a young gil
lived with her parents on the tart
cemced b; William M. Ashwst
s taught ,-ehool for a great man
' i ; s at the Watershops in Springfiel
'J. lived at Indian Orchard for
cumber of years, where her husban
■ -ed a large grocery store.
Noted Medal Maker Dead
1 T c les E. Barber, one of the eoua
try’s most expert engravers and fc
half a century connected with th
Philadelphia mint, died at his home I:
1' Cidelphia Sunday He was 7
years old am! was the engraver c
• : "sciential medals durini
th-.- ; ast 50 years. He was '-ridel
k 'wr ■ medal makers in this noun
try and abroad.
Peel Friend of W. D. Howells
a .’.ones Piatt, 82, author an
-- literary works up to ti
'•••are aui gained him national tand
died at his winter home in Cinclt
t ati, 0.. Fridaq. In 1860 he co’
with William Dean HowoJ
■ v. - -the ’’poems of two friemU
tmtuste Carolus-Duram ti
r, -l ei Saturday at Path. R
W.i- horn at Lille i.l 1838 and live
'■ ■tl'•’ in Spain and Italy. H" w«
,o - . ollicer t> f the Legion of Hom
■d । u.-mner of the institute, fl
’■ ’"'-I c’.ua portraits, among the)
■h it .q P -p.' Pius X
Mrs Jane H.u-gravcm a fOrtUHi
-.--■ dent ci North Adams, died l«
■ eek It Ilin borne of her so* I
,l-mc. 11, I, She was 81 years old an
w.is n itiv<. ,_,f Wales. She had Uvt
- x -rti Adams from 1875 to 190
when she removed to Rhode Islan
Gen Edward A. Campbell. 73, wt
"ned in the civil and Spanish-Agra
iertu wars retiring from the
of the Ist brigade of the New Jersj
national guard In IW. died st h
I ome in Nev ark. N. J., Tliursdav.
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