The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-08-19
Proceedings

T or the Members Of al. Button Fire
, Company, No. |, of Findlay Ohio, or
, the occasion of the decease af James
, Meaghan, member of said Company
Bursuant to notice given on learn
t ing OF the death of our esteemed
brother Fireman, James Meaghan, by
! sun stroke, on the 18th instant, the
5 members of our company met nt the
J Engine House Mt 0 o'clock A NJ, OH
this day for the purpose Of making
arrangements to pay the last tribute
lOf respect to our brother.
After the company had assembled
and was called to order hy the Fore.
: man and the object OF the meeting
, explained, four pail bearers, viz. Ste
phcn Syfoug, Simon Wilhelm, Got
leib Phleiger, and Charles Roulston,
were appointed. The company. pre-.
ceded by the pail bearers, marched to
the late residence of the deceased,
and then, in the usual form, accompa.
MED the remains of the deceased to
the Catholic Cemetery.
When the remains had been lower.
ed into its final resting place, Col. w.
Muugen, one of the members, on he.
half of Company No /, made few
remarks, as follows:
/ FELLOW MEMBERS AND BRoTHERs
OF FIRE COMPANY No. |: We have
met to pay the last tribute Of respect
to our highly esteemed, and now
much lamented brother, James Meag-
han. He is now consigned to his
last resting place---he sleeps his last
sleep until the resurrection morn We
here tender our heart-fe felt sympathy
to the bereaved widow of our deceas-
ed brother, whose tears of mourning
and groans of anguish cannot but
touch the hardest heart. May Heav-
en- in its mercy enable her to bear her
sad affection.
Alas for us occasions of this kind
have been too frequent in the last
four years. Death has claimed as
his own fully one-half of the mem
bers Of this company who were mem
bers then. A large majority of those
who have been taken from among us,
have fallen far from the loved ones
at homn-fallen with their face to
the sky and their feet to the foe
fallen under the shadow of the starry
banner, on the field of battle, in the
far off south. 1t was denied to us
rs n company, to see them decently
laid in quiet grave; but they re-
cCivcd the funeral of soldiers, with
their martial habiliments around
them, and the tears of their comrades
watered their lonely graves on the
distant plains of the sunny South.
Our Brother here lies quietly at
rest-the fire bell will no more arouse
him from his slumbers Mt midnight
his troubles are over. In the prime
and vigor of manhood, in lusty health,
with the prospect Of long life before
him. he has fallen--been cut down as
grass before the scythe. He is silent
in death The alarm of tie midnight
tocsin--the hoarse voice of the fore
mans trumpet calling ''down on the
brakes will not disturb his deep
calm sleep. He rests in peace. l have
done
After the grave was closed the com
pany returned in the usual order to-
the Engine house and on motion j.
II Numma, A. Leslie and Samuel
Wheeler were appointed committee
to prepare the proceedings OF the
company on this occasion and draft
resolutions expressive Of our senti
meuts
After few moments J II. Mumma
from said committee reported the fol
lowing preamble, Al d resolutions
which were uuan mously adopted!
WHEREAS. II has pleased Divine
Providence to call from among us,
our much esteemed and highly res
pected brothe, james Meag ghan, there
fore
RS 70 d, That in his decease we
have lost one of our very best lircmen
ii man Of honor and integrity, ever
ready ut the post of duty and of dan
ger, alwaAs ready to respond at roll
call--in every sense OF the word a.
good fireman good citizen and a.
good neighgor ;-upright and honor
able in all his intercourse with his fel-
low men.
Resolr.d, That we tender to his be-
reaved widow our sincere sympathy
and confidence in her trouble and be-
reaVement.
Rosolc,d That the Secretary be in
structed to furnish a copy of these
proceedings and resolutions to the
Hancock JeGerSonian and Hancock
Couyier with request that the same
be published; and that he furnish a
copy thereof to the widow OF our de
ceased brother
On motion, the meeting adjourned
JOHN L. GROSE, Foreman.
j. II. MuMMA, Secretary.
August Il, 1864.