The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-02-18
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STyphus fever, Charles w. only SON OF
AWalter and Huldah L. Lyon, aged Is
Eyears months and Z days.
q 1t is with scrrowful hearts that we re
Scord the death of member OF our firm
Ia young man just stepping over tn.
3threshold of life, but he is gone and W,
would write of his manly qualities as {
slight tribute Of respect and affection
gthe last We can ever pay HMM return
Efor his num5erless acts of kindness to
wards US.
4 Charles W. Lyon was born at Por
1 Washington in this State, December etl
alS49. He early exhibited a desire fol
Ebooks, and gave evidence of powerful
Smlnd. Sent to school he acquired knowl
Eedge rapidly and became a good scholar
HE came to Manitowoc with his father:
3famlly during tie summer of 1858, and
3attended school here until sometime
Gun the summer of 1865. That he made
excellent use Of his time we have had
gample evidence during the past two
syears. Leaving school he went into the
q telegraph Office and became very fan
Operator in few months, but our bust
Sness increasing it became necessary to
semploy a book-keeper and clerk Charles
zentered on the duties of the situation,
4 January lst., 1866. At the end of the
syear 1866 SC faithful and we'll had he per
Atormed his arduous duties that he became
ga member of the firm, representing enc
athird interest. If he had done we'll be-
Sfore he now did much better Early and
Slate he was found at his labor, II
seemed to take delight in nothing so well
sas hard work. His friends fearing tha,
sshe would make himself sick by such un-
zceasing application demonstrated with
shim wholly but in vain. During the whole
/ year Of 1867 he MD not lose day time
afrom any cause. Not satisfied with do
sing well, he sought to excel all, and tax
sing Up the study of Photography dur
SIng leisure hours, he followed it through
Gall It's tortuous winding ways, until with
dpractice he would have become an excel.
slent short hand reporter. As a proof read
Ter be was success. Often when the edi-
tors were busy, or for any reason unable to
sattend to this difficult part of their duties
Che rendered his services and rendered
satisfactory assistance. In his deal he
awas strictly honest and exact, sure to get
devery farthing due him, and yet unwil
I ling under any circumstances to take that
(which belonged to another.
Thus we have briefly sketched the line
sof duty which our partner followed; it
remains to sketch him as our companion
land friend But how can we perform the
sad task? We mourn for him as for an
Gown brother, and while tears dim our eyes
aand choking grief would faiu find utter
lance, how can the hand write out the
thoughts which fill the throbbing brain ?
4 lis difficult work and yet it must be
sdone. Young Lyon was very reticent,
aunassuming, modest boy. 1t was next to
simpossible fora stranger to get an extend
sed opinion from him on any subject, so
smuch did he distrust his own powers, and
afor this reason he never appeared well in
5public, but to those who knew him best
Che was the embodiment of all that is
Igood and true in man. We were a full
syear In getting a just estimate of his
character, and perhaps had we known him
seyen better than we did we could have
saverted the sad fate which has befallen
shim He perferred his work to play,
land blind to the fact that disease was
fastening It's hold on his young vitals we
sdid not use all our influence to make him
exercise in the open air which as, we
isee now, was just as essential to his growth
sand physical development as to the forest
Coax When he did play, however, it was
swith spirit; only four weeks ago we saw
shim tire out two strong skaters, one after
ythe otherand still he asserted he was not
sweary But even then, probably, the ia
Ftal fever with insidious fire was coursing
Through his veins He finally. three
gweeks ago, complained little, and one
smorning he did not come to his work.
aHow strange it seemed not to have
sCharley here, and how irksome were the
sduties which he had performed so quietly
lAlas we were to learn to do without him
altogether, and forever in this world Il
SIS bitter lesson, but one that is often
learned. Charley has been member OF
sthe Presbyterian Sabbath School in this
splace for many years, and seldom indeed
3has he been absent. For some months
spast he has acted as Librarian, in
(which capacity he won the good opinion
Sof all connected with the school, which
9wili miss him now. Socially he had but
flew personal friends as he was just at that
aage when young men are backward, but
Che had an exceedingly large circle of ac-
squaintance, and among all those who
KNEW him we do not think he had a sin
agle enemy, and we never heard an i'll
Aword spoken of him in all the time we
ahave known him. AS is the case with
most young men who give al THEN time
Ito some useful occupation he had no bad
shabts of any kind, he sought to be a
gentleman, and in the eyes of the commu-
snity he succeeded admirably. His last
sllness came on very gradually. The first
aweek we did not apprehend anything Sc
!: rious, and looked each day to see him
better He did not complain of any pain
abut lost his appetite entirely, and gradu-
aally was found to have fever. One
smornlng we called in and found him in a
drawing delirium. From that hour until
ahis death, abouta weeks time, we do not
think he was possessed of his right mind
I moment, or at least sufficiently so to
realize his terrible condition. He suffered
sintensely and only yielded up his strength
swhen human endurance could bear the
pain no longer. A few moments before
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