The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-08
OBITUARY.
Death OF Charles Buford.

Little knots of friends AM Appropriateness
of Charles Buford gathered on the corners Q
the streets last night. = beu 1t became known
that 1t Vas not possible for him to recover
expressing their sorrow that he was thus Il
be cut off IN his youth, with his best year
yet before him, and condoiing with his scr
row stricken family, OF whom he was III.
prIde. aud hope. Bulletins Of ms condition
we're received from time to time up till hal
past eight clock, when II was announced
that he WIS no more.
Charles N. Buford. was born IN Scott
Co., Kentucky On Ghe Ssh Day of Novem Der
1887. beng IN his @ard year at tae time Of
his death. lie was the second con of Chas.
Buford, sen, who moved 10 this place l.
years ago Chas buford who had passed
some years IL preliminary study IN Kentucky
went 10 school IA GriswUid College. Dagen
port, shortly after his arrival here.
where he remained Tor sUne tune. he then
went to Quincy and entered the Office OF Mr..
Browning, formerly AttorAev Genera. OF the
= A'tSfS >'hSssS, GSt~ III N4it StAbN ~
the lew. lie remained there tur two or
three years HnG adm tiled TO tie bar,
&c came to Rock IsIaLd ~HJ engaged IL
the practice Of his profession, bat continued
in il bur verg snort time going into business
with his brothers, + d ami l.. Vi. Baiort,
in the Rock Island P.ox Works four years
ego. year afterwards he married Miss
Postewait, of Burlington, Iowa. HIS sick
ness was Of short duration. de had three
severe bilious attacks this season. the third
and LAST Of which began rgo weeks ago
last Saturday. Through the TWO previous
he passed easily, DR.. Gait, MS family
physician, attending him through al. The
last was very severe attack and resulted in
gastric arrangement Of a serious character,
which bad . reflex nervous influence on the
spine and the base of the brain, which was
the immediate cause of his death His brain
was not affected, his mental faculties being
amin paired up to within an hour of his
death, when kind Providence iuterposed
before the final dissolution,
and his departure was as tranquil IS the
assume dangerous form until last Satur
day, when he gradually grew worse, until
Dr Gait called IN Drs. Truesdale aud Gregg
for consultation. All united in giving it at
their professional opinion thas he could rot
lise. He was accordingly prepared for
eternity by being baptized by Father Roles
and taken into the communion of the Gath
olic Church. The sacrament and extreme
junction of the church was administered TO
him on Monday afternoon. His wife Is q
erveut aud exemplary member Of the
Catholic Church, and through her influence
1e died with hiseyes upon the crucifx.
Chas. Buford was called hence beloved .
md respected by all who knew him. His !
ife Was pure one. his instincts elevated (
md his Heart Astounding in charity. He
vas fine exemplar OF the classic gentleman
f fifty years ago, treating all with distin.
uished courtesy, but withal dignihed in his
em-anor He scorued bitterness, and his
nsiness transactions though exact IN every
articuIar were instinct with Eberality and
lstce His tastes We're quiet and domestic
nd h. lived his portion of the allotted period
fiiai son, q devoted brother, firm friend
nd good citizen. De mortibus nil nisi
onum is maxim, which can be observed
this Instance without difficulty by all who
lac" him as he vas. He was ever liberal
ADVOCATE OF public improvement and was an
hVaiuanie member of the large mspufac-
urihg hrh with which he was connected.
lis devotion to business brought nm tho |
omplaint which resulted in death q I
cath deplored by all ci,izens
f Rock Island, for III him We
ecognized young man of great promise ,
nd citizen in whom we all felt pride. His
fe was an ambitionless one except TO he
lst and honorable and TO do good privately.
lie was q delegate from this district to the
ational Democratic Convention of New
Eork, in 1864, which nominated Horatio
seymour for President
His mother. who has been spending some I
lme with her daughter, Mrs. Edison, at West !
'oint, was telegraphed to as to his condition I,
no left immediately. She will arrive here 9
morrow evening. The funeral is sccor- t
.nkv oeiayed until Friday. Due announce {
nsn' win Dc made as to time and other ar .
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