Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-01
from the Atlantic Telegraph.
Death Of Miss Nellie aacdrick.

Death Of Miss Nellie iacdrick.
Miss Nellie Hedrick died at the
home of her brother, Major I. H..
Hedrick, in this city, at 6 o'clock Sat.
urday morning after an illness of 80
hours' duration. She was taken sud.
denly i'll at l o'clock Friday morning
aud was not conscious afterward
Thursday evening MIR. and Mrs. Girls.
void had visited the Major and his
family, and Miss Nellie was a. gay
and cheerful, IS on any evening Of her
always buoyant and happy lite. Soon
after the family had retired, the Major
was awakened by an unusual noise
proceeding from her room. and on
proceeding thither found her nncon-
scious. Physicians were Immediately
called and remained at her bedside
constantly to the hour OF her death,
but were unable to revive her. The
the attsck was of an apoplcciic nature.
Relatives were Immediately summon
ed by telegraph. Hon. J. W. Hedrick,
father Of the deceased. General j. NJ.
Hedrick and Joseph Iledrick, brothers,
Of Ottumwa; Mrs. Thompson, OF Bed
ford, and Mrs. Lathrop, Of Ottumwa,
sisters, and DR.. Lsthrop, husband Of
the latter, came as soon as possible.
but Miss Nellie was dead before many
of them reached her bedside. General
Hedrick was accompanied by his
daughter, Mics Kate. The news of
the young lady's death spread rapidly,
and produced sadness every where.
Her brothers house, from the time OF
Miss Nellie's first illness, was throng-
ed with sympathizing friends, anxious
to be of some assistance in restoring
the loved one to life, and eager to in.
qaire at every moment il there was
not some hope. After her death,
friends, both young and old, for she
had been kind to all, aud had friends
among all classes, gathered with floral
offerings to strew on the pail Of her
whom they had loved SO we'll in lie.
Saturday afternoon and Sunday a
beautiful floral cross fashioned by
hands of affection rested at the head OF
the pail, while trailing vines and
flowers were in profnsion on other
parts of the casket. Sunday evening
at half past six, funeral services were
conducted at the house by Rev. E. s.
Hill, of the Congregational and Rev.
F. w. Vinson, OF the M. E. church, and
wore attended by an unusually large
concourse Of people. At hslf.past
seven o'clock the body was taken to
the depot, followed by thirty or more
carriages, and many friends on foot.
The pail bearers were Miss Annie
Sanborn, Miss Eta Dickerson, Miss
Alice Moorman. Mr.. j. F. Hubbard,
Mr.. Chas. McCres, Mr.. Frank Clark,
Mr.. James Alexander, Mr.. s. A. Shaw
and Mr.. A. D. Crane. Major Hedrick
aud Mayor Dickerson accompanied
the body to Ottumwa, where the
funeral and burial occurred Monday
afternoon.
Miss Hedrick was native of Wa
pello county, Iowa, and was 81 years
old. In few weeks she was to have
been married to G. l.. Finn, ESQ q
prominent attorney of Bedford. Mr..
Finn had been here visiting his aft an
ced last week, and had just left for
home on Thursday mornings train,
previous to the young lady's death
Saturday morning at o'clock he
again reached Atlantic to find his ex-
pectant bride, she whom he had so re.
Gently left in such buoyant hope and
spirits, . corpse. Her death is sad in
itself, and rendered donbly so, by its
snddcnncs-. Ncvcr was a young Tad i
more dearly loved or sadly monrned
than che. Endowed with rare intel
lectual gifta, brilliant In conversation.
with ready wit, and a naturally happy
disposition she was a fSyorite in all
circles and the life of every gathering
none knew her but to love her, none
named her but to praise. While none
enjoyed lie more than she, death had
no terrors for her. She often talked
of it cheerfnlly but not lightly. believ-
ing that a better life than this, in a
better world than ours. awaited her at
last. In her uutimely death has pass.
cd one of earth's choicest flowers to an
everhl0oming home in heaven.