The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-02
Death of Jeremiah Crafty.

Another OF the pioneers of La Sale county has
gone to join the innumerablc throng gathered
upon the other shore. JEREMIAH CRoTTY died
at his home at Seneca on Monday last, a. Sl5 +
w., In the Slst year of his age. Old age and q
SAneral breaking down of the system for about
me months previous to his death had confined
him to his house and for the greater portion OF
the time to his bed so that his demise was not
unexpected, for indeed for several months the
final moment was constantly looked for by his
physicians, family and watchers. During the
two days previous to his deccase, he had been in
= scmi-conscious state, and death came with ne
apparent pain. His son william, living at Bur-
lington, ka., and sonInlaw DR.. McGorrisk, of
Des Mcines, Iowa, were teegraphed for.
The funeral was largely attended. Besides his
children and grand children, old friends from OF
tawa and Morris and old settlers for miles around,
came to pay his memory and remains proper re-
specto The corpse was taken from his dwelling
to the Catholic Church in the village, where be-
sides the usual solemn ceremonies of the church.
Rev. Father Sheedy delivered an impressive ser.
mon, in which he referred to the wonderfully
strong character of the deceased, mentally and
physically distinguishing him among men. His
physical constitution was as astonishing as his
gifts of mind, but after long and active life, a
sefmadc-man i'll every respect, he has gone to
rest ut is given to man once TO die, and after
taat the Judgment" Death is lesson by which
all profit and the death of the distinguished
4 tizen, whose body is before us, is a lesson Of
Unusual importance" He referred to many and
,enerous donations made by the deceased to the
Catholic Church of Seneca, among these a large
md beautiful graveyard, a fine rectory and
Wounds for the priests, liberal amount to the
lhurch building, the use of his public hall and
even private furniture for festivals for the cause
" religion.
AS the procession passed to and fro through
he town all the stores and places of business
we're closed and the people, without regard to
religious beliefs, attended the funeral, and the
hurch was filled with people many of them be-
ing protestants.
jeremiah Crotty was born in Cork, Ireland
nd came to this country in 1927. After beeom.
g disgusted with loafing about New York City,
atching for something to turn up, he concluded
go out in the country and turn it up himself.
nth bundle upon his back, supported on his
rldcr by short stick, he started west and
red along all one day until he became con.
d that his grip sack" was big load and
ting heavier, and on inspecting it, found it
led with a dozen pairs Of long stockings, a
|uple Of pairs of cerduroys, and fustian vest
two besides several large, old style "hand.
rchers." Concluding that they were not the
6le and preferring to go lighter, he selected
.e or two articles and left the rest by the way.
|de.
His clear head and willing hands soon found
enough TO DO. and after one years residence in
New York, eight in Pennsy lvsna and three in
Maryland, where he was married to Miss Ellen
Sake, he came vest.
ie made his appearance in Lockport in ls3s
b, canal contract lettings. He had no re-
lamentations such as the rules required but
Ut in his bid and was made the subject Of all
fun by the hTgh-toned ruffie-shrted gen.