Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-06-06
i voICE FROM PLACEnvILLE.
PLAcERvrLLE, /, T., June 8, 1879.

"a loss we have suffered and how the
heart of the community was stirred to /
It's very center by the death of our
much respected townsman, Mr.. John
IO'Donnell. This sad event took place
at the Warm Springs, on Friday, May
Both. He had not been well for some
time, but such was his nature that he |
never complained, but kept on attend
ing to his duties and always putting
the best foot foremost. About a week
before going to the Warm Springs he
complained of pain in the hip ard
inability to sleep. The symptoms
were not alarming in any respect. Att
the request of some Of his friends he
concluded to spend short time at
the Springs, where SO many recnper-
ate their overtoned energies. He went
over on Wednesday and got along
pretty well till Thursday evening
Then the symptoms began to get
worse. Friday morning he was very
low. Drs. Rothwell and Zipf were
sent for. DR.. Zipf was soon there and
did what could be done to awake him
| from the comatose condition into
which be was fast Fastening. DR..
Rothwell was on hand as soon as pos
sible and joined in efforts Of resnsci-
tation, but nothing would arouse the
heart to action-it seemed as if the
disease had struck for his heart. Soon
all was over. Death closed the scene.
He died of neuralgia Of the heart.
] Placerville was in a profound state
lof excitement all day Friday. Many
of our citizens went over and returned
late at night with the corpse. The
Iremains were placed in Anderson's
Hall, aud there were not wanting ten
der hands to Irvine beautiful wreaths
to decorate the coffin.
i Sunday morning people began to
arrive from the Payette valley, Idaho
City, Centerville, Qaartzburg, Pioneer
and all the surrounding country. Sci
dom has there been such turnout.
| At Il o'clock the procession was
formed Mr.. John Gorman was Mar.
shall, and Messrs. NJ. HALEY, j Ellis,
D. Crowley, J. Brogan, j McKa y and
P. Noone, pail bearers.
At Granite Creek, Father Pickel
conducted the solemn and impressive
service of the Church, and delivered a
short and pointed sermon. Sobs
could be heard i'll every part of the
room-no the tears of sickly senti-
mentality, bit tears of the heart
Nome Of the deceased's relatives were
present; yet there was sorrow there
that touched the strongest; there was
, evidence Of hopes gone forever.
After the service, the procession
swelled to twice its former proper.
} tons by the arrival of friends from
, all parts of the Basin, slowly wended
its way to the graveyard The last
= rites of the Church were performed
j and O'Donnell rests with thousands o.
his forefathers. There let the breeze
through the beautiful pines that sur
round his grave, chant his solemn re
; QUEEN.
Mr.. O'Donnell was born at Glare
Morris, County Mayo, Ireland, in June
1912 He left his native country il
lS4S, and was raised in Cincinnati
He came to California in 1853 and *
the Basin in 1868 lie mined for con
siderable time, but for the last six Of
; seven years he has been engaged il
butchering. He had all those charac
:, teristics which make a man esteemed
amongst his feliows-fr,e, noble
hearted. generous, plucky-he wa: