Daily Republican., 1880-08-31
o UR DELAWARE CITY LETTER
Death OF NJ. Won CuliD-C. G.. Alex.
andor q COS. Carriage FactoPy-A
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Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
DELAWARE CRY, Del, Aug. 30,-Ir
the performance of painful duty
have TO announce the death N. Won
Culin. It will be remembered by his
many friends both in this country and
in Europe, that Mr.. c. has been grea
sufferer for the past two years. A.
times he would be cheerful, apparently
gaining strength and would be about
attending to his business, but, in the
ltwinkling an eye as it were, he would
be suddenly prostrated.
At times his friends looked hopeful
ly for his ultimate recovery, and they
continued to hope on until Thursday
morning last. The day previous, in the
afternoon, a storm OF wind and rain puri
fed and cooled the atmosphere to such
an extent that the invalid rallied from
the prostration he had been suffering
for week, and spoke hopefully, and
thanked the giver Of every good and
perfect gift for the delicious breeze,
which reinvigoratsd and made him feel
SO very much better. On Thursday
morning, however, . radical change
took place, and Mr.. C. continued to
sink until 7.30 in the evening, when
he peacefully, and quietly passed away
his hand in the grasp of his loving
and devoted wife, and sorrowing
friends about his bedside. His family,
consisting of a wife and three small
children, has lost kind and loving
husband and parent. The sportsmen
OF the country have lost trusted and
valued friend, and the N. Il. church Of
which he was member, consistent
christian.
His disease had bafaed the skill of
the many physicians who had attended
him, and previous to his death he re-
qussted that, when the breath should
leave his body, there should be a
thorough examination, in order to dis
cover, if possible. what had been the
cause Of all his sufferings. This was
accordingly done by DR.. Belville, as
sisted by DR.. Mitchell and student,
VIM. Ogls. Then, and not till then,
were they satisfied that the immediate
cause Of MIR. C.'s death was gall stones,
FIVE CT which about an inch in oircum-
ference, were taken from the gall blad
der. About year ago, DR.. B. was
under the impression that Mr.. G. was
suffering from gall stones, and did not
hesitate to say so. The result Of the
post mortem has confirmed the Dr.'s
impressions. His remains, after servt-
ces at the church, were yesterday in
terred in the Delaware City cemetery.
Peace to his ashes.
It's not, trust, ont Of place here to
state that Mrs. Won Culin will continue
the printing Of pediGreeS and other
kinds Of job printing in order to earn
for herself and family = living. She
desires me to return her heartfelt
thanks to the many friends who have
given printing to her husband, and
asks that the same kindness be ex-
tended towards her. Sympathy for her
bereavement is all very nice, but let
some crumbs be scattered In her path
way to more substantially cheer her in
her efforts to provide for her fathealess
children.
During brief visit to the ca rriage
manufactory of Z. G.. Alexander 4 Co.,
last week, learned that the buildings |
were erected over twenty five years ago
by Mr.. jesse Alexander,-father Of one
of the present frn,-and during that
time thousands Of carriages Of all de-
scriptions have been shipped To differ
ent parts of the United States. They
daily receive orders for carriages from
different parts Of the country, and these
orders increase SO rapidly that one OF
the firm informs me that they will
shortly be compelled to increase their
force of Rworkmen. The fact that the
firm employs none but frst-class me-
chanics, use only the best material and
turn out no inferior work, is the cause
OF their present prosperity.
Their carriages, buggies, etc., in
style of finish and durability, compare
favorably with those manufactured in
the larger cities. An idea may be formed
OF the new work they turn out and the
repairing they do, when | state that
the shops have never been closed since
their erection, and the workmen are
constantly employed winter and sum-
mer. The firm not only do their share
toward supplying the surrounding
with carriages, but at the pres
ent time are filing orders to be shipped
to Baltimore, Smyrna, Camden, N. J
and other points, and even if they do
not receive another solitary order those
on hand will keep their entire force
until the middle of Novem
ber. l particularly admire their box
spar buggies, with the timkin spring,
several OF which were in the course of
These buggies are not only really
handsome, graceful, stylish and COM
but their strength and dura-
bility is beyond question. The de-
mand for this style of buggy is SO great
that the firm experience some difficulty
in supplying them as fast as they are
wanted. This Timkin spring is becom.
ing very popular, being we'll suited to
country roads, and they adapt them.
selves to the weight they carry by in.
,reasing the length of the bearing
along the cross bar, which takes the
entire strain of when heavily loaded.
The trimming, painting and wood
work of the carriages turned out by the
irm OF C. G. Alexander T. Co., assert,
fear of contradiction, are
.qual to any built by any other firm,
md it affords me a real pleasure to be
.ble to state that we have at least one
Industrial pursuit in Delaware City !
hat is properly appreciated, and a few
more such live men here wonld soon
make our town what it should be, q
rand business centre. Ia
Day and night the youths of our
own make the air vocal by singing tn 9
ollowing chorus of popular ballad