Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-07

Il win b remembered tha4 oooe
weeks ago young man named r J.
Hogan, working on the nsv bunhsss
at the Newcastle mines, committed sui-
eide by shooting himself in the bad,
and an account Of the affair Was
published in these columns. A paper
reached the psre6ts Of the unfortunate
young man, from whom W have re-
ceived tho following letter:
ADMAB, Warrington Co.. Neb.,
August 18th, 1882.
EDITOR POST
Il shall feel grateful to you - long "a
! live for the PromPt measure yco have
taken in notifying me with regard to my
home over year ago. ] brought him to
this State with the balance Of the fam
iiy in 1853, and started in on farm. In
at school every term. Consequently,
With his own taste for literature and
study, he became a good public speaker
and a brilliant scholar. Al the time of
his death, or q little before, be was
writing for the Blair kep"blicas, in this
State, Washington county, when at leis-
ure. He Was born at 81. Louis. in No
vember, 1856. He was a. good Q boy a.
man ever raised. He was the pride Of
my family. and his early death casts Q
gloom over his brothers and sisters. He
WAS AZ popular ~ any young man in
body knew him. Az he grew into man.
A.. ha< AsolskA to A~r1
wanted trade. tried 70 expel trades
cause of his suicide was that he had no
trade, az hehated to b common IA
borer, which bore down his proud spir-
its. In every letter ] had written to him
since he left homo advised him to
come home, and finally, in his letter Of
Aug. 9th. he said he would b homo in
December. As he had sixty dollar
with him then It appears 10 mo he val
trying TO save up money enough "a
bring him home at the time OF the
that his boss was "a holy terror to V0fl
discharged him, that added still more
to his idea Of self-destruotion. Nov
there never was man or woman either
l IIOLu us uuOtuoI b oA00 OG kAOh0 0AAA9
that committed suicide. He showed nc
signs of arrangement, a. far a. eyer
could $50, but on the contrary wa
sharp and able. His mother would give
the world, il possible, to know what haf
become of his remains, and II they 10
ceived decent burial. II the place
where his remains lie were noted We
would have them brought homo. Hi
little effects would also be received BY
his mother with great pleasure a. ne
mentOes. Any information in regard
to bis last resting place would be 70
ceived with great pleasure by his father
and mother. Hoping to hear from you
by return mail, remain.
Yours respectfully.
p. 8. HoaAx."
In conversation with Mr.. James Will
liams. Superintendent Of the mines
Yesterday. We were informed that the
| remains of Hogan were given . Chris
tian burial. The mines were shut down
and the miners and other citizens
turned Out. The day ON which the
deed Of self destruction was committed,
the young man seemed cheerful and
happy, bat in the evening he received q
letter which seemed to depress him, and
after going to his room he was never
again seen alive. His body was in
TERED in the Masonic and Odd Fellows
cemetery. near Newcastle, and his last
resting place ia plainly marked. Nov
that the address Of his parents il known
his effects will doubtless b for
Warded tn than