The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-11
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place there O.. SATURDAY, CeOTuNTy 1ltu.
1t was the occasion of the burial Of Mrs.
Margaret Haughery, a woman who
never wore silk dress or kid glove"
But no woman in the whole South was
better known than she. The announce
ment in the New Orleans papers OF her
death and burial are headed simply
m .ryarct," yet every inhabitant Of
that locality and every riv. rnl,n on the
Lower Mississippi knew who was
meant.
Margaret's lMll-bearcrs were :nc gov
ernOr of Louisiana. ex-tiovern"r Nics!-
OILS, the mayor Of New Orleans. the edi- !
or Of the Pi''NyMa". represented the
Dress ut the city, and so.l,e oi the most
prominent merchants and bankers OF
New Orleans. Among thOs. who gath !
cred to do her honor were Generals Oy- !
den, Beaurcyar,i and Meyer. and others |
OF the most distinguished n"h 81! Louis |
lana. The funeral WAS attended n.y.
cs,ncourse OF people that could scarcely !;
be numbered, they were SO many. 1He
archbishop Of the diocese coii,lu"teu the
services.
Following the carriage Of the pail
bearers Were the children ~ eleven
orphan asylun,s, white and c''oIetl.
Catholic and Protestant. These t,etOny-
Following them were representatives Os
otter :sylu:ns and public charities. VIII"
hail come to add their y c>sinys ami IT.
slpct To the memory Of Margaret. From
the church to the cemetery where they
buried her, the streets and s;dcwa Ks
were thrOngc,l with nlOIriiers, men.
women and children, III the procession
W. r. the members Of one Of the city fire
companies. in citizens dress, the 81 isis
SiDpi No. ,. The dead woman II. Il been
an honorary member of this company.
Wherever the corteyye lr,sse / along the
, streets, ut its approach men stnppc;
thei: hurried walk and stood with va
covered heads, till it passed. as thc,t::l.
! this had been the burial OF kiMs, ~ a,
! ,,crson of worldwide renowu. =, the
church, the Howard A-st,tint'. on of the
city, with its president ut tile head.
! Joined the procession formally, and fol-
lowed ii tn the grave. A noteworthy
! and touching incident .c"urrr.l on the
way to the cemetery. Til. ..,r;.:.,e ,r.>s-
ell the New O::cr:::,s stock Exchange ut
neon ju~t after the n:en''"'r< had assent
yea, and the call was progressing. On
the instant, the members suspended!
procee,lin =, LETT their room and cn':le
down to the sidewalk. They stood
there revere atty with barred br1wS. til!
the remains Of Margaret had passed ny.
This was !; name which had power 10
still: for a time even the label cries Os
trade.
Who was she: A plain, humble wo-
man who had been good to the children
O: the poor.
Her history, as told by the steamboat
men, is an unusual and romantic one.
Year, and years ago, t is said. she WAS
Il Roman Catholic sitter o. charity.
Durin: her benevolent m:n:~trations
she attended through ,is last illness II
gentleman who became much interested:
in her and h"r work. There seems a
discrepancy in the account here. bat the
story is the gentleman pr" .scd that
Margaret should marry Kim Oh his
hi; estate. At amy rate tht mar
rage took place, and she was lit :,
widow III possession OF Il small pro
perry.
; 1t was then the work Of her life hc.
gan. The business Offs certain rcstau'
ran; am; bake shop along the river front
iMuxh: this and established :. c}na,, est
.
thought Nv means a; furnishing t!:tn
wholesome food ut II tri.ie to lure them
away from drinking dcMs. A; one :'"-
u,,ailit<d with the plan said: '':>'t
gave them II role and u cu;; cf cote" f"'
i've CENTS, 10 kc.'.: them iron, >pcn'i'n"
a quarter for shiskv. and trey took ths
role and coffee, and then spent twenty
!. five cents .ur whisky all the same
. She worked very hard with her hand:
herself, for she was only an !,u"''''c
unesl,ic,tc.l woman. But under The III
, lnrs Of those hands her business pros
peretl nightly. She l:n( :, shrw:
head, and in time might have M'cO,n,
one Ot the richest wonlcn in New Or
leans. had she chosen to aH..s~ wr:!i.!
Bat she used her money for good, a.
sco,, az she cot it. Fast ~ it ca,.: III
. i even 80 freely it flowed out Tor ia: .,"n
, o: little children. She founded and sun
, ported three orphan asyl,i,ss. IN
money she left n,.iH:ains t''cn st::'
, and will cont nue. to do 80. is,':!a ter IN
brave hands that earned the W ;;ltf
have turned t. Ia>t. One q: her h"!"v
| cd orphans became her adapted ::"n "i''
! finally her partner in business. He
! work will still go on. .,u~t wi'cr
she laid Il down, and money wi'! still
flow from it t" the nnN:;:cric*s hoo!
CHAIR. ics she established OK ais!e''. Til
sam. p:,pc!s that notice her funeral
contain the announcement tina: III
!. business Of margaret Ean.!'cTy
! Co.. will not l.: suspended ny he
!. death, but will continue a. hereto
p fore.
= No estimate seems to have been mad
1: of the amount q: i.r- aid to nrul!an :.~y
Y !un,e and other charities. but it appear
t to have mounted up into the hu'"!rr'
= Thousands, al! made Ivy her own wor:;
: Although II Roman Catholic, SIN" mad
l no theological .li>,rin,ina ion when s!'
l E2l.n.l the unfortunate. The little one
: Of the Protestant Orphans HINES. Il
> we'll 81. Catholic, followed her H. n"rc
8 remains to the grave. One accoun
t says:
f 1.-THE ladies Of every i!cnon'in"ti"
a assembled 10y thousands, thus :'rOvin
> that rarely, ii ever. was such genera
l outp,urinr OF respect anil true sorro'
1 evincc.l in any community, ut the deaf