Helena weekly herald., 1886-12-30
From the Daily Herald Of December %
AN UNTIMELY END.
Inc Sudden Death of Mrs. Thomas
Cruse..A Sad Occurrence.

Last March the local writer of tbo
HERALD had the pleasure of Witnessing
the nuptial ceremonies of Mr.. Thomas
Cruise and Miss Margaret Carter. and to his
lot fell the pleasant task of detailing the
brilliant event in its news columns: to.
day 1t Is his sad and mournful duty to
chronicle the death of the young wife.
whose bridal orange blossoms have in tho
short space of these feeting months given
place to the gar]ands of death.
The announcement of the demise of Mrs
Cruse' which occurred last night at 10
o'clock, was shock to the entire com.
munity. No one expected it. Two weeks
ago, as is generally known, the LADY gave
birth to a daughter, but all supposed the
crisis had been passed and that no i'll con-
sequences would follow her confinement
Always of an extremely nervous tempera.
ment Mrs. Cruse's system was not in a
state to pass through such an ordeal with
entire safety. Last week, it is said. her
acute sensibilities received severe shock
when she learned that her nurse had nv
mistake given her larger dose of medicine
than was prescribed, and her nerves were
the more affected. Whether this Incident
had any bearing upon the fatal termipa-
tiOn of her illness is not known. At all
events last Sunday, Frustrated as she was
with nervousness, fever seized
her that told Immediately upon her
condition and aroused the gravest aprehen-
sions of her friends. Since that time her
condition grew worse and worse until last
night she sank peaceably into the long
sleep that knows no waking. Her devoted
husband, atfect;Onate relatives and kind
friends mourned at her bedside when the
end came. Bishop Brondel was also pres
ent and administered the last sacraments.
With this consolation she peacefully passed
away-her hour of death as beautiful as
her exemplary life.
Mrs. Margaret Carter Cruise was only %
years of age, having been born in Ohio on
November Sd, 1861. In June. 1883, she
accompanied her brothers, Thos. H. and
f. j. Carter, and Mrs. Frank Lang, her
sister, to Helena, having removed
from Burlington, Iowa. Over two years
she resided here with brothers and sister,
an admired and accomplished young lady,
and on the I'd of last March became the
wife of our estimable citizen, Mr.. Thomas
Cruise. She was a devout member of the
Catholic church, and since her arrival in
Helena has led a life exemplary in a high de-
gree. Hergreat piety, wonderful charity and
devout mode Of life have endeared her to
all and commanded the admiring respect
of the whole community. None the less
her social virtues and personal charms
aroused the highest love and esteem in the
hearts of those who had the pleasure to
know her intimately. The we'll nigh in
controllable grief of her husband and the
intense sorrow of her relations are the best
exponents of her worth. To them she
was beloved as wife and sister and they
can best appreciate her loss. In her death
they were robbed of priceless jewel and
the community loses what it can i'll afford
"a noble, virtuous and truly Christian
woman.
Her tender age intensifies the force of
the blow. Scarce ten months bride. she
is called from the honey moon to the here
after A fair flower has faded from earth.
An adored wife has been snatched from
mortal relationship, leaving behind her the
child whom fate has ordained shall never
know mothers love, as a pledge of her
devotion and affection. The sympathy of
all goes out to the bereaved family and
every mourning heart joins in sincere
prayer-"May her soul rest in peace"