Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-10
DEATH OF JOHN n. BARRY.
A Well-Known Lancaster Railroad Contracts
Expires After q Brief Illness.


Expires After Brief Illness.
John NJ. Barry, one of this city's best
known railroad contractors, died shortly
after 10 o'clock Sunday morning. at his resi-
dence, No. 2l5 East Orange street, from
pneumonia that was contracted on Tuesday
night last Prior to that he bad enjoyed ex-
cellent health, but on the evening mentioned
he was seized on the street with violent
chill, took his bed, grew steadily worse and
died while the church bells were summon
ing the people to worship.
John NJ. Barry was the eldest son of the
late Michael Barry, of this city, one of the
most prominent railroad contractors in the
state and was born in the county of Linn
erick in Ireland little more than fifty years
ago. When lad OF tender years he came
with his parents to this town where he has,
with only brief intervals OF absence, lived
ever since. He was educated at Mt ST.
Mary's college, Emmittsburg, Md, and his
first business venture was with his father
in the building of the Mshanoy
tunnel in Schuylkill county. Thence he went
on the Western Maryland railroad, having a
contract for portion OF its construction. He
was next associated with George X. Reed and
Thomas Baumgardner in the building of the
Junction road from Breakwater to Lewes,
Delaware, through the peach-growing dis
trict OF that state. This road was after wards
sold to theOld Dominion Steamship company.
Following this he helped TO build the origi-
inal Shenandoah Valley railroad, and was
also engaged few years ago in contract work
Tor the Shenandoah company under its new
management The other contracts with which
he WAS more recently connected were with
the Delaware 81 Bound Brook, Pittsburg Il
Lake Erie and the South Pennsylvania com.
panies, continuing with the latter until the
work was stopped.
The deceased WAS warm-hearted gentle
man, whose genial manners gained tor him
a wide circle of friends who will grieve SIN
cerely over his untimely demise. a loving
husband and most indulgent father, he
will be sorely missed by the widow aud three
children, two daughters and a son, who sur
vive him. The deceased also leaves brother
Michael Barry, a Wilmington, Del, con-
tractor and sister, Mrs Thomas Brady of
Bergen Point, N 7.
residence on Wednesday morning at $50
o'clock; requiem mass at St Mary's Catholic
church at O'Clock, and interment at ST.
Mary's cemetery.
Death of Mrs. Henry strobel.
Mrs. Henry Strobel died at IL o'clock this
morning at the residence of her son-in-law,
John Hiemenz, No. 335 East Orange street,
of Bright's disease, accompanied by heart
complications. The deceased was 5S years of
age and had been in i'll health for the past
five years at varying intervals. She was
born in Cronstadt, Wurtemberg, and early
came to this country. 1t is a notable coincl-
dence that five years ago to-day she and her
husband sailed on an extensive European
tour, when both visited the places of their
nativity. The deceased was an energetic
woman who did much to build up her hus-
bands ample fortune. She leaves besides
her husband, two daughters, Mrs. John
Hiemenz, and Mrs. W.O. Frailey, a brother,
Charles Rapp, and sister, Mrs. Mohr, all
residents OF this city. She was devout
member pfSt Anthony's Catholic church.