The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-27
SAMUEL LAUGHLIN
DIES sUDDEN1r ~ wIscoNsIN,
wheeling Loses Valuable Citizen, and a
Large Portion of the Community
warm.Hsartsd and Generous Friend
The Shocking Intelligence.

The startling news contained In the fol.
lowing dispatch was received in this city
about one o'clock this morniniug;
CLEVELAND o., Sept, 20,
TO Morgan L, on, lFAesImg,
There has Just beau received the follow
ing telegram from II, A, futile, at Hurley,
Wisconsin;
awhile quietly riding along Mr., samu.
el LSughlin fell from his horse and ex'
PRED almost instantly; probable cause
heart disease. Please notify his family
and friends, VIII make every prepare.
tIon to bring his remains home AZ once
Please communicate any instructions to
us here, Will telegraph further particu'
lars.h h. w. 0GLEHAY,
Mr.. 0Rlebay and Mr.. futile were both
wired AZ once, to spare no efforts In bring
ing the remains to Wheeling for BURIAL
There was not a citizen Of Wheeling
who occupied more prominent position,
or was better known than Mr.. Laughlin,
and the news Of his sudden death
will come to all with saddenness Of
shock that will at first hardly allow one to
fully realize the sad intelligence.
Mr.. Laughliu left here last Tuesday ev-
ening on q business And pleasure trip
combined, more especially pleasure, as be
stated that he felt that he was in need Of
little rest and recreation.
He was going TO Chicago to soc some
friends, and thought he should run up Ia
: Minneapolis to attend a large drug conven,
ton TO DO held there, and renew old
:, acquaintauCes,i formed when he was active
ly engaged in tho drug business.
This was all Mr.. OFT or Mr.. Glessner
President Of the Laughlln Mill, could say
j. about his movements this morning. They
were seen before they had informed thl
l. bereaved family Of the awful occurrence
= Their Bupposition, however, was that Mr.
Laughlin had met MIR. futile and probR'
y bly, some other friends, and they had gon(
u up into the rich ore territory Of Wiscou
Gin or pleasure jAunt.
J Mr.. futile is ASSOCIATED with Mr.. 0glC
y bay and others in the ore brokerage bust
nesa.
70 Death at any time is terrible, but It DO
u comes especially so when away from homt
y and friends. In thla sad case 1t is mad
y doubly awful when one remembers tn
y! sudden death, and only q ieV
u months ago, Of Mr.. Alexander Laugh
e. lin, brother OF Samuels. It will
T. be reCollsCtsd that that death was similA
y to this one In Its suddenness. Mr.. Alex
~ Laughlln was sitting in tho office Of tn
p Laughlin nall company at Martins Ferry
y when no fell forward and in few mo
% ments all was over. Mr.. Samuel Laughli
was very deeply affected over thl
death and for time 1t was ieare
that he would hardly recover from tn
~ shock. He was once Or twice threatene,
u with symptoms like his brothers., and b.
10 the advice Of physicians he travelled, tn
to change Of scenery and the hustle Of trave
IN having beneficial regults.
~ Mr.. Laughlin like his brother Alex
=, ander. was robust, well pre-
III served man, apparently eujoyip
9; the best Of health at all tlmes. Bot
g, he and his brother were about the last one
d, one would expect to see removed by heal
he dlsease.
)y Mr.. Samuel Laughlin was q man VIII
enjoyed In an envlable degree the respec
and esteem Of all classes.
AS a business man he was always pros
porous; to those in hiH employ he wa
De always kind and indulgent; with his bus
Q. ness associates his course was eyer on
10 characterized by careful but MOI clos
a, conservatism; he took prominent pal
~ in church and religious natter
~ AS o husband and father he was affection
y, ate and GoliCltOus. Allin$all, he wa
10 10 such man as no community can well a
Is t ford to lose.
y MIR. Laughlin was the third son Of til
y late John Lsughlin, and was born in thi
city in 1884 aud was therefore 81 years oil
o, at tho time Of his death. He ilrt
entered tho drug business at 2lnesvilIt
but in 1854 he and his brother AlexRnde
10 and s. B. Bushleld embarked in this
~ business here, The Lsughlin Brother
~ Drug Company is the Successor OF thi
" firm, Mr.. Laughlin having retire
9. from active connection with tn
10 house to become the President OF tn
4. Llughlin mill. This position be resigne,
ut ut the death Of bic brother and heCam
a. President Of the Mingo mill, and later 9
ID the Laughlin and junction Steel Plant.
20 Mr.. Laughlin had served In counc
with much satisfaction TO his constituent
and to the good Of the city.
He leaves awile, sister OF Messrs. N
"a u. and Il. Q. Qtt and three sons to mourl
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