Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-06
SAD AND SUDDEN
Judge Cornelius Lynde Expires
Without Warming. T.
Dying of ApOpiexy at His Home In
This Ciry Early This Morning.
Sketch of His Busy and UsefuI Life
1.-The stricken Family.

words that passed rapidly from mouth TO
Mouth through the city at an early hour
his morning. and as the news flew it was
eceived first as Incredible, and then |
when assurances came that it was but |
90 true, it spread gloom over the en-
ire city. Never before has community |
,een more shocked at intelligence of the |
leath of one of its most distinguished |
md most esteemed citizens, and more IN. |
prepared to receive such intelligence.
Last night Judge Lynde was to his FAM
ly in apparently the best of health and
,pirits. During the day he was greeted
by a number of friends who had not seen
him before since his return from his
summer trip away and made several vis>
It's to friends in the city, including his
Did time friend, Mr. P L. Mitchell at the
First National bank To all with whom he
he spoke of the vast improve
ment in his health and said he had not
felt better in wears. and his cheerful ap-
pearances seemed to fully verify that as
sertion. He attended to bis duties at
Mitchell & Lyhde's bank yesterday. as
usual, and spent last evening with his
family at his mansion on Sixteenth street,
there, too, being in an exceedingly bright
frame of mind up to the hour of retiring.
His sleeping chamber adjoiued that of his
wife and during the night Mrs. Lynde
was awakened by noise in her hus-
bands room and going to the door found
him pacing the floor. She asked him
what was the matter and he replied moth
ing and soon retired again. He had been
in such an unusually happy mood during
the evening that Mrs. Lynde thought no
more of the occurrence during the night,
and this morning she went to his bedside
to call him to breakfast, but he did not
answer. She made several attempts to
hlohoC ulilII uuk =" h5 sHOInCu w AuL tuhp
she was not successful She then
alarmed her son, Fay, and medical aid
was hastily summoned. Drs Carter and
Truesdale soon arrived, and found upon
examination that Judge Lynde had been
dead for half an hour at least his body
being still warm, and they pronounced
spoplexy as the cause. The exact time
of his death cannot be determined, but il
is supposed to have been about Z o'clock
Had Judge Lynde lived until mex
March he would have been sixty three
Years of age, having been born at Will
Jamestown, VT, in 1926. While he was
yet quite young his father moved t.
johnson. VT, where the subject of this
| sketch received an academic course OF
study, preparatory to collegiate course
| The latter, however, he never OBJ
tanned, but entered the business struggle
of life at an early age, taking position
as clerk and book-keeper in his father
| general store, and afterward was EN-
ployed BY others in similar capacity
When at the age of sixteen he was electe
clerk of the probate court of Lamoill
county, Vt. He was remarkably youn!
for such d responsible position, and hi
| aalar.ian fraulr nritini1aA hlt tn
manner in which he discharged his dute
met with popular approval. The youn
Lynde was exceedingly bright for hi
years. A citizen who had ono
employed him said: 1--WE thought when W
secured young Lynde, that we were Ell
gaging boy, but We afterward found h
was man as far as competency was cor
cerned.' AT the expiration OF his teri
of service as probate clerk. he engaged j
business on his own account for one yea
and IN 1914 he came to Rock Island an
clerked for ten months for the firm {
AInsworth & Lynde, the latter being h
uncle, Calvin Lynde, and the former tt
father of the Messrs. II, A, and e.
Ainsworth, of Moline. The latter was
schoolmate of Mr.. Lynde in Vernon
Mr.. L. returned to johnson. Vt. in 1874
and entered into a partnership with
man named Merriam, and the firm ca
ried on general business until 40, whit
Mr.. Lynde disposed of his interests a,
again came to Rock Island, this time f
permanent residence, and the firm
Ainsworth & Lynde-the former, C.
Ainsworth-was established. The fiji
did successful general business on FIJI
avenue until 1858 when Mr.. Lynde 81
out to his partner and after keep
books for Mr. P. L. Cable for sh
time, purchased the latter's interest
Mitchell & Cables bank and the bank
firm of P L. Mitchell and Cornell
Lynde which existed until today, v
founded. Judge Lynde, while having
tensive outside interests, has devol
himself largely TO banking since.
In 1867 he was elected probate JUG
of Rock Island county and served the
term. He never aspired to any pu
Office, though his name was often m
p toned in connection with positions
n trust and high responsibility, and it
l altogether probable that he could h
had the republican nomination for c
gress on several occasions had he c
sented to the use of his name in
connection. He was president Of the
l. & P. road, director in the B., G.
s. N, and stakeholder in the e., Il.
&P. He was also interested in the K
. Island stove sad glass works and o.
local industries, and had been for y
. treasurer OF the board of education.
was. perhaps, the most confider
IL friend the late P L. Cable had, as he
to Mr.. P. L. Mitchell. and to that ger
man as to many other prominent citii
, here and in Davenport, his loss is
sonal sorrow.
l. Judge Lynde was united in MARI
= with Miss Mary Adams of Grand ISL
VT, in 1852. Mrs. Lynde survives
husband with three children, s..
! Lynde, ESQ.,, of Chicago. Mrs.
\ Montgomery Meigs. of Keokuk,
i Mr.. C. F. Lynde, cashier in bis fat