New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-03-09

oaSo " lht IInpenelraole mysteries
| which follow and because of the mem
cries and associations which are always
awakened by departing life. But when
! It lnVades our midst and without a
moments warning takes away a strong
ana guiding spirit, kindly nature or a
manly and Womanly presence it causes
US TO pause from our worldly cares and
pleasures and reflect whether or not
death is the end of all or if no morning
Is to dawn upon the night in which the
departed spirit sleeps. It was with this
feeling therefore, a feeling of sadness
and solemn sorrow that our citizens
| heard at about eight o'clock on Tues
day evening of last week of the sudden
death of Mrs, A. W. Bingham. Many
OF her friends had seen her that same
afternoon in apparently good health
and the announcement Of her death
naturally caused a painful shock
The circumstances of her unexpected
taklng-otf are quickly recited. In
the afternoon she had worked unusual
| ~ hard and at night, in company with
Mrs. Mowery, started for the German
M. r. church to attend the illustrated
lecture. Upon reaching the top OF The
nil she complained of a very tired feel
ing and of want of breath. She was
assisted into the house of Mrs. Lauden-
schlaeger, but she had no sooner taken
a chair than she gasped heavily for
breath, asked to be famed and then
easily passed away. The immediate
cause OF her death, no doubt, was apo
plexy, She had been slight sufferer
from asthma for years and was subject
to sudden attacks as the result of great
exertion. This physical failing mani
tested itself as the result of the hard
work OF the day and the strain caused
in walking up the hill brought on the
rupture OF one of the vessels of the brain
from which death ens1ed almost instant
| lY. Her body was at once taken to her
!
the Congregational church on Saturday
afternoon Rev, Meskc, assisted by
Rev. j. II. Morley or Minneapolis, per-
formed the ceremonies and at their
close host of friends and acquaintance
es followed her remains 10 the city GEM
etery. there to pay final token of esteem
to one whom they had learned to hon
or and respect. The floral offerings
were unusually numerous and beautiful
and as a mark of respect the business
houses were all closed during the fun
eral hour.
Mrs. Bingham was born on the LIST OF
August, 1915, at St. Adams, Vermont.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellzer JeWeit and continued to live
with her parents until she was married
to Mr.. Bingham on the 23rd of January
in 1873. Then they at once came west,
and, with the exception of four years
when they lived in Rochester, their
home was in New Ulm. Two children
resulted from their union, but both
died when very Young. Always of a
kind and goodnatured disposition, she
had many close friends and her desire
to do So0d prompted her to many acts
OF kindness and quiet charity. Her
! chief object was to- make her own home
and others happy, and to have lived so
as to command, when dead, the unstin-
ted offering Of public praise was her
rare fortune. In religion she was
Episcorolian, but to the Congregations al
church of this city she lent willing
and energetic hand and the following
resolutions adopted by tie Y. P. S. OF
c. E. at their last meeting attest their
appreciation of her worth:
Inasmuch as it has pleased God in
His providence to aff1ict US with the
heavy loss which we have sustained,
both as a society and as individuals, in
the sudden death of our beloved friend,
Mrs. A. w. Bingham, whose activity
among US has been characterized by IN
RENTING energy and zeal, whose asso-
ciatinn with us was always pleasant
helpful and inspiring us to higher
plane of livins, whose love for her fell
low-men and for God has led her to
consecrate herself to life of Christian
service: ..-.
Resolved, That in the midst of our
own grief we extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy to those more deeply stricken; to
her bereayed husband, to her relatives
and near friends; and that we commend
them for consolation to that divine pow
er which, though sometimes mysterious
in its.dispensation, yet doeth all things
we'll, feeling sure that to them as to US
there is comfort in the knowledge that
the deceased was not only honorable