Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29


abandon politics and devote himself
entirely TO business
Mr.. McAvoy was three times mar
ried, mis- first wife being Miss Harriet
f. Pond, of Utica, n, Y. The two
children born TO them were Cornelia
and Charles McAvoy. His first wife
died in 1865, and in 1867 he married
Miss Harriet Robinson, of Norwich,
Conn, daughter of Thomas Robin
son. She died in 1879. In January,
1884, Mr.. McAvoy married Mrs. Sara
Henderson OF Whitesboro, Oneida
County, n. V, she being the widow
of DR.. Henderson She, with the
two children born by the first mar
Tiage is alive,
TRIBUTES TO AN OLD FRIEND
John McAvoy and / were the first
Americans TO brew lager beer, said
II. v BemiS Of the Richelieu, who
was Mr.. McAvoy's partner in the es-
tablishment OF a brewery. The firm
of BemiS'& McAvoy was incorporated
in 1865 with a capital stock of 81, 600,
coo. We continued in partnership
until 1884, when | sold out to the
other partners Then the name was
changed TO the McAvoy Brewing
Company, This, a few years after,
was sold to an English syndicate, be-
ing the first brewery in Chicago to
pass into British hands Personal Y
! was connected with Mr.. McAvoy
for twenty years. We grew up In
business together and all the time !
found him to te the best and most
really lovable man | ever had any
business dealings with. lie was pop
uar with all our customers and no
two men ever got along SO well to-
gcther as Mr.. McAyoy and | did He
was Il conservative man, respected
by all for his honesty of purpose and
opinion, and his death is sincerely re-
gretted by me. "
OTHER LAUDATORY EXPRESSIONS.
Austin j Doyle, President of the
McAyoy Brewing Company, said: "ln
the death of John H. McAvoy Chi
cago sustains great loss He was
public-spirited and his life was part
Of the city's history. He was always
ready to aid the poor and afflicted,
and by word and deed made many ef-
forts to encourage the progress Of his
home city"
The present officers Of the McAyoy
Brewing Company are: President,
Austin j. Doyle; Vice President,
Adam Ortscifer; Secretary, John n.
Arl The brewery commenced its
business career in a small three-story
brick building near the corner Of
South Park avenue and Twenty-third
street, fronting the lake. This nov
includes the main entrance OF the
three and five story buildings on the
west side Of the avenue. In Decem-
Der, 1886, a stock company was
formed, and since that time the cS-
tablishment has continued TO in
crease its capacity from $500 barrels
Of beer annually to over 100, 900 A
large malt house was erected ada
cent to the original building in 1870,
and four iCeh0uses were also built in
1872, 1874, 1875 and 1876. In 1871 a
large addition was made to the brew
cry proper, while in 1873 and 1873
TWO new icehouses were erected. In
/ the building season Of 1883 a mag.
nifcent brewhousc, one OF the most
complete in the world, was added tC
the already immense establishment.
/ The funeral was conducted pri-
yately at lO:3O o'clock Wednesday
morning at the family residence, 1921
Calumet avenue, Only relatives and
intimate friends were present
The rooms were filed with flowers
sent by friends OF the deceased. Tn
der the marble bust Of Mr. McAyoy
which stood in a corner, was a simple
wreath Of ivy leaves. The siic Of
the front parlor where rested the cas-
kct was banked with lilies and roses.
The services were conducted by
the Rev LYNCH OF Trinity Mctho-
dist Church The remains were In-
TERED in Oakwood, Cemetery
Among those present at the fun
cral were Mr. and Mrs. George s. viii
Iits, Mr. and Mrs. Stuyyeslnt Pea.
body Mrs ~ H. fairhauk John A.
King, John } McGmth cen and
Mrs William Howard. Mr aod Me-
John Valentine, Mr and Mrs. a. "