Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-30
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 Remains of the DAeeased Journallnt
 Brought to This City.
 The remains of Thomas J. Campion, who died at the hospital in Hartford yesterday. were brought to this city this morning by Undertaken Bergin and taken to the home of his mother, Mrs Patrick German, 24 Judd street. The funeral will be held on Monday morning to the church of the I'm maculate Conception. Besides his mother, the deceased leaves stepsister, Miss Lucy Quigley. Q novice in the convent House of God, in Montreal. Delegations of news paper men from different parts of the state and from the hortford Lodge of Elks. will attend the funeral.
 The Hartford Times pays this tribute to the deceased:
 Mir Campion fought bravely against the disease, which for a year and a half had been steadily breaking down his system. In July, 1892, after visit to the famous shrine of St Ann's, below Quebec, a cough developed. and the most thorough applica- tions failed to remove it. He continued at his desk and made his daily rounds. all the time in cheerful mood and with pleasant assurances to his friends that his cough was better. But he was slowly failing, and his associates feared that his first ''pull down" would be fatal one.
 On Sunday, December 10, he was strick- en with what he believed to be an attack of the grip. The following day he was obliged to take his bed. A physician was summoned and a nurse engaged. MT Cam pion's room was in the Times building, where he received the best of care, and was visited by his office associates and members of the Lodge of Elks. It was still hoped that he would rally from his illness and perhaps take trip south for the | winter.
 Instead of improving he gradually grew weaker. and his brain showed signs of fail ure. On Monday, December Is, he was removed to the hospital, where he was as- signed a private room. His mother was summoned from her home in Waterbury, and was a faithful attendant upon him. The doctors gave little hope from the first. All that was possible for bis friends to dc was to send floral remembranees to the sick room. and thus in his last hours he had the assurance that he was not for gotten.
 The end came quietly this morning with the near approach of the end of the year. His mother remained with him un til s o'clock last evening, when she Jeff him in compliance with the hospital rules
 The deceased realized his failing condi ton and received the last offices of tht Catholic church several days ago. | The news Of the death caused feelings o genuine regret among a large circle o friends and acquaintances.
 MT Campion was an able writer, a clost observer, and was always certain to return from an assignment with a good story As a writer of special stories he was es pecially successful. What was especial, important, indeed a sine qua non, for hin or for any reporter, was his habit of accu racy. NIT Campion was always carefu to verify the facts in any case, even a great expense of trouble and time. Hi style was graceful and easy, with no vast of words, and oftentimes with quiet veil of humor; his methods of obtaining new were always courteous, without bluster and in his everyday life he was modes and unassuming.
 Outside of his newspaper associates Il Hartford Mir Campion had wide circle O friends in all the professions and anon all classes of citizens. He was popula with all, and when once he formed friendship it was certain to continue. | his daily rounds for news he was wel come visitor at all places, and was give what information was at hand.