Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-07-21
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
George Clary, Of Darlington. Killed
and Five Others Injured.

George Clary, of Darlington. Killed
and Five Others Injured.
A telegram brought the sad news tc
Darlington on Saturday morning that
lightning had struck Camp Douglas
killing George Clary, and injuring
Harry Clary, Hugh Clary, Harry Mar
shall, Anton Hummer and Robert L.
Wood, all Of Co. K, First Regiment
/ Wisconsin National Guard, and resi-
dents Of Darlington.
The Darlington Journal of Wednes-
day. July 19 says:
"On Saturday noon the corpse of
George Clary arrived here in charge OF
Lieut.. Buche and several comrades.
A large crowd assembled at the depot,
nearly all friends Of the dead boy or Of
his parents. The coffin was placed in
the hearse and taken to the Clary
home
The entire company with the ex-
ception of Capt. Conley, Harry Mar
shall and Harry Clary arrived home
Saturday night. The injuries sustain
ed by the latter were too severe to
permit their removal from the hospi-
tai and Capt. Conley remained with
them. Harry Clary returned Tuesday
noon, accompanied by his sister who
went to meet him. Harry is very
weakened and the knowledge of his
brothers death was carefully kept
from him until yesterday.
with Chris Footit, and Monday the lat
ter gentlemen went to Camp Douglas
He wired back that he found young
Marshall much better than he expect
ed. and that he would return with him
tonight.
The funeral of George Clary took
place on Sunday, July 16, and the at
tendance Was very large. The
Journal says:
company X. was out in full force;
Lieutenet Colonel Shaded, Mayor
Young, Captain Gorham, and Lieuten-
ent Meythaler Of the First Regiment
were present from Monroe. Could
transportation have been obtained, the
entire First Regiment would have at
tended the funeral. But as it was, the
military part Of the services was well
ordered and impressive.
The obsequies were conducted in the
manner of the Episcopal church.
Rev. Emile U. Brun made an eloquent
and comforting address; the mucic
was appropriate and finely rendered.
The burial case was heaped with ex-
quisite flowers brought by sympathiz-
ing friends. The procession to the
cemetery was fully d mile in length.
George Clary was a son of Hon.
Joseph H. and Mrs. E. d. Clary. He
was born in Darlington, October 26,
1871, and died by lightning stroke at
Camp Douglas, Wis, July IA, 1898, at
7:40 p. m. He was a genial, loving,
ambitious young man, and great
favorite with his companions. From
childhood he was passionately fond of
flowers and fine pictures, and was en-
dowed with artistic talent. He drew
well and had painted few excellent
landscapes. He had but lately returned
from Chicago, where he rad COM
pleted his studies as an ornamental
painter and decorator, and was a
member Of the painters union. He
gave great promise Of useful and
honorable career, and his sudden and
unlocked for death is a crushing blow
to his parents, brothers and sisters,
who have the heartfelt sympathy of
hundreds of friends"
The parents of the deceased were
for many years residents of Mineral
Point, where many hearts go out in
sympathy to the family in their sud
den and great af1liction.