The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-22
HUGH M'COLLUN BURIED
Business Mas Suspended in NOntrOse
During the Funeral Hour.
HIS MAGNIFICENT CHARACTER
quehanna County's Younger Sons.
Evidence Of His Great
Popularity.



Montrose, Pa, Nov. 21.-Seldom, if
ever, has this borough been oyershad-
owed with such an air of grief and re-
gret as during this afternoon, when
occurred the funeral of Hugh McCol-
lum, one of the most promising young
attorneys of the Susquehanna county
bar and quite generally known as dep
uty collector Of internal revenue for
Wayne and Susquehanna counties. His
magnificent personality, spotlesS char
acter, popularity and promising future,
and his being stricken in the prime of
young manhood-all these tended to
make his death a severe blow to the
community as well as shock to his
immediate family
Perhaps no better evidence of the
universal sorrow over his premature
death could be offered than in the
observance of the funeral, which was
held at o'clock from the residence of
his parents, Attorney and Mrs. \. II.
McCollum. From 80 until 4 o'clock
the stores, shops and pOstofiice were
closed and business was suspended in
order that all might do a last honor to
the memory of one SO esteemed.
The funeral service at the house was
conducted by Rev. +. A. Warriner. of
st. Paurs Episcopal church, who also
otticiated during the preliminary SER
vice in the cemetery. The concluding
rites were performed by the Masonic
order. In addition to a cOncourse Of
friends so large that but portion could
gain admission to the spacious resi-
dence the funeral was attended by the
Masonic lodge, of Montrose and visit
Ing Masons, the Susquehanna county
bar Rough and Ready Engine COM
pany, No. |, of which the deceased was
president, and MOntrose Engine COM
pany No. .. Each of these was pres
ent in a separate body.
The floral pieces presented by organ
i2ations, friends and relatives were so
numerous, handsome and elaborate as
to be brought here from Scranton
under the charge of the florist, who
supplied them. Ten flower bearers, Sc
lected from Masons and firemen, car
ried the emblems to the grave.
The particulars of Mr.. McCollum's
last illness, added to the extreme re-
spect and popularity he enjoyed, make
his demise peculiarly pathetic. He had
been sick with typhoid fever for three
weeks and during that period had been
treated with the best possible medical
attendance and professional nursing.
The disease seemed to yield to the eff
forts to crush 1t and during Monday
his recovery seemed assured At 3
O'Clock that afternoon his hearts action
was impeded by clOtted blood and i'm
moment he departed without suffer-
ing or immediate warning.
He is survived by a widow and his
parents.
Hugh McCOllum was q years of age
at the time of his death and had lived
in Montrose since babyhood. After an
academic and comOmn school education
he studied law with the firm of McCol-
lum, Searle & Smith, and a few years
ago after Judge Searle was elected TO
the bench. became a member of the
firm. He had since been diligent
reader and student, was one of the ac-
knowledged leading orators of the
county, and through honesty of pur-
pose and ability seemed destined to be-
come one of the prominent lawyers of
this section of the state. A year ago
he was appointed deputy collector of
internal revenue for Wayne and Sus-
qGehanna counties. From boyhood his
inclinations had been pure. unswervinr
and noble, and the same characteris-
ties We're so prominently associated
with his brief professional career as to
mark him one Of the favorite younger
sons of Susquehanna county.