St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-20
| Dan 0'C0NN0R DEAD.
The Big-Hearted Detective
Sueeumbs to the Grim
Reaper.
BEST OF MEDICAL SKILL
Proved PoWerlesS to Stem the
i Tide of Dissolu-
ton.
THE FAMILIAR FIGURE
Of "Big Dan" Has Forever
Passed From Mortal
Eyes.
THE FAMILIAR FIGURE

Detective Dan O'Connor is no more.
He died at st. JoSeph's hospital at noon
yesterday. The familiar face and form
of big Dan." as he was popularity
termed among his friends, will be
missed from the streets of st. Paul
which he has trod in the role OF. de-
tective for the past ten years. 1t seems
the very irony OF fate that this verita-
bic giant should come TO his death from
Indulgence in the juvenile pastlme or
coasting, but it often happens that the
simplest occurrences of life are fraught
with the most serious consequences,
and this is surely case in point.
After the accident Oh Tuesday even
ing, which has already been described
in these columns, Mr.. O'Connor was
taken to st. JoSeph'S hospital and there
everything that loving hands and SKILL
full treatment could accomplish was
done for him, but all to no purpose.
DR.. Charles Wheaton, DR.. Robert
Wheaton and Dr. Rogers were the at
tending physicians and they did every
thing possible to pull their patient
through. The detective was conscious
almost until the last. About 1870 in
the forenoon he sank into comatoSe
condition, i'll when, lie remained until
noon. which, just as the court house
clock ceased striking the midday hour,
EEis Soul Passed Away.
His two brothers, Chief of Detectives
John J.O'Connor and Richard L. O'Con-
nor, were present during the final mo-
mentS to minister to the suffering man.
He died sustained and soothed With the
rites Of the Roman Catholic church, Of
which he was member.
Dan O'COnnor was man OF generous
impulses. His many estimable quail
ties won him hosts of friends, who will
deeply deplore his sad and most I'M
timely death.
The remains of Mr.. O'Connor were
removed from the hospital TO the under
taking rooms Of Mccarthy & Donnelly.
but will be conveyed to the old home, at
81 East Fourth street, this morning.
The funeral will take place Tuesday
forenoon. At $50 the cortege will leave
the house and proceed to TIE cathedral,
where the funeral services will be held
at 10 o'clock. The remains will be in.
TERED in Calvary cemetery. The pail
bearers have not been chosen yet, but
they will be selected from the detective
force and from members of the Junior
Pioneers, to which society he belonged.
Dan O'Connor was single man, his
aged mother and his two brothers max
| ing up the remainder of the family.
Dan was the youngest son of the late
John O'Connor, and was thirty-five
years of age.
kilograms Of Coincidence.
Chief of Detectives John }. O'Connor
received the following kilograms last
evening:
To John j. O'Connor Dear John. accept
my deep coincidence OH the death Of Dan III
your hour of trouble you have the sympathy
of your friends. l.. HARRIGAN,
Chief of Police, ST. Louis, Mo.
Am extremely sorry to hear of the death of
Dan. Yourself and the family have my SYM
pathy. J. 7. JANSEN,
Chief of Police, Milwaukee.
l tender you heartfelt sympathy i'll the
deep affliction you have met in the loss of
your brother Dan. Will be in St. Paul TO at
tend funeral Tuesday morning.
WILLIAM A. PINKERToN.
Chicago.