Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-11-14
DEATH OF JOHN BUCKLEY.
His Last Run Finished-Final
Orders Made "Com-
plete" Sunday.
A Popular Northern Pacific
Engineer Dies Suddenly
at Cooperstown.

Sunday the earthly remains OF En-
gineer John Buckley were brought to
Jamestown from Cooperstown on q
special train, and large crowd OF sor-
rowing friends and relatives greeted the
arrival of the body at the depot.
The news of the death of Mr.. Buckley
from pneumonia of the right lung Sun
day morning at about nine o'clock, was
great surprise to his acquaintances here.
Wednesday preceding he complained Of
soreness in his lungs, and was in this
city. He returned to his home in Coop
erstown and went to bed. Thursday he
seemed better and Friday he was appsr-
emily no worse. Saturday, however, he
became delirious and tred to get out Of
bed. He suffered severe attack OF
paralysis OF the right side and fell into q
partially UNCONSCIOUS condition from
which he never arose. The shock of
paralysis was due to hemorrhage of the
BRAN. Saturday night, in order to rem
der the sick man all the aid possible, q
special left Jamestown for Cooperstown
at midnight, conveying DR.. Moore to
assist IN counsel in the case. Rev.
Father McFee also was on the train,
and his services rather than the physi-
clans we're needed, as he arrived only to
administer the rites OF the church to the
dying man. There we're four physicians
in tie case, which was in charge of Drs.
Kerr, Corey and Platon Of Coz perstown.
DR.. Mcconnell OF Fargo arrived soon
after death, and DR.. Moore too late to be
of service. Before death the patients
temperature rose to 10S, about as high
as it ever gets. ....,
Engineer Buckley was said to be the
most popular man in Cooperstown and
had hosts of friends along the Northern
Pacific and in this city. He was sober,
industrious, and ot cheerful dispo-
sition, thirty five years Of age and un-
married. He was a member ct large
family of brothers and sisters and his
aid to them has always been generous
and continuous. Few railroad men on
the Dakota division were a. we'll known,
and none had more friends.
The sympathy of the entire community
is extended to the bereaved family in
their great af1iction. Mr.. Buckley was
one Of the men who can i'll be spared in
any family or community.
The 10Th Of October Mr. Buckley
reached his 35th year. For 13 years he
has lived in this state, coming to Fargo,
in 1879. After remaining there short
time he came to jamestown which since
has remained his headquarters. For ten
years he has had a run as engineer on
the Sanborn, Cooperstown & Turtle
Mountai branch of the Northern Pacific
running between Sanborn & Coopers-
town. His face was as familiar to every
one along the line as the presence OF the
train itself and everyone bad good
word for "John". His friends were
wherever he had been. His demise
leaves the following members Of the
family to mourn for him. His father.
Con, an old gentleman; two brothers IN
this city, Frank. employed by E. ID.
Strong. and Con Jr., Northern Pacific
engineer; two brothers, Dan and William
and two sisters, Mary and Kate, in Mon
tana; and two sisters, Mrs. ]. G. Toole of
this city, and Mrs. W. j. Ridley of
Fargo.
He was q member of Ft. Seward lodge
No. 16, A. 0. U. W. and also a member
OF the order OF Brotherhood Of Loco