The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-11

he continued 10 60 down until his last
visits here were little more than drunken
orgies. In 1892, he eliminated a pro-
longed spree at Iron Mountain by a
suicidal attempt, suspending himself
from a hook in his room at the Com
mercial House by a trunk strap. His
designs were frustrated, however, by the
timely Intervention OF the vicilant
porter Dark ais were the closing pages
OF Edyvean's life, he was deserving ofbct-
ter treatment from members OF bis own
family than the following from the St.
Cloud Journal shows that he received;
"Man's inhumanity 10 man makes
countless thousands mourn and while
w. III. Edyvean himself is pnst mourn
ing, he Is evidently likewise past mourn
| ing for. This ~ the man who yesterday
died at Saint Raphael's hospital. where
he had been taken little over a week
previous from the Grand Central hotel.
Edyvean was travelling man who had
been ON an extended spree at Wadenn
and later ~ So. Cloud. He WITS ON the
road for a Louisville distilling bonds
and after being at Wadcua for nearly
three weeks, n member Of the firm came
to Wadena from Louisville and together
| they came 60 81. Cloud. The uniOrtu-
nate victim oE the liquor habit continued
his lihations ia ST. Cloud after his en-
ploycr had left and Sunday, Dccember 8,
had "A severe hemorrhagc OF the lungs.
Clerk Leimbacher and local doctor
conveyed the man TO the hospital that
evening and the former tclegrnphed the
whisky house of Edyvean's condition.
The message was refused, and later n
telegram addressed TO the hotel told
| that he was no longer In their employ.
| Ii was apparent almost from the first
that the man could not survive the COM
bined effects ~ the hemorrhages and his
debauch, and Mr.. Leimbacher set out TO
locate his relatives. lie said his wife
WAS at Georgetown, Col. but telegram
sent there brought the reply that she
had left and her present whereabouts
were unknown. lie said that his
mother lived at Dodgoville, Mich.
and a special delivery letter was
mailed TO her. No reply Co this was re-
ceived. Edyycan Informed his St. Cloud
friends that lac had brother. John
Edyvean, at Lake Linden, a Michigan
town, and Sunday Mr.. Lcimbacherwire
TO him his brothers condition. Strange
To say this telegram came back last
night with charges refused by his brother
who Is said TO be "A mine superintendent.
As a last resort n second telegram was
sent TO the brother yesterday immedi-
ately following the mans death here, adj
vising him OF the end and asking for
instructions. The answer was rs ex-
pccted for the brother simply and
cheaply wired: 81 have no instruc-
tions."
The + yner Distilling company today
wired ila Grand Central that in case the
brothc. ieiused TO do anything, to draw
on their company for 500 to deiray
the expenses of the sickness and death
and burial 81 the man.
Aud SO the end came, and the poor,
unfortunate wreck OF a life was hauled
out to n st. Cloud cemetery today. IL
was not a large funeral; In fact il was
one ol the smallest ever held in this city.
There was the corpse and the under
taker, aud Rev. John MCGOWAN, who
had visited the man before he died
Clerk Liembacher and Aid. John peleo
Of the Relief committee OF the city
council
And SO the end will some day come To
that inhuman brother down in Michiga n.
When he feels the chilly hand OF death
pressed close To his face; when the sun
shall shine brightly without, but the
gloom Of an always night shall close in
upon hini-when he may bo privileged to
look ahead into that great unknown,
perchance he may sec the lace OF
brother--a man born OF the same wo-
man and sucked at the same breast as
he-whom he refused the last decencies
OF this world and the glimpse Of that
brothers spirit lace may not tend To
lessen the pangs OF the final dissolution.