Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-27
OLD-IIME NEBRASKAN DEAD
O. N. Emery Of Beatrice Numbered with
His Fathers.
HARDY PIONEER OF ANTELOPE STATE
In the Early sixties He Was Com
nectcd with the Overland Stage
Company and Witnessed
Indian Massacrcs.

Indian Massacrcs.
BEATRICE, Neb Dec 26.-(Special Tele.
gram.)-The long vigil which the family |
fnd frieads Of c. N Emery had been keep.
ing at his beside ended about o'clock this
morning, when he passed into the unknown.
For twelve week, Mr.. Emery had fought
for life His trouble WAS a stoppage of the
food carll, which rendered 1t impossible fo1
him to take only the slightest amount OF
rourlshmeut. The deceased was one of the
men who had made the early history OF
Nebraska end Kansas. He went to Kansas
in 1867 and few yeans later came to Ne
braska For several years he had charge OF
various stations on the old Overland routo
for the Overland Stage company, among
them being the famous Thirty-Two Mile
Creek and Liberty Farm stations, where l
number OF stirring scenes were enacted. In
1864 he was at Liberty Farm and in August
OF that year saw the station burned on.
by the Indians and men and women sacri
need to their savagery Among them was
Thomas Burke, husband Of Mrs. Thomas
Yule OF this city, who wae shot from q
wagon and scaped, Mr. Emery being the
first person to reach him after his death.
In 1866 he had charge of the station at
Kearney, and in 1857 he removed with his
family to this county locating on a farm
three mileu up the river from Beatrice. Ho
lost two brothers in Nebraska one in Kear.
ney and one here. Two brothers and a SIS
ter who live In the east survive him. in
addition to his widow aud two sons, George
q. and j. c., both of whom reside here
| with their families. Mr. Emery after leav-
| ing the farm and removing to Beatrice was
successfully hotel keeper and liveryman,
| in which latter capacity he was in early
years closely connected with transportation
| business.
The funeral will be held at O'Clock to
| morrow from the Presbyterian church. Mr..
Emery was born in Maine, August Is, 1895.
| OTHER DEATHS.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 26.-John Cosgrove,
a well known athlete, died in the city hos
| pital today after operations for appen1l
| citis. He was member of the New Jersey
| Athletic club, the Ridgefed Athletic club
| and the Tenth Battalion Athletic club of tho
National Guard. Cosgrove won the all-round
| athletic championship of America in 1895
| and finished second to Clark of Boston in
| this years competition. Cosgrove has al.
ways been considered CT the highest order
| OF athletes and In all-aroundi work on! tho
| athletic field he had few superiors
| WORCESTER, Mass, Dec 26.-James w.
Allen of the banking firm of Winslow Il
Allen died in this city today of pneumonia
| aged 81 years. He was United States con.
sui at Zanzibar from 1882 to 1885.
| CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. go. S
Long clerk OF the state supreme court ana
lieutenant grand commander of the Scott
Rite Masonry for the southern jurisdcti0a
| OF the United States, died here tonight OF
dysentery, after a short Illness.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Moses Edison
Worthen, one of the leading men of afoirs
in Passaic. N j., died today of typhoid
fever. aged 60 years. He leaves an estate
said to be worth S1,0OO,o0O.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec 26.-Rev. w. w.
Taylor, aged so, the oldest Presbyterian
preacher In this state, died today. He was
graduated from Yale sixty years ago. At
one time he was pastor of the church which
President McKinley's wife's parents attended
and otficiated at their marriage in his
career he had held many charges.
ROYALSTON, Mass, Dec. 26-Colonel
George Whitney, a prominent resident of
this town. died today after months i'll
ness. He was born here in 1917 and for
fifteen years drove a stagecoach between
Fitchburg railroad put an end to the stage
business and Colonel Whitney turned his at
tention to other pursuits. After being some
years engaged In the lumber and chair busi-
ness he became interested in the manufac-
ture of woolens and continued it until his
death.
| PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Cath
crime Morrison Hogan, only aunt of Andrew
Carnegie, died this morning, the result OF a
stroke OF paralysis She has been in a semi
|
Hogan born in Dumferine Scotland
eighty six years ago and had been in this
country fifty-seven years. Her remains will
, be privately cremated on Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Dec 26.-Henry Hersey, a
we'll known promoter, fell unconscious in a
restaurant tonight and died shortly after
ward. Mr.. Hersey wes "a years of age
Joseph Lamar, a civil engineer who has had
business relations with Hersey, said that Mr..
Hersey was former president of the Steel
1 ,fant ntattn had
the inventor OF the open hearth steel process
For year 1t is stated he had been concerned
In a large land speculation at Berryvllle
w. Va. He Is said to have left large
estate.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-Charles Harrison, rad.
, cal member OF Parliament for Plymouth
since 1895, is dead. He was born August
} /, 1885, and was educated at Kings college
London. He succeeded Sir John Hutton as
vice chairman of the London county council
when Sir John succeeded Lord Rosebery ar
g chairman Of that body. In the first and sec.
J ond councils he was chairman OF the par.
liamentary committee and became known az
the father of the modern application OF bet
terment by public improvements, BY pro
: fession he was a solicitor. Frederick Har
q rison, the well known essayist and prec
dent Of the London posltivist committee, Il
, his brother.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 26.-James Noble, WHIT
, was private secretary to United States Sen
ator Thomas Corwin. died here tonight O
4, the infrmities OF old age. For the las
= thirty years he hac been the confidential
bookkeeper Of the Longworth estate In th
J | city.
y PARIS, Dec 26-Comte Anatole Lemer
y cier. member Of the Chamber OF Deputies
n Is dead. He was born June 25, 1926. HI
i was one OF the seven deputies from Charl
e ente Infereure, personally representing th
irst division OF Saintes. He was a descend
| ant OF the Lemercier who figured In Franc
during the revolution. HL1 father was TO
q many years a member of the Chamber. H
= received the decoration OF the Legion o
Honor end published several volumes.