The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-14
LIVED HERE SIXTY YEARS
DEATH OF EMANUEL HAUGH, ONE OF
THE CITY'S PIONEERS.
Father of the Local Iron Business
Ever Organized in State.

Emanuel Haugh, sixty years a resident of
Indianapolis, died at 4:15 o'clock yesterday
morning at his residence, pa (old) East
Vermont street at the age of seventy
seven He had been in i'll health for about
three months, but at no time was it thought
that death was near. He was sitting in a
chair during the previous evening, talking
and joking with his children and friends.
At about II o'clock he went to sleep. He
awoke at about 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and complained to the nurse that he
had pain in his head. She did what She
could to relieve him, but it not until
o'clock that she called the other members
of the family. He died in fifteen min
utes. Exhaustion was the cause of death.
Mr.. Haugh was born in Fredercks coun-
ty Virginia, May 81 1920. He had little OPP
portunity for schooling during his boyhood,
and when his father came to this city, in
1897, the young man had had practically no
school education. He went to the city
schools a few months out of each of the
first two or three years of his residence
here, living with his father Adam Haugh,
in a house which stood on North Meridian
street, a few doors above Washington
street. At the corner of Meridian and the
Circle the elder Haugh had a blacksmith
shop, and here Emanuel Haugh served an
apprenticeship and learned the business of
blacksmithing as it was carried on in those
early days He afterward became his
fathers partner and later began business
on a larger scale with Levi 3. Williamson
as a partner. They built a shop on North
Delaware street, near Court street, and be-
gan the manufacture of iron work for
building purposes They had large amount
of machinery, such as was procurable in
those days, placed in the shop and operated
nv horse tread
mill 1t was considered an extensive plant.
In 1864 Mr.. Haugh failed and the business
min Z. and James r. Haugh, who removed
the plant to South Pennsylvania street, and
subsequently to Haughville, which suburb
was named for Emanuel Haugh.
Mr.. Haugh was twice married. HIS first
wife was Miss Margaret Wiley, sister OF
the late William Y. Wiley. Shortly after
he died. 1t was then at the edge Of the
city, and people joked with him for mOVlng
out into the country. The hrst wife died
forty-one years ago, at the family resi-
dence on Vermont street. The second
marriage was with Miss Charlotte Wikey,
a sister of the late Mrs. Jacob Cox. She
survive. They are Charles e. and Alex
ander Haugh and Mrs. c. h. Wright, OF
this city, and w. A. Haugh, OF Chicago
Mr.. Haugh was a. member of the first
brass band that was organized in Indiana
of which there are yet two surviving mem
street, and James B. McCready, who lives
northeast of the city. He was also mem
Der of the Victory fire brigade, volun-
teer organization known as the wooden
shoe" company. He was a man who made
many warm friends during his long life in
Indianapolis. He was of "a jovia1 DISPOSE
ton and rarely lost his temper, and never
grew too serious about his own i'll health
to miss the opportunity for a joke. An In
stance of his carelessness of his own con-
dition occurred Monday afternoon, when
Mrs Wright, his daughter, called to see
him AS she started away he called out:
'Well, goodbye, Annie. If don't see you
any more hurrah." She never saw him
again in life. w. A. Haugh, his son, who
His father was so much improved Monday
evening that he decided to take a night
train back to Chicago. AS he boarded the
train his brother Charles said to him:
Il have premonition that father cannot
live through the night. He seems strong
enough, but l think his apparent strength
is forced and unnatural. Don't be sur
prised if you find telegram awaiting at
our office announcing fathers death" The
Chicago brother could not believe as
Charles did and went on to Chicago. Surely
enough he found the telegram awaiting
him and left on the first train to return
here.
Mr. Haugh was for many years mem
Der of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. He
was also a Scottish Rite Mason and Odd
Fellow but of late years had fallen out of
good standing in the lodges and had with
be held at the late residence Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock, to which the friends
of the family are invited. The burial, at
Cyovvr Hin will he priVata