The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-25
OBITUARY.

Yesterday afternoon Richard Hall, of
2l9 South Main avenue, died at 1.30
o'clock His death was due to the failure
to rally from two successive operations
performed upon him Thursday and Fri
Gay Of last week for appendicitis. Mr.
Han unfortunately had not enjoyed the
best of health for sometime and he was
not in condition to withstand the shock
| OF an operation. The operations were
| postponed until absolutely necessary as
| last resort. Deceased suffered extreme
| ly but with great fortitude during the
| last few days.
| He was born in Tunkhannock Sept. TO-
| 1874, where he resided until the war broke
out. He then enlisted in tho one Hun
dred and Thirty-Second Pennsylvania
| volunteers and went through with his
| regiment until the battle of Fredericks-
| burg, where he was so badly wounded as
| to prevent his going into service again.
/ He had been previously wounded at An
| tietam. Returning from the scenes of
war and his health permitting, he sought
| employment with the Delaware, Lackd-
| wanna and Western company in 1865. In
! 1866 he became engineer and was within
| a few numbers Of being the oldest one
! in point OF service with the company. OF
! late he has run on the milk as special,
but was consulting or trial engineer.
He was a member of the Grand Army
! OF the Republic, Ezra Griffin Post, No.
! 1S9; Hyde Park Lodge, No 33a, Free and
| Accepted Masons Globe Lodge, No. 95S,
| Independent order odd Fellows, and was
! treasurer in the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Mutual Aid society. For
\ many years he has been an active mem
| ber of the Hampton Street Methodist
| church. His wife and one daughter, Miss
| Adeline, survive him; also one brother,
| John Hall, of Fynon street. The funeral
will be held Thursday afternoon from the
! residence at 2 o'clock. Revs. j. B. sweet
| and James Benninger will conduct the
services. Interment will be made in the
! Washburn street cemetery.
| Daniel Matthias, one Of West Scranton 3
| oldest and best known residents, cied at
his residence, 1918 Price street, yesterday
morning shortly after o'clock. Deceased
| was troubled for some time with kidney
| trouble and had been In bed Ior few
| weeks lately. Sunday evening, however.
! he was so much improved that no was
able TO get up and he downstairs, fester-
| day morning, as usual his wife gave
| him his medicine about 5 o'clock and a
| few minutes later he complained of his
| heart, hlt turned over and went 10 sleep,
| From this sleep no never awakened. De-
| ceased was borne in Maesteg, Carmar-
| thenshire, South Wales, In lSil and was
| 81 years of age. lie came to America III
| 1882 settling at Danvlle, Pa, whore he
married, and In 1861 settled i'm West Scran-
ton, where he has since continuously re-
sided. For many years he worked for Tho
| Delaware, LaCkawanna and Westcrn
company. but a few years ago was COM
| pelled to seek outside employment Re-
| Gently he was agent for the Atlantic aud
| Pacific Tea company. He was taken Sc
| riously i'll about a month ago, but seem
| lngly was improving when death came
lie was a trustee of the Plymouth Con-
gregational church and active in its well
| fare, and was instructor of the Musical