Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-29
Death of Algernon Beech.

Mich. sends us copy of the Mar
quette Daily Mining Journal, of Sept. !
-, which contains the sad acuouuce-
ment of the death of Algernon Beach,
youngest son of Delos Z. Berh,
formerly of this city. The Journal
says:
Al. Beech, who fought with the
Rough Riders, in Cuba, during the |
war with Spain, died yesterday noon,
at the home of his brother, George q.
Beech, at Champion. Typhoid fever
was the cause of his death.
Mr.. Beech was one of the first
soldiers to arrive in this country. He
was quite i'll when he got to Champion,
and took to bed Immediately upon |
his arrival. He came here, thinking |
his brother would be able to give
him better care and treatment than he
could get anywhere else. There was
nothing that could be done for him
that his relatives and friends did not
exert themselves to do, but the fever
had taken such strong hold on the
Young man that the doctor knew from
the first that it would be almost inn !
possible to bring him through. For
several days he fingered between life
aud death, and not for single moment
during that time did his attendants
leave him.
1.-THE deceased was promising
Young man, and although he was a
stranger at Champion, those who met
him during his illness learned to love
him.
"Undertaker William Leininger, of
this city. went to Champion yesterday,
to prepare the remains for removal to
the young mans home at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, where they will be
given interment. The Doctor, his wife
and probably few other relatives
will accompany the remains to Sioux
Falls"
Later -" Nearly every person in
Champion was out Wednesday eve
ming when the remains of the late Al.
Beech, who died at the home of his
brother, Dr.. G.. ID. Beech, We're being
removed to the Chicago, Milwaukee x
st. Paul station, to be forwarded to
Sioux Falls. S. d.
1.-The pail bearers were six young
men of Champion, who fought in the
battle of Santiago. All were attired
in their army uniforms. Around the
outside of the hearse a large American
flag was draped.
"Among those with Mr.. Beech, dur
his illness at Champion, was his
father, who arrived shortly after the
boy came. The old gentleman was
deeply grieved over the loss of his
son"
The Sioux Falls Press, of Sept. "a,
contains the following further partic-
ulars of the funeral:
The remains of Algernon j, Beech,
who died at Champion, Mich, on the
DIST inst. arrived in this city by the
Illinois Central at $3.50 yesterday fore
noon. They were received at the train
by delegations from Cyrene Comman-
derry, Knights Templar, Modern Wood
men, the fire department, 6. A. r., L
V. U. and former members of Grigs-
by's cowboy cavalry and escorted to
to the home of Curtis Beech, 620 Min
nesota avenue south where the funeral
services were conducted by the Rev.
A. L. Wolf, of the First Presbyterian
church at Il O'Clock p. M, at which
hour a large number of friends had
gathered to pay their last respects to
the departed and witness the impress
sive services. The floral offerings
were quite profuse.
The procession was lead from the
house to Mount Pleasant cemetery. by
Stout's full band followed by Cyrene
commandery in uniform, the Modern
Woodmen. tiremen in uniform, mem
bers of the G. A. II. and U. V. U.
Gen. M. Grigsby and members of the
cowboy regiment in uniform and
many citizens in carriages At the
cemetery the services were in charge
of Cyrene commandery. Many citi- |
Aens gathered on the streets to witness
the passage of the solemn procession.
The deceased was born at Mineral
Point, Wis, twenty-nine years ago,
and has been a resident of Sioux
Falls the past nine or ten years. He
was young man of excellent habits,
genial and pleasing to all with whom
he had social or business relations,
and the number of his friends were
only limited by his circle of acqnain-
tances. During his fatal illness when
he was informed of the hopelessness
of his case the geniality which charac-
terized his life did not forsake him.
Bowling to the wisdom of his creator
he accepted the inevitable without a
protest and remained cheerful to the
end.
The decedent was a member OF
troop b. Grigsby's rough riders, re-
cruited in this city. He was taken
sick at Chickamauga park on the 10th
day of July, and was sent into the
mountains to recuperate. After being
there three weeks and not getting bet
ter, sick leave was given him and
he was taken TO the home of his
brother, DR.. George d. Beech, at