Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-07-14
REACHED BRlDGETON.
The Body of Mrs. Edna Woodruff Ryan
Reaches Home.

Reaches Home,
All that is mortal of Mrs. Edna Fri
ruff Ryan reached her old home yester-
day. The remains were ACCOMPANIED by
her husband and Mr.. Ryan's brother. We
append below clipping from the Muncie
Neaos of July 7th, together with poem
by friend.
AL an early hour yesterday morning
death entered the home of Mr.. Walter
. Ryan, and claimed his young wife, a
pflde OF only six weeks. Death was
due to inflammation Of the bowels, thought
TO have been superinduced by a fever.
The'deceased had been i'll but two weeks,
and while her death was expected to
some extent, the news of death came as a
shock to the hundreds of friends of the
family.
Mr. Ryan is the son of the well-know
attorney, j. w. Ryan, and is one of the
city's most exemplary young men. He
is employed at the Midland Steel Works
III the capacity of electrician, and has a
legion of friends, who extend their heart
felt sympathy in his sad bereavement
In the latter part of May, it will he re-
mem oered, he went to Bridgeton, N. J.
where on the evening of May %, he was
united in wedlock to Miss Edna Wood
ruff' one of Bridgeton's most beautiful
young women, who was one of the
brightest lights in society and general
lavorlte among all who knew her He
brought his bride back to Muncie. where
an elegant home had been prepared at the
corner of Franklin and Charles streets
dere the young people lived happily un-
III ten days ago, when Mrs. RYAN was
III, and although her condition was con-
sldered as serious, it was not thought to
be critical until two days ago.
Her untlmely demise yesterday was
therefore surprise to manv of her ac.
quaintances and friends, and a pail of
gloom had fallen over their homes.
Inc deceased was conscious up until
the time of her death, and by loving.
soothing words, filed with a pathos un-
speakable, did@much to alleviate the
grief of loved ones.
At 4 O'Clock last evening via the L. E..
q w., the remains were taken to BRIDGE
ton, the home of her parents and the
scene Of her childhood days, where the
pody Will be inferred. A short funeral
service was conducted at the RYAN resi-
dence- The deceased was twentv.two
years OF ago. Before her marriage to Mr..
Ryan she had visited here and made
many friends.
Ii one death can be more sad than an.
other, the demise of this loveable woman
is among the saddest to be chronicled."
IN MEMoRIAM.
EDNA WOODRUFF RYAN, Obit ,Jnlv 9Th 1909
Farewell sweet one, and can it be
mat sleep has closed thy tender eyes,
With such deep kisses that they see
Naught but the light of Paradise?
Canst thou not feel the tender rain
OF loves caresses on thy brow?
VIII not that sweet smile come again.
AS we breathe love words o'er thee now.
oh, not farewell; so deep thy rest,
Thou canst not hear thy tender call,
With white hands 70 ded on thy breast,
Thou canst not feel the hot tears fall:
Thou dost not know thy calm reposeg
Brings us but sleepless hours of pain:
10 have the free from all life's woes,
We stretch out empty arms in vain,
Yet sleep, fair one, as lilies close
Their petals when the day is DER,
So lies our lily in repose,
To bloom on this dark earth no more
We know our fair flower will unfold
Its petals in brighter cline;
lily pure with heart of gold
CoulGst thou not wait longer time?
Farewell! We gaze with tear dimmed ewes.
Far towards the mystic Silent Shore,
And wonder where the Country lies
Where thou will dwell forever more;
W hat art thou doing with that mind
That burned like some rare star alone,
Seeking the hidden gems to find;
All now those treasurers are thine own.
Farewell, blest sleeper, not one wave
OF our great loss shall break thy rest;
We give thee back to God who gave,
The one who knew and loved thee best:
Sweet angels close her star like eyes,
And help us God to bear our pain,
Till in the fields of Paradise
We find our own lost one again
E. S. l.. THOMPSON