The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-03

Thomas p. Ryder, the we'll known
Wilkes-Barre newspaper man, died
yesterday at Camp Hamilton in Lex
ington, KY, of typhoid fever
He was special writer on the
Wilkes Barre Record at the breaking
out of the war and was sent out by
that paper to accompany the Ninth
regiment as its special correspondent.
At Camp Thomas he gave up his
newspaper work to enlist and become
clerk of the Third brigade, First corps,
then commanded by Colonel C. b.
Dougherty. He continued in that po-
sition under Colonel Dougherty's sue
cessor.
Nothing was known of his illness un-
til yesterday morning when John Cor
man, of South Main street, Wilkes
Barre, received a telegram from Sur
geon-M Major Weaver, of the Ninth regi-
ment, saying: Ryder is i'll with the
fever. There is no chance of his re-
covery. Please see the Tooles and
break the news to them" In the af-
ternoon at 2.20 o'clock the Wilkes-B Barre
Times received message announcing
his death.
HIS LAST LETTER.
The Tooles referred to in the tele-
gram are the family of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Toole of Lincoln street.
They heard from him three weeks ago
by letter, in which he stated that he
was in perfect health and wanting for
nothing necessary to his comfort. A
| letter was sent in response to this and
later two others were despatched in
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swer the first, but none of them were
| answered.
As he had mentioned in his letter
that he would come on inside of j
week or ten days it was taken for
granted that he was expecting to an
swer the letters in person and in con-
sequence no great alarm was felt on
account of the failure to hear from
| him.
The news of his death came as a ter.
rible shock to his friends and sad sur
prise to the city where he was known
personally or by reputation to every
one it might be said.
Mr.. Ryder was born in Ireland thirty,
eight years ago, coming to this coun.
| try when ten years of age. After fin
ishing his school education he becam,
| d tSdcleT anu later entered the news
paper field, working first on the News
| Dealer and then on the Record. will
an interruption of two years spent al
a clerk in the prothonotarys office. o
recent years he has confined himsel
principally to special writing, editint
the 'Wouter Van Twiller" column
which was regarded by his paper a.
its leading special feature and whicl
won for him an enviable reputation al
| a wit and satiriSt. He also wrote som,
excellent verse and short stories anC
contributed many excellent articles 70
the periodicals.
SOCIETY CONNECTIONS.
For two terms he was president o
the Catholic Total Abstinence union o
the Scranton diocese. He also was hon
ored with the presidency of the Wilkes
Barre Press club and served a tern
as vice-Dresident and member Of tn
board of managers of the Internationa
League of Press clubs. At the time q
his death he was a prominent membe
OF the Young Mems Institute and Grant
Knight of the Wilkes Barre council
knights of Columbus.
His remains will reach Wilkes Barr
at 12.10 o'clock tomorrow morning. TIL
funeral will take place from ST. Mary
church, Monday morning, and will b
in charge of the knights of Columbus
Mr.. Ryder is survived by a ten-year
old daughter.