The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-21
OBITUARY..

The many friends of Frank NJ. DOlph, |
of this city, could scarcely credit the III |
telligence received over the wires from |
Warren, o., late Saturday afternoon that |
Mr.. Dulph had succumbed to an attack |
of plouro pneumonia in that city earlier |
In the day. Mr.. Dolph has been In charge |
as assistant superintendent for several |
months past of n number of field repre- /
sentatves OF the Colliery Engineer COM
pany. proprietors OF the international |
Schools of this city, and spent most OF |
his time travelling from place to place. VS. |
iting, in rotation, the mon under his
jurisdiction. The following, from the |
Warren Tribune, shows the excellent i'm |
presslons which he created wherever be
went:
"F. NJ. Dolph. of Scranton, Pa, died |
at the Hill House on High street this
morning at 1920 o'clock. His death came
very Unexpectedly and was n shock to his
friends. Mr. Dolph has been coming to
| Warren for some time in the interest OF
the International Correspondence school
of Scranton, Pa, of which he is assist
ant superintendent and during his visits
made many friends by his big-hearted
and kind manners. Last Wednesday Mr..
Doph was taken i'll with pleuro-pneu-
monia and rapidly grew worse until last
| night when his wife was sent for. She
| arrived this morning and had seen her
husband and she was writing home that
| he was better, when he was suddenly
/ seized with a hemorrhage and expired
almost instantly. All that was possible
| was done for the suffering man but to no
avail Mrs. Dolph is heart broken at
the sudden and sad afiliction. Mr.. Dolph
was As years old and leaves four children"
The remains of Mr.. Dolph arrived in
Scranton on the $50 p. IN. train Sunday
| and were taken to the residence of G. w.
| Hessler, 72S Green Ridge street, at which
place the funeral services will be held at
| 8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr., Dolph was q fine example of praC-
tical, manly Christianity. Though not
member of any denomination or sect, he
was thoroughly consecrated Christian
man. Mr.. Dolph was a man of singularly
lovable and gentle disposition, modest.
generous, self-sacriicing, a model huS-
band and kind father In his death tho
| Colliery Engineer company has lost
valued and trusted employe and Scranton
has lost ~ citizen who was credit to
the community.
William d. Thomas, of Lansford, Pa,
one of the best known WClshmen in the
United States, died on Saturday of pneu-
monia, brought on by an attack of grip.
He came to Lansford thirty-tive years
ago from AbeTaman, Wales and on the
same steamship were the parents Of the
well known j. w. Parson Price, OF New
York city, he himself a youth among the
emigrant group from that famous coal
center of South Wales. Mr.. Thomas en-
! gagged in mining, but advanced I'm his
vocation until he became one of the
most important mine contractors in that
section OF the state. lie, however was a
man who could not lead an idle life and
! up to within few days of his death he
was still active in business as mine
contractor. Although he was continually
| in "A whirlwind of business he always took
|. ! time to enter into public matters. lie
] NKs1s nr,ntr, pRnt u nd tnnlr
an active interest in the party. In Welsh
circles he occupied u conspicuous posi-
| tion. His last public appearance was mt
the unveiling of the Gwilym Gwent mon
ument over which ceremony he presided,
and in words of warm affection paid a
! loving tribute to the memory of the de-
parted composer. Mr.. Thomas leaves
friends in every state in the union. De
: ceased leaves his wife and the following
children: Attorney w. G. Thomas of
Lansford; r. d. Thomos, a student at
State college Bellefonte. Pa; g. Thomas
student at the University of Pennsylva-
MA Misses Margaret, May, Reese and
Eddie, who reside at home The funeral
will be held on Wednesday afternoon al
2 o'clock Mr.. Thomas had many warm
friends in this city. His son spoke al
: several political meetings in this city last
= fall.
/ the Fifteenth ward for the past sever
| or eight years. and who was the regular
nominee for the office ard candidate fol
, reelection today, died at his home in tn
| ! rear of 5Ol South Main avenue, at /
| o'clock yesterday morning. Mr.. Bur
! schel was sick about two weeks with ty'
y. phoid pneumonia, but no serious result:
, were anticipated until yesterday morn
| ing when he became unconscious. The
family We're at his bedside when deati
came. Deceased was born in Laudcn
bach, Germany, on April II, $780, and came
to America in 1850, settling in Dunmore
. Previous to coming to West Scranton Mr.
, | Burschcl resided in Archibald and Car
l bondale. lie was Il charter member o
I the German association which meets il
2 Stetters hall, on North Main avenue
= Four daughters ard -four sons surViv,
him. They are: Mrs. Lizzie Denchler
Mrs. Kate Dankwertz and Henry Bur
schel. of the South Side John, the well
known CiEarmaker; George and Pete
Y Burschel, Mrs. Lucy SCheuer and Mrs
1 Augusta Hale, all of this side The fu
( neral announcement will be made lator
; Smoke The Pocono Sc. Cigar. -
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