The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-04
Man Dropped at the
Church Entrance.
STEPHEN LEYLLI
Was Attending Funeral
With His Family.

Clinton, Feb. 3.-Stephen Leylli,a ma
tive of Hungary, Al years old, dropped
dead at the very door of the German
Church, on Haskell avenue, this after
noon, at $50 o'clock, as he was about
to enter to be present at the service
over the remains of his countryman.
Mil1las Tot.
Tot died at the Clinton hospital We'd
nesday afternoon. His funeral was
held at 225 this afternoon. At that
hour 80 or 40 members of the Hunga-
rian colony were assembled in Martin
Murphys undertaking rooms. Rev. F.
c. F. Scherff read a preliminary serv-
ice, while those present stood with
heads bowed.
One OF the strongest and healthiest
men in the room apparently was Ste
phen Leylli He was not taller than
the average of his people, but he was
ruddy with seeming health, and his
frame showed the possession of I'M
usual strength.
After the brief service in the under
taking rooms, the remains of Miklas
Tot were borne to the hearse by six of
his friends.
The hearse was followed by two or
three hacks, in which were Mrs. Tot,
Mrs. Leylli and some of the intimate
friends of the dead man.
Leylli marched with some 90 others.
following the little cortege to the Ger
man church.
1t is a brisk walk to the church from
Murphy's undertaking rooms, perhaps
a mile. The marohers had to step fast
to keep up with the procession, and
most of them were out of breath when
the cortege finally halted at its destina-
Iion.
The casket was taken from the hearse
and carried into the church. Just as
the bearers We're to deposit their burd-
en- at the foot of the chancel, Leylli, on
the sidewalk, just without the church,
groaned and fell.
He was surrounded with his friends,
who opened his collar and did their
best for him. Martin Murphy left his
post by Tots body to see what could
be done for Leyll. He found Leylli's
heart still beating. He had him brought
into the church and sent a man for a
doctor. DR.. p. A. S. Grady arrived,
and after a brief examination decided
that Leylli was dead. Acting Medical
Examiner DR.. George l.. Tobey was
from heart disease.
IN the meantime Pastor Scherff con-
tinued to read the service for she dead
for Miklas, as if nothing had happened,
The body of stephen Leylli lay COW
cred on the floor of the church as the
casket containing the remains of his
friend was taken out to go to its last
resting place. A little later Leyllfs
body was removed to his home, 109
Grove street.
His wife was almost insane with
grief. Leylli's three children, the old
est a boy of 10. the two other girls,
hung over his body and would not be
comforted.
Leylli has lived in Clinton for six
years. He came from Gyrau Magg,
Hungary. He was comparatively well
to do for a man in his walk of life. He
was employed by Newell & Showing
until October. He has since been unem-
ployed on account of work on the me-
tropolitan having practically ceased
His funeral will take place Sunday af-
ternoon.
The ribbon party and cake-walk UNI
der the auspices of the Burditt Hill So
cial and Athletic Club, at Music Hall
theatre block. this evening, was attend
ed by 100 persons The music was BY
Finnertys Orchestra. NJ. ]. Finnerty
was prompter.
Misses Norah and Annie Ferguson OF
Main street are visiting friends in Bos-
ton.
Walter j. Ryder Of Clinton will leave
Tor Oklahoma Monday, where he will
join the regular army
Annie Philbin and Mamie Kelly OF
Summit street are visiting friends ir
Cambridge
Miss Agnes Powers of Park street
Will render vocal solos at the concert
and ball of the ladies' auxiliary of Di-
vision IL, A. o. H, at Leominster town
hall tonight