Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-14
THOMAS A. F|N|CA[
Death From Pneumonia
Yesterday Afternoon.
Was the District Attorney of
Second Judicial District.
Served This County as Territorial
Councilman for Two Terms,
FUNERAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

This Is another occasion upon which
IL becomes the sad and painful duty OF
this paper To chronicle the passing
from this life of one of the city's most
prominent and highly respected citi-
zens, Hon. Thomas a. Ftnical, district
attorney forthe Second judicial district,
whose death occurred at 3 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. He was taken sick u
few weeks ago with "a severe cold which
developed into la grippe, and after re-
covering from the attack he resumed
the practice of law, but was again taken
sick last Thursday with pneumonia.
Two physicians were summoned who at
once began administering to his wants
and watching owe their patient almost
necessarily. On Monday the district
attorney became unconscious and for q
few hours II was feared the end was not
far distant, but a change for the better
came late In the evening and for a time
10 was thought he would recover. The
patient, however, suffered II relapse
yesterday afternoon and sank rapidly
when suddenly and Unexpectedly the
soul of the attorney took its flight at >
o'clock. The sad information OF the
occurrence was rapidly reported among
the people and great sorrow was mani
tested 10y every person a. the news
gained circulation.
Only u few days ago the engagement
was announced Of the approaching mar
riage Of Mr., Finical and Miss Euphemia
Nelson, and at the home OF the estim-
able young lady in the Highlands, the
last days of the sick man were made as
comfortable as possible. Services over
the mortal remains will be conducted
at the home of the intended BRIDES
mother, Mrs. Nelson, POO north Arno
street, at $3.50 tomorrow afternoon, by
Rev. II. {, Beattie, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. The remains
will be shipped tomorrow night 10
Cadiz, Ohio, Tor burial.
BRIEF SKETCH.
Thomas A. Finical was born in Har-
rison county, Ohio, on October %. 1867,
whore he resided until rs years OF age,
when he spent a year In northern
Minnesota, part of the time engaged in
teaching school. In 1889 he gradu-
ated at the Kansas normal college at
Fort Scott, and in 1891 received the de-
gree Of l.. l.. B. at the Kansas State
University law school.
on July |, 1891, he arrived at Albu-
querque, and in the following October
began the practice OF law In this city.
His activity and enterprise won for him
q good clientage from the first, and the
firm of Johnston * Finical, which was
formed a short time afterward, have al
ways enjoyed the confidence of the busi-
ness people of this city 10 q marked de-
gree, and their business kept steadily
increasing in volume and Importance.
The deceased was a member of the
Thirty-second and Thirty-third legisla-
tive assemblies of New Mexico as coun-
Gilman from Bernalillo county, but be-
fore that he served Albuquerque as
her efficient city attorney for three
years. tie was appointed and con
hrmed as district attorney for the couu-
ties of Bernalillo and Valencia, serving
the past -four years. aud had assurances
that he would be reappointed by the
governor for the ensuing two years.
While serving this county as coun-
Gilman in the Thirty-third legislative
assembly, he received the sad intelll-
gcucc that his aged father. John Fini-
cal, had died at Cadiz, Ohio. This
death occurred February I, 1899, two
years ago.
At the old Cadiz home, where the de-
'NNAHNA hAnAAAN ANnA summer e AAnAAAN q
dear old mother, brother aud sister,
and TO them a message was sent imme-
diately on the dissolution of life, in
forming them of the death OF their son
and brother,
BELONGED TO LODGES.
Mr., Fiuical was a member and an ac-
tive worker in several secret societies,
and in most Of them held the highest
rank o|btainable, as we'll as representing
the bodies In their grand lodges. He
held membership ia Temple lodge no.
q, \. +. ~ A, NJ, and Rio Grande
Chapter No. I, X. a. NJ, in Masnonry;
in odd Fellowship he was a past grand
Of Harmony lodge No. II; past chief pa
triarch of Albuquerque Encampment
No. 4; a member OF Triple Link Rebe.
kah lodge No. 10, and u chevalier i'm
Canton Rio Graude No. /, f.. NJ. lie
was also past chancellor commander of
Mineral lodge No. 4, Knights Of Pyth-
las, and a member OF the Pythian aud
odd Fellows grand lodges, aud ia all
Of the bodies mentioned was a valued
member, whose services and advice was
ready 10 assist his cO-lihorers and
advance the interest of the orders.
T.. b Booth, from the Masonic lodges,