The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-24
THE LATE A. D. HENDRICK.

A We'll Remembered and Very Popular
 New Haven Man-Hs Sudden
 1 Death.
 1 Concerning the late Augustus D.
 Hendrick. former very popular New
 Havener and skilled mechanic and in-
 ventor, who for years resided in the
 brick block on Orange street, near Clark and Humphrey streets, and whose death was announced in our Monday s issue, the Ansonia Sentinel says:
 Augustus D. Hendrick, an old and es- teemed resident of this place, dropped
 dead in the street near his home on
 Saturday night MT. Hendrick, for
 some time past has been employed in
 Waterville, coming to his home here
 Saturday evenings.
 His son Herbert has been employed in
 the same factory and the two usually
 came home together, but, last week
 Herbert came down on Friday for the
 purpose of attending the funeral of J.
 A. Burke, leaving his father to come as usual, on Saturday, alone. When Mir Hendrick did not appear on kthei usual train it was thought by his
 family that owing to the storm he had decided ito remain in Waterville. over Sunday, In fact he did come on later train. His sons, Herbert and John, thinking that such might possibly be the case, remained down town until af- ter the arrival of the late train, but in
 some way missed their father, who started home alonel MT. Hendrick stopped at Hartwell's pharmacy and remained there talking to Mir. Hartwell and his clerk until about 10:30 o'clock, when he resumed his homeward jour ney. ,fft al
 x He seemed to be in his usual health. complaining simply of feeling very tired, more so than usual He was not seen again until half past five o'clock Sunday morning, when Mrs. William Cushnan chancing to look out of the window. saw the form of a man lying on the walk, and calling to her husband, he at once went to the spot and found it was MT. Hendrick.
 :. The family was notified and Health Officer Shelton summoned. An exami- nation showed that death must have been instantaneous, caused by an affec- tion of the heart, of which Mir. Hen drick has been complaining for some time past. MT. Hendrick has had Bright's disease for many years, and an attack of the grip, short time ago, ag- gravated the trouble, causing him to | suffer much with his heart, and he had, | a number of times of late, expressed his | belief that death would come to him suddenly when it came.
 While the shock to the family is se- were, yet the members can but feel that .he deceased was saved much suffering, IS he must eventually have euccumbed -o the disease. MT. Hendrick was we'll xnown to all the people of this vicinity md was universally liked, being one of he most kind-hearted of men.
 He was born in ForestviIle, in, this tate, June 1T, 1882. He was employed oy the New Haven Clock company for 'ver thirty years, and was a skilful ir- | senious workman, being the inventor of everal styles of clocks. Later he com henced the manufacture of reels for lsf rods and continued that business or number of years, coming to Derby md carrying on the business there un- Il it was sold to out-of-twon parties l nd moved to WaterviIle.
 He went with the new purchasers and as worked there ever since. He leaves l our children, three sons, John A., the rtist of New York; Herman D. and Ierbert G., of this place, and a daugh- CT, Mrs Violetta Lyons, of New York ity.
 Mrs. Hendrlck, who resides here, was rostrated by the shock, as Mr. Hen- rick seemed as well as usual when left { l Waterville by his son on Friday fight. The remains were taken to For stville on Tuesday, for interment in he family plot in that place.-Ansonia F entinel