Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-01
Henry Hutchinson
Last Friday afternoon w, H. HUI

Henry Hutchinson.
Last Friday afternoon w, H. Hutch.
inson received cablegram from his
brother JOSEPH announcing the death oil
their father on that day in Saunder-
land, England. Sunderland was Cap.
i tain Ilutchinson's native city, and,
| while death was approaching him, he
| may have felt more contented at his
old home near the ashes of his fathers,
| than he wonld have felt in his new
home In tile New World. His death
was not unexpected. On the 18th Of
April last year, Mrs. Hutchinson, who
had been the Captains faithful helping
wife for SO years, died at the family
home in this city. On the 18th of July
following his wife's death, he sailed
from Montreal for England and there
remained until the time of his death.
Before he was in England very long
his children were informed that their
father was suffering from a dangerous
dropsical maiady, but the Captain him
self would not admit that his condition
was at all serious. His stalwart nature
would not permit him to make conces-
sions, even to deaths messenger. The
latter part of February his SOD, Joseph,
and his daughter, Mrs. G. G. Bradley,
went to England and helped care for
their father until he died, and they will
probably bring his body home with
them for burial in Manchester.
Captain Huchinson's life was an
eventful one. His father was q wealthy
ship builder and ship owner, of
Sunderland, England, and when de-
ceased was but IA years of age he went
to sea as cabin boy on one Of his
fathers ships. For seventeen years
thereafter he followed the sea, and
sailed on every ocean and under nearly
every sky on the globe. lie worked
his way up by successive steps from
the position of cabin boy to captain in
the merchant marine service of Great
Britain.
In 1850 he married Miss Elizabeth
Turner, of London, England, and for
half q century thereafter they journey.
ed their lifeway together. In 1855 they
came to this country, and soon there
after he engaged in the milling business
with Judge Dyer, at Dyersville. In
1858, the fail before the railroad was
built into Manchester, deceased and
his family moved here. He engaged IN
the mercantile business in this place
for ten or eleven years, during which
time he occupied Q store across the
street from the present city building,
and also store on the lot now occupied
by Carhart & Amsden. Ever since he
came to Manchester this place has been
his home, with the exception of a few
years following the year 1869, when he
lived on his farm few miles south of
town.
Sometime In the seventies he COM
menced to loan money quite extensively,
and during that decade established the
present Banking House of Henry
hutchinson. During the last 25 years
Of his life he made numerous trips to
England, crossing the Atlantic &C 4an,
In all, more than fifty times. Deceased
owned several farms in the counties of
Delaware and Buchanan, and for any
years was one of Manchester's wealtll.
lest men.
Captain Hutchinson was useful
citizen. and true type of that sturdy
race that has planted and maintained
its standards, from the torrid sunsof
the tropics to the frozen oceans Of
earth's poles. Heis survived by four
children, two sons, Joseph and William
II. Hutchinson, and two daughters,
Mrs. q. q. Bradley and Miss Emma
Hutchinson. He also leaves q suryiv-
ing brother in England.
In subsequent issue we will pro-
badly be able to give the date which and
place where the funeral will be held.