Douglas Island news., 1901-03-06
MATTHEW M. LAUGHLIN.

Thursday, February 18th, 1901, Mat thew M. Laughlin, aged 4l years, months and 10 days.
 On last Thursday morning the start ling intelligence was brought to Doug las City, that Matthew NJ. Laughlin, master mechanic at the Treodwell, bad fallen down shaft and was severely injured. Later it was learned that he had died from the injuries received.
 On the day mentioned Mr. Laughlin started to go down into the Treadwell mine to attend to some changes in the air pipes. Mir. John Duckworth was on the skip with him. On reaching the 44O, foot level the skip stopped and | Laughlin in getting off missed the plat form and fell distance of B or 40 feet to the bottom of the shaft. Mir. Duck worth, Mir. WiIkerson and Mir. Kane, who were near by, hurried to the assis- tance of the unfortunate man, and in a few minutes had brought him to the E440 level. Here Laughlin seemed to gasp for breath, and as quickly as pos sible he was taken to the hospital and { Dr. A. Rogers and Mir. and Mrs. R. M. Laughliu, parents of the wounded man, were summoned. The physician on ar irving at the hospital worked hard 10 restore breath to the body, but after about one half hour he gave it up, real izing that Matthew M. Laughlin was beyond all human help There were two cuts on the back of his head about 1 5 or 6 inches long and his lungs were partly filled with water, but whether death was the result of one or the other nothing but a post mortem examina- tion would reveal.
 The funeral services were held on Sunday, March 2nd, at p. m., at the EIks' hall at Juneau, the Odd Fellows and Red Men assisting. Religious ser vices were held at the Presbyterian church. following the lodge, services. i A large concourse of people from Doug las City and Juneau were in attend ance.
 Matthew M. Laughlin was born at Fairmont, Clark county, Mo-, August 18th, 1859. At the age of 14 he entered the machine shops at Alexandria, Mo-, as an apprentice, afterward going to Keokuk, Iowa, where he remained until the age of 21. He then spent 9 months in Texas, going to Mandan, N. D., in 1881. where he was employed in the Northern Pacific machine shops until 1883. He then went to Glendive, Mont, and took charge of an engine on the N. i P. road, which position he held until 1 1887, when he began work in the shops at Tacoma, Wash, for the same compa- ny. He came to Douglas in May, 1890. His first employment here was making repairs to the machinery of the steam CT Yukon, owned by Bob Purvis.
 He was employed by the Treadwell company for four years and went to Juneau and started foundry and ma chine shop. This he sold and then be- come partner with Capt. York in the steamer Seaoliu. On January 10th last he assumed the position of master mechanic at Treadwell.
 He was married in the spring of 1885 at Dickenson, N. D., to Alice Sprague, of Perham, Minn., who survives him. Four cbiIdren-three girls and boy were born to them, and live to mourn the loss of a kind and indulgent pa rent-Addie ", aged IS; Luella, aged 10; Garnet aged 5, and Frederick, aged | ?. His father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. | R. M. Laughlin, and his brother, John F. Laughlin, are we'll known residents of Douglas, and, together with his sis ter, Mrs. Mary L. SheFwin of Tacoma, Washington, constitute the remainder of the family
 If kind expressions of sympathy from hearts that are touched by the loss of this noble man who has gone down in the midst of life's battle could lessen the grief of the father and moth CT, brother and sister, widow and or phans, who today mingle their tears, surely their burden would be light l But he is gone, and there only remains for those who weep the memory of his short span of life that brought sun shine and joy to those he loved, and left no taint of bitterness for any.
 LENTEN SERVICES.