Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-02
TRAGIC DEATH OF JOHN DAILY,
One OF the Foremost Citizens of the Wiscon-
sin Valley Meets an UntimeIy End.


John DAILY is dead and good man
has gone to his reward. In the pass
ing of Mr.. DAILY Grand Rapids loses
one of its ideal citizens. He was a
man of the common people who knew
how to Sympathize with the poor and
oppressed, and was always willing to
do more than his part in relieving
those in distress. His disposition was
kindly and Sympathetic-an affection
ate husband, devoted father and a
patriotic citizen who was always ready
and willing to do all in his power for
the up-building of the community in
which he lived. His broad -gauged
principles and magnanimouS methods
of doing business not only rapidly
increased his wealth but kept him
clear of the enmitieS that often at
tend men who amaSs great fortune
in a few years. He was always an
employer Of a great number of men
nearly all Of whom regarded john
DAILY as his personal friend. All
along the Wisconsin River Valley
where he had great part in Subduing
the forests, tilling the soil and manu-
featuring from natures products he
will be greatly missed We commend
his virtues to others that they may
be emulated and enlarged upon for
the betterment of mankind.
Last Saturday morning about noon,
the people of Grand Rapids were
startled with the news that John
DAILY had met with a serious if not
fatal accident in runaway at Dancy,
a I hop NJ
has big logging camp, and where Mr.
pany'S interests. The news was
conveyed in a telegram to Mrs. DAILY
and she and her son Edward, Charles
and DR.. G. A. BOOrman took the
freight tram standing on the tracks
of the Milwaukee road for Dancy.
They found Mr.. DAILY in an uncon-
sciOus condition and he was brought
to this city arriving at about O'Clock
in the afternoon. Everything possible
was done to restore him to conscious
ness, but all to no avail, and he passed
quietly away at S:15 in the evening at
his home in this city surrounded by
his family. Not a bone was broken in
his body and the cause of his death is
supposed to be from the sever cOncus-
sion to the brain OccaSioned by his
fall, which probably burst a blood
vessel in his brain. 1t is thought
that his injuries were such that he
never realized them.
The accident it appears occurred in
this way. Mr.. DAILY had driven from
here to Eau Plaine where the company
has a logging camp. The team he
drove was the one which the family
have driven about the streets of this
city for several years and which were
generally regarded quite docile, but
had in fact run away several times
before. On Saturday morning.he had
driven from the camp to Da pfsSSS. being
by an ola 6rieIafsass 9ahos.
Petty. The team had tried to run
during the morning drive but Mr..
Daily had succeeded in controlling
them. Arriving at Dancy he looked
at his watch and remarked to Mr.
Petty that they would have time to
drive on mile further, where they
formerly had a mill and could take
the train from there to the Rapids.
On this drive the team started to run
again and soon got beyond Mr. Daly's
control when Mr.. Petty took bold of
the lines to help him, and when about
half way from Dancy to the mill site
they were both thrown from the
sleigh on the same side of the road,
and when Petty had recovered from
the fall sufficient to take a look at his
surroundings he saw Mr.. DAILY lying
on his face a couple of rods
behind him. He went to him i'm
mediately but found him unconscious.
The team had run on to the station
where they were recognized and
assistance was Immediately sent up
the road and brought the INJURED man
to Dancy.