Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-21
DEATH OF JIM NEAGHER
One of Waterbury's Best Known Men Dropped Dead To-day.

Left His Home in His Usual Good l Health-He Was Brought Back 1 Dead-He Was Preparing to Com
 mence His Days Work at the Gas l Go Plant When He Was Seen to Stagger and Dropped Dead Into the I Arms of Fellow Workman.
 James Meagher of 433 West Main street for the past thirty seven years
 an employe of the Gas company, died
 suddenly shortly after o'clock this
 morning at the company's plant at the foot of Field street. MT, Meagher left his home this morning in the en- ljoyment of his usual good health and was preparing for the days work when he staggered in the yard of the
 company's works and was in the act
 of falling when Matthew Burke
 caught him in his arms and with the
 assistance of other employees of the concern carried him to grassy spot land laid him down. Dr Pomeroy was hastily summoned and after a short
 examination pronounced the man dead.
 Indeed, it is thought that he died al
 most instantly for he never spoke a word nor moved muscle after the
 men noticed him about to fall. Medi-
 cal Examiner Axtelle viewed the body
 and stated that death was due to heart failure. The remains were removed 1 f0 fhn fa ni1u in xr,cS ambulance, where it was prepared for burial by Undertaken Mulville. Im- lmediately after MT Meagher was l stricken word was sent to the Immac- lulate Conception church rectory
 Father McGuane responded and at the request of Foreman Edward F. John son also called at the house and broke the sad news to Mrs Mea gher who has been in poor health for several years. James Meagher was born in Tem- plemore, Tipperary, Ireland, but spent his boyhood days and a good share of his youth in the city of Dublin. The family belonged originally in Tipper- ary, and so great was his mothers
 love and admiration for her native
 town that she returned to the parental roof shortly before her son was born
 so that he might be able to say in af-
 ter life that he was born on the soil where so many of his kindred who had gone before him first saw the light. After his school days were over he entered the employ of the Dublin & Kingston railroad and re- mained with the firm until he came to the United States over forty years ago.
 lie lived for a time in George town, Md. Thirty-seven years ago he came to Waterbury and accepted a position with the Waterbury Gas Go. now the United Gas Improvement Go. ln 1884 when the former corporation was merged into the latter MT Meagher was retained and was trusted man there up to the time of his death. About five years aaro the management requested him not to perform any hard labor, but simply call around and see how things were running. He tried this for a few weeks. when he grew tired of not being actively en- gagged and got into the harness again and remained at his post until death called him away. He had charge of the construction and repairs of pipes and knew from memory the location of any line of pipe the company has in the city. At different times dur ing his residence in Waterbury he came near losing his life by inhaIing gas and used to take much pride in telling how much the doctors owed him for giving a receipt for asphyxiation which consisted of pure milk
 MT Meagher was prominent in Irish affairs and took deep interest in the various movements gotten up in Wa terbury from time to time looking toward the amelioration of the wrongs of his native land. He was a member of the local branch of the Irish Nation al league and a steady attendant at all it's meetings and contributed gener- ously from his means to render it's work effective. He also psayed prominent part in making arrange ments to convey the remains of the late Stephen J. Meaney, formerly edi- tor of the Democrat, to the last rest ing place in the village churchyard of Dromcliffe that lies near the skirts of old historic Clare. He was affiliated with Irish national bodies prior to coming to this country and was spok- en of by those who knew him there as a man of great integrity and much strength of character. He joined the First division, A. O. H.. in Waterbury in 1874 and with one short interrup- tion has been identified with it since He has held the office of treasurer in that organization for several years past. He was a staunch member of the Senior Temperance society and an officer in that body at the time of his death. He was also a member of the church committee of the Immaculate Conception church and for many years collector on the gallery and officiat ed in that capacity yesterday.
 MT Meagher is survived by his wid- ow, sister, Margaret, who lived with him, and one brother, John, conduc- tor on the Dublin & Kingston railroad. He was married in Ireland and emil grated to America a few years before his wife. He was blunt, honest man, had no patience with frauds and never hesitated to say what he thought of men and things regardless of how it happened to suit those about him. He had very happy home, where when not occupied at his work he. could always be found in the compan- ionship of his wife and others who