Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
THELAST SAD RITES
SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF
LATE T. E. BoGGs HELD
THIS MORNING.
Masons Will Attend the Funeral In a
Body and Have Charge at the Grave.
side-Services at East End Presby.
terrain Church at 10 O'clock.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The funeral of T. E. Boggs, the Bur.
lington conductor who died of lock
jaw at the Ottumwa hospital Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
were held this morning at 10 o'clock
at the East End Presbyterian church.
The services at the church will be
conducted by DR.. F. F. Stoltz, pas.
tor OF the First Presbyterian church,
and at the grave were in charge OF
the Masons who attended in a body
and who used the full ritualistic cere-
mony.
Mr.. Boggs was born in Maryville,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
and when young Boggs was eight
years of age the family moved to
Fairton, N. J. Ten years later the
family moved to Philadelphia, Pa,
where the young man learned the jew.
eler's trade and resided for period
of ten years. In 1870 he entered the
employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company and in 1876 he came to OF
tumwa and secured employment on
the Burlington. For several years he
ran between Ottumwa and Creston but
in 1881 he entered the service in the
local yards as switchman In 1888
he was promoted to the rank of con,
ductor and placed in charge of the
local Burlington yards as day yardmas.
ter, a position which he held for IA
years.
On June /, 1902. he was assigned to
one OF the best freight runs on the
middle division and it was while
checking up his train on Saturday
morning, Aug. /, that he was struck
and knocked down by refrigerator
car. His right leg was mangled SO
badly that it was found necessary to
amputate it Just below the right knee
He improved steadily until last Satur.
day when symptoms of lockjaw began
to appear His condition rapidly grew
worse until death came to him Mon.
day and ended his sufferings.
Mr.. Boggs was one of the oldest and
best known railroad men in Ottumwa
His term of service on the Burlington
covered period of nearly twenty-sev-
en- years. He was an all around rail
road man, thoroughly reliable and ca.
pable in all circumstances and one
that could always be depended upon
to do his duty in a practical and intel
ligent manner. He was well liked and
highly respected not only by his fell
low employees but by his employers
and superiors.
He served four years as member of
the Ottumwa city council, being elect
ed as lderman-at-large He was a
member of the Masonic order, the
Knights of the Maccabees, and of the
Burlington Relief association. He be.
came member of the Presbyterian
church in Philadelphia, Pa, in 1859,
and was for number of years SUI.
perintendent of the Shoe Bottom Mis-
sion in that city.
Upon coming to Ottumwa he became
a member of the First Presbyterian
church and continued as an active
church member until the time of his
death
In 1876 Mr.. Boggs was united in
marriage with Miss Julia Coggswell
of Mount Pleasant Thirteen children
were born, of whom eight are living.
Mr.. Boggs is also survived by his
mother. Mrs. Sarah Boggs of Bare
town, N. j.. two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Dixon and Mrs. Carrie Craig, also of
Baretown, N. J., and brother, J. o.