The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-03-08
Drops Dead on Saturday While With
Hunting Party at Wall Lake.
AL DENisoN CAST IN GLOOM BY THE TRAGEDY
Funeral Services on Monday Attended
by Large Numbers Of Friends of
this Respected Pioneer Citizen.

alive and that the physicians would be
able to bring him out of his sinking
spell. kilograms were sent to Miss
Adah at Traer, where she had been in
attendance at the funeral Of Mr.. Mar
Gus Kahler. and to Miss Allie in Chi.
cago and they arrived in Denison on
Sunday morning.
REMAINS BROUGHT HOME.
The people of Denison were absolute
y astounded at the news of Mr.. Sew
ellis death. By many it was not credit
ed but the Pythian friends of Mr..
Sewell took matters in charge and
Messrs. Tucker, Bond, Young, Cochran
and Caswell went to Wall Lake to rem
der any assistance possible. The re-
mains were brought to Denison in the
evening and large number of SORROW
ing friends were at the station to escort
back to the home all that was left of
the bright, CHEEKY man who had left it
full of life and energy in the morning.
The FUNERAL
The funeral services were held at the
home on Monday afternoon. Mr.. Sew
ellis old comrades of the Grand Army
were present, the Knights of Pythias,
the Modern Woodmen. the members
of the school board who had worked
with Mr.. Sewell, the teachers of the
public schools and a host of friends who
had known and respected Mr.. Sewell
all their lives. So many was present
that the house was filled to overflowing
and hundreds stood outside in the
drizzling rain.
The services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. Emory Miller assisted by Rev. G..
r. Morphy and at their close large
number accompanied the remains to
their final resting place.
Mr.. SEwELL'S LIFE.
The following is the brief account
of Mr.. Sewell's life as read by DR..
Miller at the funeral
MIR. L. A. Sewell was native Of
Norfork. St. Lawrence Co., New York
born January 1lth. 1S4S. Was a son
of Joseph and Sarah (Honsinger,
Sewell. Grandfather Joseph Sewell
was Colonel in the war Of 1912.
Grandfather Honsinger participated in
the war OF the Revolution. His father
died while he was quite young. When
the Civil War broke out he was only
a lad Of seventeen, but patriotism
burned in his breast and he was among
the first to offer his young life to the
service OF his country, he enlisted in
Battery F, lst Illinois Light Artillery
in October 1861, and was mustered out
OF the Army January 4th, 1865.
The battles in which he was engag'
ed we're, Shiloh, Corinth. Iuka. the
Siege of Vicksburg, Siege of Jackson.
vile, Mission Ridge, Ringold Station
Resaca, New Hope. Peach Tree Creek,
the two battles of Atlanta. Lovejoy
Nashville, and large number Of
skirmishes. He was taken prisoner
several times, but was always fortu
nate enough to escape. He was twice
slightly wounded, once in the leg and
once on the scalp. He was daring
soldier and did many daring deeds or
the field of battle.
He was married in Denison, Iowa
August 81, 1872. to Miss Almina Welt
ing, native of New York. to whom
we're born five children: Joseph. John,
Adah. Allie and Lewman. the last four
surviving their father.
The above, accurate as it may be,
fails to give an adequate idea of Mr..
Sewell and of his life among us. "He
was plain blunt man" unsssuming.
unostentatious. a man of strong convic
tion. of intense patriotism and un-
swervlng honesty. Had he done moth
ing more in life than to raise to mar
hood and womsnhood the family 81
which he was so proud, his life would
have been more than success. Blu
he did more than this. He lived hi,
life honorably and well. he did hi
duty by his fellowmen. he took an In
terest in all that made for the progress
of the city. The confidence the peo
pie reposed in him is shown by hi
continuous election to the school board
of the city for more than adozen ye srs
Our people will find in time that the,
owe more tn Mr.. Sewell than on