Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

paralysis. He was stricken Taursday
, but for a time he was thought to ~
improving. Up to Saturday eveninG
he was conscious, and while ho could
not talk. ne could understand others.
Then he began to sink and soon be-
came unconscious and remained 70
until the end. Doc" O'Conuell wAa
one OF the earliest pioneers OF tais
section, having come to Animas City
In 1877. and made his home there ever
since. He was born In County Cork
Ireland, &C years ago and came to the
United States when quite young. He
went to Dubuque, Ia. where he lived
TIL the opening of the war, when be
Joined the Union forces. Since COM
ing to this country he has been al.
most constantly engaged In the stock
business. He is survived by a wife,
| three sons. three daughters. step
son and brother, The children all
live here, Tney are John F., the CON
| ductor: Mrs. Ed McAllister, Robert
d.. Mamie. Edith and Benson. The
stepsou is w. w. Dunlap and the
| brother ls j. j.. who lives at CorninG
la. message was received from
him saying he would come. and the
| remains are being held until he ar
riVcs. He Is expected tomorrow night
Mr. O'Connell was member of the
Knights Of St John The funeral will
he at the Catholic church ut 9 O'Clock
Wednesday morning Deceased WAS
man of noble traits and his life has
| been long and useful one. His
many friends will sorrow with the be-
roaved wife aud children at ilis aud.
den death,
Victor Kaempf died at Ochsner's
hospital yesterday afternoon from
heart trouble and Brights disease.
Deceased was about 80 years old He
leaves brother. G. NJ. Kaempf, In La
Plata city Deceased was a miner
and prospector. having been working
In tne La Platas.
Saturday afternoon occurred the
death of the infant son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Florence ODriscoll The funer.
al was neld at the residence on the
North Side at o'clock yesterday AFT
eruoon.
The little sou OF c. A. Neal, who re-
Gently conducted the Oxford restaur-
ant. died Saturday and was buried
yesterday from the Durango under
iaking rooms Mrs. Neal Is confined
In the hospital.
Pedro Colca, seven-months-old
hoy. died Friday and was buried Sat
urday, funeral being from the Cata-
ole church. Death was caused from
cholera morbus. The parents live In
Mexican Flats.
A dead man was found in the edge
of the river IL miles below town last
Friday Mt little Mexican settlement
and word was sent to tne coroner to
20 down and take charge of the re-
| mains. George Goodman. who Is act
| Ing coroner in the absence OF DR..
Lackey, went down. The body Of tho
| man was lying on the bank and his
legs were covered with the water.
The flesh was all decomposed or eat.
en- away from the face and the hands
had been eaten off by the coyotes or
other vnrmints. There was no way
OF Identifying the man. 1t could be
told he was white, but tnat WAS all.
He was dressed In good suit OF
clothes. such as any well-to-do labor
Ing man might wear. There WAS NO
money nor papers In ais pockets ex-
oept the stub of railroad ticket from
Ogden to Salt Lake. This will bs
sent to the ticket agent In Ogden and
it may be that his name can be found
on the ticket from which the stub
was torn. A pair OF heavy woollen
mittens were found In the pockets,
whicn would indicate the man met his
death In the winter 1t Is likely that
he shipped from Salt Lake here to
work on the Pennington road, several
parties of laborers coming from Salt
Lake in February. How he met
death is mystery. The body was
too badly decomposed to move and II
was buried near by where 1t was
,ouud