The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-29
SUDDEN DEATH
OF JOSIAH BROOKS
DROPPED DEAD ON SIDEWALK ON
SECOND STREET.
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Mas Stricken With Ailment a Month Ago
Bot Got Relief and Mas Feeling Well
the Evening Of His Death.

The community was terribly shocked
last Saturday evening by the sudden
death Of Captain Josiah Brooks one
Of our most highly respected and be-
loved citizens Death came suddenly
10 him from heart failure He dropped
dead on the sidewall, near the resi-
dence Of Mrs Geo Desbin while on
his way from the business portion ot
the city 20 his home
Tho deceased WAS stricken with
heart trouble about d month ago while
al WORK at the Section l2 mine al
Stambaugh, he having mad charge Of
that property and the Hiawatha mine
for five years After short time in
the hospital at Iron River he got
better and came home lie seemed 20
gain fast and on Wednesday Of last
week took notion 10 run over 10 Iron
River and see how work was progress
ing at the mine He stayed until
Saturday, coming home on the evening
and the family seemed greatly relieved
over his seeming improvement He
accompanied Mrs Brooks and his
daughters down to the stores after
supper, stopping here and there TO visit
with one or another Of his friends
The last man that he visited with was
Michael Lynch whom he met al the
post Office corner As he stood chatt-
ing with him his family passed by
with some packages and be asked them
10 let him have the paroles and he
would carry them 30 the house for
them He parted from Mr. Lynch
telling him that ne would be back IN
few minutes a. tine distance to the
Brooks home is very short Just az he
was passing the Desbin residence the
attack came on Mrs Desbin WAS sit.
ting on the porch and saw man pass
in the dim twilight. She noticed him
stagger twice and then fall bat as
she was alone and IL was pay night.
she didn't investigate at once as she
supposed that IL was some drunken
man. Later she started 10 investigate
ana, together with some other passers
by found Captain Brooks lying there
dead The doctor WAS summoned at
once bat life had departed
In the mean time Mrs Brooks had
changed her mind abont doing more
shopping and started for tine house ac.
companied hy her daughters She
happened % pass ON the opposite side
of tine street and SO did not know how
near She was 20 ner husband lying
dead across the street When sheeo
home and found thut Dr. had #uat# Been
there She turned md walka.l slowly
down Che street expecting q meet
him Ia the mean time tHe discovery
had been made and M She drew near
Desbiu corner uouced "a kuut 3t nao
pla and crossed over 70 learn Che
cause.
The shock was terrible u,. one
;nat only 'he lady herself con 1mpre
hend the awfulness Of She was taken
% the house and in few moments
The corps was carried home by a num
Der II the dead man reighb1rs
The funeral was held from tAe family
residence ON Tuesday afternoon. the
local lodge of odd Fellows. ia which
order the deceased was AN Ola and
prominent memher, taking charge Oh
the funeral 4 eary large unm6ar ot
members Of the order including
De- . cation from the IRON River lodge
Turned out a large delegation nj ae
Rebeknhs in wnirh 1lr- Brooks and
lar daughters orc prominent members
turned out also n honor nf their aor
row stricken sisters
The neight0rs and friends at the
deceased yshuse number included
everyone with whom hoe cama in CON
tact during bis Lifetime. turned ont 10
pay. ,ueir ast Ba trlbuta Co him.
Iron River anl Smmmugh was large
- represented anl the namI tributes
wers many aHd handsome
Josiah BROOKS was born in Devon
shire England OH September y 1850
so that 40 the time OF bic death he was
little over o. month short ot htty Eve
years OF age His boyhoud and early
manhood days were spent iu his native
land In 1874 he married Mary Bow
uen gRl they continued Co reside In
England until 1855 when the family
came to America stopping FIRST IN
Ontario. Canada where they resided
until issn when they moved b. Crystal
Falls and this city has been their