The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-03

lrnd hrOut, Margaret MOylan, Lind
say Campbell, Laura Lavey. Gertrude
O'Neil, violins; Lillian Callahan and Ell
lott B. DeLand. bass viols; Peter Pfeif-
er and Florence Schaub, celos; John
Kamradt, Margaret McElroy. Tim Ryan,
and l. r. Coddington trombones; Ed |
Gray and Anna May Dineen, bassoons |
Miss Helen Mattern, tuba; Bessie Egan
and Vincent James cymbols; William |
Graft, bells and sand; Charles D. Gain |
er, saxaphone; James Champlain, flute; |
Andrew Keilman, cornet: Gaynelle NJ.
Eaton, harp; Ed. Gray. drums; Charles
Kleiber, librarian; Miss Laura Lavey.
fluffy ruffles.
G. ]. Allen of East Chicago, mem
Der of the East Chicago public library
board. visited the Whiting public IL
brary yesterday.
| William Blumenthal of Indiana Har-
Dor was Whiting visitor on Monday
evening, attending the Royal Neigh
bors pedro party.
The death Of G. A. Trowe occurred
last night at D. m. at the home Of
his daughter Mrs. Augusta Klose, on
One Hundred and Nineteenth street Mr..
/ Trowe who was past 80 years of age,
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weeks ago, but. in spite of his advanced
age, he has fought the battle brave
". He was the oldest man in Whiting
as we'll one OF its oldest residents
He is survived by one daughter. Mrs
A. Klose OF this city; four sons. Henry
and Gust Trowe of this city and VII
liam Trowe of Chicago and Charles
Trowe of Valparaiso. The funeral will
| fP lga MA TNrid Int ant
! will be at Hammnod.
Patrick Kelleher. who was the vic
tim of one of the most horrible acct
dents ever recorded in the history of
the Standard OIL company, died al the
Mercy hospital, Chicago, last evening
at 6 p. m. Mr.. Kelleher, who was an
old resident Of this city and a most
trusted employe OF the company, went
TO work as usual yesterday at a. m.
as helper on the crude stills, working
on No IS. Fifteen minutes after ar
irving he was firing up his still when
brass fitting broke on pipe above
his head and allowed hot tar to pour
out over his entire body His head was
terribly burned his eyes being burned
shut and SO per cent of his body was
literally covered with the hot substance.
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happened to be on the scene at the time,
and by his presence of mind snatched
off his overcoat and threw it over the
man. which practically saved the other
Is per cent of his body from also be-
ing covered. It was known by Drs.
Putnam and Hoskins, the attending
t physicians, that there was nothing
within the power of human skill which
| could he ha rfCf4T
he requested it the company agreed
to send him to the Mercy hospital. Chi
cago, and it was at this institution that
he passed away last evening. The case
is without parallel in the history of the
) Standard Oil company. The brass was
the best which could be procured and
the officials are at loss to know how
. it happened to break in two What
: makes it particularly sad is the fact
that Keneher, who is 40 years OF age
: was a widower with I'VE children, the
: oldest 10 years old and the youngest
years old. The mother died at the
= birth of the last child, and since Their
Mrs. Kelelher's sister, Miss Nora Ca.
hill, has been keeping house for them
Father Berg. who is particular,
grieved over the sad accident. said las
night that he would take it upon him
self TO see that the children were takel
!. care Of. Undertaken c. A. HeIlwiI
went to the Mercy hospital after tn,
body this morning. The funeral will il
all probability take place tomorrow
the services to be preached by Rev
j. B. Berg at the Sacred Heart church
lnterment vii be at Hammond TIL
funeral will be in charge of the Catho
! lie order of Foresters Of whiting. o
It which the deceased was a member.
d Rev. Benedict Rajcany has returne
$ from pleasure and business trip com
u bined at Milwaukee. Wis
The feast of All Saints day was cele
(. brated at the Sacred Heart church o
y Monday. and yesterday was the com
1t memoration OF All Souls day
Te The Fortnightly club held their reg1
If lar meeting on Monday night at tn
Z home of Mrs. Henry Beaubien on Olive
sr street. Two papers were read durin
10 the evening, and each of these wer
= considered exceptionally fine. Mrs. Tho
- Boyle told OF Crime and Punishment
4 using the penitentiaries as a means {
: punishment for crimes, and Mrs. Sal
&c Campbell's paper was Justice and til
Jails" taking the criminals before the
trials and their confinement sometime
Il in dirty jails. The attendance at III
il meeting was unusually good. and tn
Ar meeting was a very enthusiastic one.
+. Mrs. c. E Williams of Indiana Hal
ns Dor was the guest OF Mrs. Reed OF III
a. Peterson flats yesterday.
st \. E. Wilson OF oliver street we
called TO Harrisburg. Pa. by the deaf
SO OF his mother
o. 9. A. Trowe still coptinues very 10
ed at the home Of his daughter. Mrs
Klose OF One Hundred and Nineteent
nd street.