Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-08
LESLIE |. HOYT
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
DIES AT PRAcTIoNERs HOSPITAL
ON TUESDAY NIGHT OF
LAST WEEK.
FUNERAL SATURDAY MORNIN

Large Number of I ....,
FriendA Follow Prominent Man
To Sast Resting Place.
Leslie L. Hoyt, an account G.
whose accident and serious condition
was given in last weeks issue of this
paper. died Tuesday night, February
2S, 1911, at the Prsctiti .nsrs hospi
tai in Chicago The remains were
brought here on Thursday and the
funeral was held from the Hoyi
residence on Main street Saturday
morning ad 10 o'clok. Rev. H. w
Tuttle of Grlnnell. formerly pastor
of the congregational Church OF this
city, conducted the service, being az
sisted by Rev. j. F. Moore, the PR s.
ent pastor of the church. Interment
was made in Oakland cemetery.
The news of the death of Mr..
Hoyt was received with Irosound sor-
row by his friends iii this
Community, who confidently be
lHsSed that his recovery was
assured until his condition took
turn for the worse on Tuesday last.
After his injury his wife, WHO with
her children was spending the
wsiter at Hammond, Louisiana, has
tened to his side. His brsther, Sem
ator 3. H. Hoyt of Lamont, who was
at Des' Moines and his uncle. Gener-
al NJ. F. Leroy, president of the
First National Bank of this city, i'm
mediately went to Chicago. TIE at
tending physicians from the first
held out hope Of his recovery until
his condition became suddenly worse
few hours before his death. The
injury which he received caused a
blood clct to form at the: base o.
the brain and the physi;ians, con-
sidered dt impossible owing ito its
location to remove it by am opera
tion. The skull was not fractured
and It was at first thought that he
would recover notwithstanding the
seriousness of the injury. He was
promptly given evI ry possible care
fand attention but all efforts wsre
y t,s..-yailing.
sAlNr Hoyt was the o,d.,r Of ths
we'll known firm Of Hoyt Brothers,,
composed of the deceased and Sen
ator q. H. Hoyt of Lamont, who
lhave lived in this community all of
their lives and who had large land
and business Interests. here. He
was the son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Hoyt ct this city and a
grandson of the late A. R. Loomis,
one OF the most prominent men in
the history of this county. The de
ceased was born in Manchester, No
vember 23, 1869, and graduated from
Iowa college at Grinnell. He was
united in marriage with Miss Mar
jory Case of Lone Rock, Wisconsin,
ON Oct. "a, 1904. The surviving rela
tiyes' are the wife and two children
Leslie Loomis Hoyt, jr., and Etna
Fedora, and his brother, Senator b
H. Hoyt. In addition ito these ars
his aged grandmother, Mrs. A. R
Loomis. and the +, mily cf Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. F. Leroy. tha latter of whom
is an aunt of Mr.. Hoyt
Rarely has the community beal
SO shocked ard gr.eved as in the
case of Mr. Hoyt. Struck down b,
blow intended for another and b,
man whom he had never known o,
wronged The testimony given a
the coroner's inquest which was helt
after his death showed that Mr.
Hoyt had NO part in the quarrel be
tween several men and women il
the street. He was simply an limo
cent bystander who was mistaken TO
an assailant by a man whose min,
was probably SO inflamed by drinl
that he was not conscious of hi
z acts.
The deplorable affair has taken on
of the brightest ard best like
young men from this community. H
was generous and warm hearted
kind and cors'derate and loya
friend. His vie and two small chi
dren have suffered an irreparabl
loss. and they have the profoun
sympathy Of many friends in thei
sorrow The loss of his companion
ship and intimate association, whic
endured throughout life is a sever
one ITO his brother, b. H. Hoyt.
During the funerll hour the bus
ness houses were generally closed.
The pail bearers We're ]. r. McE,
en-, F. B.. Blair, E. w. Hoag, Ed,
Hrrby, G. A. Peter, on, Edw. Holli
ter, w. Fl. Hutchinson and Burtt
Clark. The board of directors of IL
First National Bank of which NJ
Hoyt was a director, We're, the ho
orary casket bearers. The spac'o
rooms of the Hoyt home were fill
with large number Of friends al
relatives Of the deaceased Hyperi
lodge. X. OF p, ATTENDED the 81
vices i'm body. Music w-s render
by a quartet composed of Mr.. I a