The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-01
Relatives of Andrew O'Hara
Arrive This
Morning.
TRIP MADE IN SPECIAL TRAIN
Funeral Services Will be
Held Saturday at st.
Mary's.
Account OF Sudden Death of Mr..
O'IIara as Given by Springfield
(Mo.) Papcr-Dropped Dead Tues
day Following Slight Illness.

The remains Of Andrew O'Hara.
whose death occurred Tuesday even
ing from acute heart attack. at his
home N Springfield. Missouri, arrived
here this morning and were taken to
the home OF Mrs Mary O'Brien. on
East Church street.
Mrs. O'Haray accompanied by her
sister Mrs. O'Brien Miss Emma
Q Brien. Miss Kate O'Hara and Mr.
Frank Huber. who left immediately
for Springfield upon hearing the sad
news departed from Springfield yes
tcrday morning on q special train over
the Frisco To st. Louis and from there
ON the Big Four roads The great
number Of friends. of the deceased ana
Of airs. O'IIara in this city are g y
ing at the O'Brien home today ex-
resslng their coincidence and SYM
pathy while the floral offerings are
magnificent. eH
Funeral services win be held over
the remains at nine o'clock tomorrow
morning. In the st. Marys Catholic
church. lnterment will be made in
81. Mary's cemetery.
The Springfield (Mo) Leader OF
wednesday has the following account
OF Mr.. O'IIara's sudden death.
Ahdrew O'Hara, superintendent of
the Frisco Eastern division. ono Of
the best known railroad men I'm this
section. died very suddenly i'm the
Dath room at his home. 1917 BEN
ton avenue, about o'clock this morn.
ing He had been under the carc
or physician for the past ten days
ana remained at home most of the
time.
A few minutes before Mr.. o'Hara
uIed ne mad gone to the toilet room.
MIS- OHara heard him fall and i'm
mediately went to the bath room.
Where she found him lying uncon-
scious on the floor.
she raised the window, screamed
ana called for assistance from one
of the neighbors.
Ed " Williams, who lives next
door, heard the cry ana went to her
assistance at once. He called DIR.
Wilbur smith who arrived I'm a short
time. After an examination he pro-
nounced Mr.. O'Hara dead. He said
that death had been instantaneous.
After number OF friends had ar
rived Undertaken Ely Paxson was
called and took charge of the body
Mr. O'Hara was born at LaRue.
Ohio, February 20. 1857. ana was "a
years old. He was united I'm mar
riage to Miss Ella Fahey, of Marion.
Ohio, October 8, 1901.
On Tuesday, Aprn IA, 1908. a ban
quet was given Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
O'Hara at the Colonial hotel by en-
ployes and officials OF the Frisco
About 25O guests We're I'm attendance
Mr. O'Hara had been with the
Frisco for the past 25 years, having
entered the service at Springfield in
1855. when he was made train dis
patcher here. In few years he was
made superintendent of the Kansas
division at the time when G. II. Gray
was then commercial agent for the
company at Wichita. Kansas.
Mr.. O'Hara remained in this posi- J
tion for six years, when he was
transferred back to Springfield ana
was made. superintendent Of the
Eastern division. He held this posi-
tion until the resignation of General
Superintendent Resigue. when he was
made the acting general superinten-
dent of the First district, position
which he held until April Is, 1908,
when he resigned and went back to
his old position of superintendent of
the eastern division.
Thomas b. Lyons, train dispatcher
for the Frisco, says Mr.. O'Hara first
began his railroad career as telo-
graph operator on the old Bee road,
now part of the New York Central.
He was promoted to train dispatcher
ana transferred to Union City. Ind
ON Friday, April II, 1905 Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Ilara left for Marion. Ohio, to
visit with relatives a few days, after
which they left for Boston, from
which city they sailed for Naples and
the Mediterranean. From there they
left for Europe to spend several
months.
There win be prayer service at tho
family residence at $3.50 o'clock TO