Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-10-15
DEATH OF HENRY FRENCH
Old Settler Passed Away at Eleven
O'clock Saturday Night.


Last Friday night Henry French
did not come home and it gave his
family great anxiety. He had been
out on his farm east of the city, going
out early in the morning and it was
expected that he would he at home
in time for supper. Not coming
search was made by friends and
neigh5ors. 1t was learned that he
had started from the farm about
three o'clock, and had secured ride
with passing farmer. He rode UNI
til the top of east hill was reached
and then he got out of the wagon ard
took his usual short cut to McIndoe
street. 1t was a terrible night, the
rain falling in torrents, accompanied
by much wind, until morning. The
search was taken up with vigor on
Saturday morning, several of our city
policemen having been enlisted in
the work, and shortly after seven
O'Clock Mr.. French was found in the
path back Of the residence of Dr.
Russell Lyon. He was unconscious
and had been ali night. He was TAX
en- to DIR. Lyons residence and later
to his home at 309 McIndoe street.
Physicians were called and an exam
ination found bruises and cuts on his
head and right cheek and cut
under his right arm and his
right leg was very badly bruised, all
made by falling and from indications
he never moved after the time he fell.
Everything was done that possibly
could be, but Mr.. French did not re-
gain consciousness and died at II
O'Clock last Sunday night.
A post norton examination was
made Monday afternoon showing that
death resulted from accident and ex-
posture.
Mr.. French came to Wausau in
1866 and was then middle aged
man, and he was in the neighbor-
hood of so years of age though there
are no papers of any kind which gives
his exact age. He was native of
the state of New York, but his early
days were spent at Castledon, Yer
mont, where he enjoyed a seminary
education, At the close of his school
days the civil war broke out and was
the first to enlist and he participated
in active campaigning for four years
and three months. He responded to
the first call for a0-day men, enlist
ing on April l, 1861, in Co. |, 22nd
N. Y. Vol. Inf, and at the close of
that service re-enlisted in the same
company for two years. After the
battle of Antietam he again enlisted
"for three years or during the war;"
this time with the 18th Brooklyn.
He served until July 5th, 1865, when
he was discharged at Albany, N. Y.
For three years after coming to
Wausau he was mill foreman for r.
p. Manson 81 Co., for two years gen.
eral manager of the general merchan-
disc store of r.. g.. Parcher, one year
junior member of the firm of G. II.
Mosher & Co., nine years manager of |
the Champaign Lumber Co. at Mer-
rill, eleven years bookkeeper for Aug.
Kickbusch. In 1895 he purchased the |
grocery stock of II. G. MeCrossen and
continued iii that business until five
years ago when he sold out to Mr..
Hughes of Amigo. Soon after he
purchased an interest in the Ben
Hammond farm in the town of Wau-
sau, Just east of the city limits, and
he has been looking after the farm
since that time. He had not been
well for the past five years being at
times troubled with dizzy spells.
From the time Mr.. French came to
Wausau until be passed away he was
a very active man and one who was
very prominent and well known. He
was looked upon as one of the best in
formed grocers, when in the business,
that there was in this section and he
enjoyed very large trade. He was a
kind and very generous man, well
liked and esteemed by who knew
him and his death has caused univer-
sal sorrow in our city.
He was twice married. First to
Mary A. Babcock Nov. 27, 1874, who
died Nov. 81, 1897. On the 4Jh Of
July 1875, he was married to Susan
DeVoe, ard besides his wife he leaves
an adopted daugl Ter, Miss Agnes
French.
The funeral services which were to
have been held from the home this
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock,
have been postponed until Wednesday
afternoon at the same hour and place.
They will be in charge Of Forest
Lodge No. 100, f. and A. NJ, of which
deceased had long been member.
Rev. Father T.. II. Grant pastor of st.
Johns church officiating. The re-
mains viii be laid to rest in FSvest
Grove Mausoleum, and will be the
first interment made in that new
structure.