The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
Veteran Alderman of Third
Ward Dies Suddenly at
His Home Tuesday.
DEATH DUE TO PARALYSIS
Official Had Been About
the City Tuesday Morning and Was
Stricken Just After One O'Clock in
the Afternoon-Long an Official.

The official family of the city Of
Kenosha, was broken at eight O'Clock
Tuesday evening when Joseph II.
Tully, veteran alderman of the Third
ward and for thirty years a well
known contractor and builder of the
city, died suddenly at his home on
Pomeroy street. Death was due to an
attack of paralysis, the alderman hav-
en- been stricken just after noon Tues
day. The announcement of the death
Of the alderman came as a great shock
as even members of the Tully family
had thought that the attack was a
mild one and that ne would recover.
For some days Alderman Tully had
been suffering from hard cold but he
had been about the city on Tuesday
morning and had chatted with friends
along Main street as he went home
for his dinner. He ate hearty din
ner, but when he got up from the
table he complained of dizziness.
Members of the family assisted him
to lounge in room adjoining the
dining room and almost Immediately he
lapsed into Inconsistencies. Physi-
clans were hurriedly called to the Tul-
ly home and they worked with the al
derman all afternoon without being
able to restore him to consciousness.
Just after six O'Clock the patient drop
ped into deep sleep and it proved
to be the sleep that knows no awak-
ening. The physicians in attendance
gave the cause Of the death as
apoplexy.
The council held q special meeting
this afternoon and took steps to have
a suitable memorial prepared and the
desk of the alderman will be draped
for thirty days. AS the term of Alder
man Tully would have expired in
April it is probable that no steps will
be taken to elect successor to him
on the council and that the seat will
remain vacant until after the spring
election.
The funeral of the dead alderman
will be held from st. James church
at half past nine clock Friday morn
ing and the members Of the council
and all city officials will attend the
funeral in body. Interment will be
at the family plot at st. James GENE
terry.
Joseph Henry Tally was a native Of
Kenosha. He was born at the old Tul
ly homestead on Julius street, Septem
Der Is, 184S. He was son of the late
Peter Tully, one of the earliest of the
pioneer settlers of the city and
county.
Mr. Tully was educated in the
schools of Kenosha and early in life
he learned the trade of brick mason.
Thirty years ago he started contract
ing and since that time he had been
i'm the contracting business in the city.
In his long business career he had
charge Of the erection of many Of the
largest buildings in Kenosha. in re-
cent years he had given much OF his
time to factory work and nearly all
of the large buildings of the Simmons
Manufacturing Company were put up
under his direction.
Alderman Tully was particularly a
product Of the third ward and he never
lost sight of his home ward. He was
serving his third term as member OF
the common council at the time of his
death and he had been an able de-
fender of the third ward in the coun-
ellis Of the city. For several years he
had served as chairman Of the commit
tee on sewers and he had been active
in the work If building the trunk
sewer.
On June IL, 1873, Mr.. fully was
married to Bridget A. McCarron. The
widow and six children, Joseph w,
James E., Jet c., Peter H., Margaret Il.
and George R. Tully, survive
The deceased alderman had been
prominent as Democrat in the county
for years and hardly convention was
held in the county in twenty years
that Mr. Tully was not a delegate
from the third ward. He was active
in many Of the organizations among
the Catholics of the city and had been
8 local and state officer Of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians for many years.
Alderman Tully was also member
Of the KenosIa Council Of the knights
of Columbus Of the Catholic Knights