The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-08
BODY Of WELL
KNOWN CITIZEN
LAID TO REST.
: UN ERAL OF II. c. HAMILTON
WHO DIED LAST WEEK,
HELD YESTERDAY.

The funeral ceremonies in connec-
Henry c. Hamilton. the well known
local business man who died last
Wednesday afternoon at St. Mat
tsew's hospital after an illness of
but scarcely - hours duration. were
held yesterday afternoon, and the
body was laid to rest in the Masonic
plot al the Fairbanks cemetery. Pri-
yate Masonic services were first
held at the Masonic Temple. Wor-
shipful Master Of Tanana Lodge No
1872. F & A. NJ, Robert Lavery
officiating followed by the public
service also held at the Masonic
Temple. where Rev. H. H. Lump
kin. rector of ST Matthew's church
said the last words for the dead
Music appropriate to the occasion
was rendered at both services. At
the private ceremony the ritual mus
ic was sung by the Masonic quar-
tCttt 'OliI pOStu vi .itSSI . Lull lJhlI
Mack, Taylor and Sanderlin, and
at the public service the quartette was
augmented by Mrs. H. n. Shead
Mrs. Fern Johnson, Miss c. Held and
Mr.. 2. A. Rettig. Among the selec-
tons rendered were: Il Know My
Heavenly Father Knows" Some
Time Wen Understand" and Asleep
in Jesus"
At the conclusion of the services
nearly 100 Masons formed into line
and preceded the hearse carrying
the body of their brother to its last
resting place in the Fairbanks Gene
terry. Following the hearse came
the mourners. the wife and children
OF the deceased. the bereaved wife
being attended by Mrs. Mary
5. Love and Mr.. James Z. Barrack
the latter business partner
and intimate friend of Mr. Hamil-
ton. Then came the entire member
ship of Midnight Sun Chapter, No
6. Order of the Eastern Star. of
which Mrs Hamilton is a member.
Many other friends of the family
brought the attendance at the fun
! eral up to one of the largest ever
seen in the history of the camp.
Many beautiful floral offerings were
in evidence. chief among them being
the emblems Of the several Masonic
organizations to which Mr., Hamilton
belonged. The pail bearers We're
Alexander Barrack, John M. Shanks,
Robert Bloom, Robert Menzie, Ro-
bert W Taylor and George A. Nc
Quarrie.
Mr.. Hamilton's death came as a
shock to the entire community. He
was known to have been ailing for
some time with stomach trouble
and had contemplated having an
ton had never been considered as
very serious.
On Tuesday he attended to his
duties at the plant of the Samson
Hardware company as usual, leav-
ing the store on Garden Island about
5 O'Clock. He started to go up Front
street, but was stricken while pass
ing in front of Blooms store. When
he was carried into the store it was
that bn cArinuc1,r
ne was removed to St. Matthew's
hospital, and Dr.. ]. A. Sutherland
notified. The physician diagnosed
the case as bowel trouble.
All of Tuesday night and part Of
Wednesday the patient suffered ex-
cruciating pain, and a conference Of
physicians decided on Wednesday
that an operation was necessary to
save Mr.. Hamilton's life 1t was
performed shortly after / o'clock
Wednesday afternoon but the patient
failed to rally. gradually sinking
until death came to relieve his suf-
tering shortly before o'clock.
Henry Clay Hamilton had been a
resident of the North for the past
II years, having come to the Klon-
dixie stampede in 1897. He was
born in Athens, Tennessee, August
3, 1871 He later moved to Texas
with his parents where he graduated
from the state agricultural and me-
chanical college at the age of 81
years with the degree of Bachelor
of Science. He then taught school
in Oklahoma for about two years,
going afterward to Cripple Creek,
Colorado, where he became heavily
interested in quartz.
Following the discovery Of the
Klondike, he sacrificed his Colorado
interests, which later proved to be
very rich, and came to the Dawson
country where he became interested
in mining along Bonanza creek and
on American Hill with John Knox.
He disposed of his interests there
in 1904 and came to the Tanana
valley where he acquired consider
able valuable mining property on
Ester and Cleary creeks. His last
mining venture was on Little Edo
RADIO creek and was very successful.
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