Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-31
OBITUARY. louis s, j, Champiin.

OBITUARY.
 Louie s. J. champiin.
 Louis s. J. Champlin, a native of Norwich, and the oldest engineer ID point of service on the Tacoma di- vision of the Northern Pacific rail- road, died at Moclips, Washn., We'd nesday, Jan. 21. He was 6S years of age and had been in the service or the Northern Pacific since 1888. He had ranked No. 1 in seniority on the division for several years.
 Born in Norwich, the son of Fran cis F., and Sarah C. Champlin, he went as a young man to Peru, and was engaged in raiiroading for the noted American contractor, Henry Meiggs. He took the first train down the Andes into the city of Lima. He later went to Mexico and in 1888 lo- cated in Tacoma.
 He died Wednesday at Moclips as he was changing his clothes prepara- tory to taking his engine for the pas senger train going to Tacoma The train which he was to have run from Moclips. Funeral services were held Friday. Jan. 28, and the body was entombed in the Tacoma mausoleum. The Tacoma Daily Ledger of Jan uary g, copy of which was receiv- ed Friday by The Bulletin from Wil- liam B. Coffee, a former Norwich man, now of Tacoma, has the follow ing to say in regard to MT. Champ lin:
 Apoplexy is believed to have been the cause of death. Champlin was widely known in the Northwest, most of the 120 engineers on the division having fired under him at one time or another. For many years he had been No 1 on the seniority list of the division.
 The veteran engine-driv resided at 912 East 32d street. He is sur vived by his wife, two sons. Nathan of Seattle and Louis, student at the Washington State College; a daugh- ter, Lydia, and a granddaughter, Fanny Champlin. He was a member of the Elks lodge and of the Broth erhood Of Locomotive Engineers which he joined in Mexico City in 1882. For many years he was insur- anoe secretary of Division No. 2SS of the Brotherhood and was on nu- merous occasions delegate to the national conventions of the order. When the Northern Pacific hospital was established he was one of the first members of the board of mana gers.
 William R. CronIrt.
 The death of William R. Cronin, son of MT. and Mrs John L. Cronin, occurred at his home on Depot Hill, Baltic, Thursday evening, following an illness of only two days with pneumonia. He was a graduate of Norwich Free Academy class of 1910 and has bC +n employed as a tele- graph operator at the Baltic station.
 He is survived by his parents, five sisters Mary, Alice, Catherine, Agnes, and Mrs. Anna Lemoine, also by two brothers, John of West Oklahoma. and James of Baltic.
 Joseph H. Sheridan.
 Following an illness of ten days caused by pneumonia, Joseph H. Sheridan, 34, died Friday morning at l1.3e o'clock at his home, at 49 Free man avenue. Mr. Sheridan was a na tive of Norwich and was the son of the late John and Bridget Fogarty Sheridan. For some years MT. Sher- idan has been master mechanic at the municipal light plant on North Main street. He was a well known mem Der of the Knights of Columbus and was also well known as a singer and a former member of the choir at St Patrick's church
 MT. Sheridan was united in mar riage with Miss Elizabeth Nj. Mona her. She survives her husband and there are three children, all small. He is also survived by four brothers Philip H. Sheridan, William Sheridan and John NJ. Sheridan of this city and P. A. Sheridan of New London and five sisters, Mrs. John ". Stat tery of Bridgeport, Mrs. William J Mcknight, Mrs. William McTfale ant I've IT city, and Mrs. Charles Driscor o1 Hartford.
 F. A. Church. Frank A. Church, formerly of New London, aged 38, died Friday mornins in Preston after brief illness. HC was employed by the American Rail. way Express company. He leaves hi: parents and a wife and three youue ] children.
 B. E. GaskelI. The death of Benjamin r. GaskelI ! a former resident of Greeneville, oc. cured Thursday at his home in Gro. 1 ton after an illness of about a weel With the influenza and pneumonia. | Besides his, wife, Mrs. Bessie A, CIari Gaskell, he leaves a young daughter Elizabeth, and one brother, E. W Gaskell, and one sister, Miss Winons | Gaskeil. of Mystic. MT. Gaskell wa a member of Charity and Relief lodge No. 72, F. and A. M., of New London of which he was 8 past master. l MT. Gaskell5 father, who conducte, a drug store in GreeneviIe nurnbe of years ago, moving from there t Mystic, died last simmer in Mystic.
 James H. Murphy.
 The death of James H. Murphy, tn eight year old son Patrick and tn late Lucy T. Murphy, of Nit. Pleasan Street, occurred on Friday. The bo was sick only eight hours with blac dlphtherta, the most fatal type of tn disease.