Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-07-27
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MACK HUFFMAN, SUNDAY


Last week we made mention of
the serious illness of Mack Huffman,
and that his father VIM. F. Huffman
had left Wednesday evening for
New York, to meet the ship carry
ing him. A message to Mrs Huff
man here Thursday, advised her of
her sons death. Mr.. Huffman ac-
companied the body here, arriving
Saturday.
The funeral was held Sunday af-
ternoOn at the residence Of his par
ents. Rev. Frank Gillian of the
Malta NJ E. church had charge of
the services, and the music was fur
nished by quartet composed of
Mr. II. C. Betz, Miss Ada Hatton,
Mrs M. M. Mcdonald and Mr.. w. D.
Danford, who sang two selections
Nearer My God to Thee. The pail
bearers were DR.. C. M. Stull, Walter
Finley, Clyde Kincaid, Chas. Muir
ray. Ernest Gillespie, James Huff
man and Howard Huffman. The fu
neral was largely attended, being
one of the largest ever held here.
Interment was made in the McCon
nelsville cemetery. Following is
the sketch as read by the minister
in charge:
James McCracken Huffman, more
familiarly known as Mack Huffman,
was born on farm in Bloom town
ship, Morgan county, o., Nov. 25,
1887. His death occurred at ma
rine hospital in New York City, July
20, 1922, at the age of "a years,~7
months and 25 days. He was the
only child of William F. and Mollie
Wilson Huffman who reside in Nc
Connelsville, O. Mack's early edu-
cation was acquired in the country
school known as Smiths school in
Bloom township. He later took a
business course at Meredith college
in GAINESVILLE, and following this he
engaged in business in that city
where for three years he was asso-
ciated with Mr.. Wallwork in con-
ducting harness and saddlery
store. Some years ago Mack ac-
cepted a position as salesman in the
stock yards at Pittsburgh. He con-
tinued his employment in Pitts
burgh until about three years ago
when he removed to ST. Louis to
take business position in that city.
Since last spring he had been in the
employ of a St. Louis firm which
deals in horses and mules, buying
and shipping to other points for sell
ing. 1t was in this business that
Mack's duties took him on a trip
overseas, and the latter part of last
May he sailed for Spain. In his
travels he made Africa and Italy.
While the steamer was homeward
bound he suffered severely with
what the physicians have pronounc-
ed acute jaundice. and only few
hours after the ship landed at an is
land in New York harbor the end
came while he lay in the hospital
toward which his father was hasten
ing with all possible speed in order
that he might be with the son in his
Illness and minister to him in his
suffering. But death was five hours
ahead of the trains arrival and Mack
Huffman was then beyond the reach
of the loving ministrations of eth
er father, mother or friend. The de-
ceased was a young man of exem-
plaYy habits He made friends and
kept them. He made friends because
he himself was friendly, and he
kept them his friends by deserving
their friendships Those who knew
Mack Huffman to any degree of in
timacy will join in bearing testl-
mony that he was splendid type of
manhood He was worthy of our
highest esteem and our loving re-
membrance.
We learn that Mr.. Huffman had
a most narrowing experience in try
ing to locate his son after arriving
in New York. He received word
that he was on one Of the Eagle
Steam Ship Co.'s vessels. In looking
the matter up he discovered that
this steamship company had a big
number of vessels, and a number of
piers. Not knowing which ship his
son was on, Mr. Huffman hired a
boat and spent the entire night on
the water in the big bewildering
harbor at New York in an effort to
locate the proper ship. 1t was not
until after an eight hour search that
the ship was finally located. 1t was
out about 20 miles at anchor. At
ter once on the vessel. Mr.. Huff
man met with very kind and cour-
teOus treatment from the captain
who told him of the critical illness
of his son, and informed him that
bysthat time he had probably passed
awav, and took him to the hospital
in New York City where he had
been taken. While the vessel was
in quarantine, Mack Huffman, by or
der of the captain had been remov-
ed to the marine hospital, due to the
fact that Mr.. Huffman here had an
swered the wireless from the ship
which told of the illness of his son,
and had stated that he would meet
the vessel. Had it not been for
this Mr. Huffman could not have
gotten the body, as he did.
In this connection we might state
that Mack Huffman's mother had
seemed to have sort of Fremont
tion of his death; that when he left
she had stated repeatedly that some
thing told her she would not see him
again alive, and that later when
they got word that he was home
ward bound she still had the same
feeling. and so expressed herself to
her husband.
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