Obituaries (March 2)

Pearl A. (Schermerhorn) Chadden

Utica Saturday Globe, March 1910

 

Pearl A. (Schermerhorn) Chadden

1888 - 1910

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Especially sad are the circumstances attending the death of Pearl A. Chadden, wife of Howard G. Chadden, which occurred at her home on Tillman avenue on Saturday.  Mrs. Chadden was only 22 years of age and leaves two small children and an invalid husband.  About five months ago Mr. Chadden suffered an injury to his back but thinking it nothing serious continued to work for his wife and little ones until a few days later his lower limbs became paralyzed and he has since been unable to walk.  Mrs. Chadden had been ill put a brief time and was confined to her bed only two days when her heart became affected and her death followed. \Deceased was born in Homer, Cortland county, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schermerhorn and was united in marriage to Mr. Chadden about five years ago.  For the past three years they had lived in Norwich.  Mr. Chadden was industrious and had built a little home on Tillman avenue, and their family circle was a happy one until this strange series of affliction came upon them.  Besides the husband the two little daughters, Agnes, aged 3 years and Helen, aged 11 months, Mrs. Chadden is survived by her parents, now residents of South Edmeston, by four sisters, Mrs. Kate Bellow and May Schemerhorn, of New York city; Mrs. Bertha Shutters, of Oneonta, and Bessie Schermerhorn, of South Edmeston, and three brothers, Claude, Carl and Harry, all of South Edmeston.  funeral services were held from her late home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. John L. Ray officiating. The remains were placed in the receiving valut in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY] awaiting burial.

Madeline Kilroe

Chenango Union, May 16, 1907

Madeline, the two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kilroe, of New York, died Thursday, of last week, the remains being brought to the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kilroe, Rexford street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  Funeral services were held from St. Paul's church on Saturday.

Erastus C. Delevan

Chenango Union, May 23, 1907

Erastus C. Delevan, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], died at his home in that city Thursday afternoon, of last week.  Mr. Delevan was a native of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] and before going to Binghamton was engaged in business at Oxford and Norwich.  Funeral services were held on Sunday, the services at the church and grave being under the direction of the Masonic fraternity in which Mr. Delevan had attained high rank.  Several Norwich friends attended the funeral, which was one of the largest ever held in Binghamton.  Mr. Delevan was a past grand commander of the Grand commandory of Knights Templar and chairman of the Committee on Christmas Observance.

Utica Daily Press, May 18, 1907

Erastus C. Delevan died at his home, 64 Hawley street, Binghamton, Thursday morning after an illness of a week.  He was a well known Mason and in connection with the events of that organization had visited here many times.  He had attained to the 33d degree of Masonry and was known throughout the state as a faithful worker for his fraternity.  The funeral will be held from Trinity Church, Binghamton on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  Otseningo Lodge, F.&A.M. will conduct the services at the grave, and the Blue Lodge Masonic escort will march to the grave.  The 33d degree Masons will act as pall bearers.  Many past commanders of the Grand Commandery and Knights Templar from out of the city will attend the funeral.

Lady Upton

Chenango Union, May 16, 1907

The following inscription was placed on the monument to Lady Upton, which was erected last week at the grave opposite the depot:  "Here lies the body of the old time trotting mare, Lady Upton, owned by Caldwell Chamberlain since she was two years of age.  No money was used to acquire her education.  She has won races in the Middle and Eastern States and Canada. She lived a life of usefulness on farm and track.  Sound in wind and limb until the last, and died at the extreme old age of 43 years, March 12, 1907."  By an oversight her time, which was 2.17 does not appear in the inscription, a deficiency which we understand Mr. Chamberlain will have made good.  When it is considered that Lady Upton rose from the ranks of humble parentage and no pedigree, her record, which in her day made the best of them look to their laurels, seems a very essential part of her epitaph.

George Barnes

Chenango Union, May 23, 1907

George Barnes, an employee in the Yarn mill at Sherburne Quarter [Chenango Co., NY], was struck at 4:30 Monday afternoon by the Richfield mile, No. 845, north bound.  Both legs were almost cut of at the ankles, and the muscles badly mangled.  He was carried to the Lackawanna freight house, where Dr.s VanWagner and Little attended him.  He was promptly picked up, so had lost but little blood.  The track at this point is perfectly straight and there was nothing to obstruct the vision of the man who was walking on the track with his head down.  Engineer Haight applied the air and reversed his engine about in front of the depot and blew a prolonged screech until the man was struck.  He did not appear to notice the oncoming train.  The injured man did not respond to the stimulants and was in a dying condition practically when placed on the train here.  He gradually sank and died as the train was at Sauquoit about six p.m. the body was taken to Utica.  Shock and hemorrhage were the cause of death.  The bones and flesh and muscle up to the knees on each leg were a completely lacerated mass.  Barnes had a family living in Philadelphia.

The Utica Observer, May 31, 1907

George Barnes, a -?- spinner employed in one of the Sherburne mills, was struck by a south bound Binghamton and Richfield milk train on the tracks of the D.L.& W. Railroad in that village yesterday and received such injuries that he died on a passenger train while being brought to Utica [Oneida County, NY] a short time later.  The accident happened about 4:20 in the afternoon about 50 rods north of the Sherburne station, while Barnes was walking on the track towards the mill in which he was employed.  It is said that warning signals were sounded and that the man apparently did not hear them in time to get off the track.  The train passed over both his legs at the knees and the right shoulder was crushed.  Temporary care was at once given the unfortunate man by two physicians and he was placed on the D.L.&W. train due in Utica at 6:25 for the purpose of bringing him where he would receive hospital treatment.  Dr. L.A. Van Wagner accompanied the injured man on the train and sought to keep him alive until the hospital was reached.  But the terrible injuries were more than Barnes could bear, and he died while the train was passing through Sauquoit.  Coroner Dodd, who had been notified of the accident, met the train at the depot upon its arrival in Utica and had the body taken to the undertaking rooms of Albert Neibush, where an investigation was made.  Barnes was about 35 years old, 5 feet and 3 inches tall, had brown hair, -?- flags tattooed on his breast, a woman on each arm and on the left forearm a cross with the words:  "Faith, Hope and Charity."  In his pockets were some pictures and letters and a pay envelope containing $3.72.  One letter was signed by Harvey Bleam, corner of Lawrence and Somerset streets, Philadelphia, and Coroner Dodd telegraphed him of the death of Barnes.  It is understood that Barnes went to Sherburne from Philadelphia a short time ago and that he left a wife in the latter place.