Charles Hodge
Sidney Record, September 8, 1894
Last Sunday Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] witnessed the largest funeral ever held in that village since the tragic death of poor Welton. It was the burial of Charles Hodge, one of the best known and highly respected young men of Bainbridge, employed at Wilcox Bros. cigar factory. On the 31st of August, Mr. Hodge and Mr. VanNostrand of Oneonta, went fishing at a point in the river about two miles below Bainbridge. The boat capsized. Mr. Hodge had on heavy rubber boots and, thus handicapped, he sank only a few feet from the shore. The news of his death caused the deepest sorrow in that community. He leaves a wife and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his most untimely death.
Editor Express: I want to let the people of this vicinity know, through the columns of your valuable paper, how the people of this town use the poor. September 5, 1894 my son, John Snay, was coupling cars in the D.&H. yards at this place and caught his foot in a frog, the train passing over his leg, crushing it terribly. This happened at 2 o'clock, a.m. I live but two miles from Sidney, and there was not a man among those who knew of the accident, who had sympathy enough in his heart to let me know that my boy lay dying but a short distance away. About 8 o'clock Arthur Axtel, a neighbor who was in Sidney that morning went down to see John and found out that we had not been notified, and he immediately sent us word. I went to Sidney and found my son unconscious. He died at 11 o'clock a.m. My husband and I stayed in Sidney until night and asked the coroner what arrangement was to be made in regard to the funeral. He said that he would see about it the next day. The next morning I went to Mr. Heath's, the undertaker, and he told me that he had had orders from the coroner to bury him that morning, but he did not know but that my son's friends might want a prayer at the grave or would like to be present, so he had waited. I asked him if I couldn't have as much to say over my son's dead body as to have a sermon preached, and he told me that I certainly could. I felt as though I should sink, to think of my son being buried like a heathen in the enlightened village of Sidney. Mr. Heath offered me a room to hold the funeral in, but I went to see the pastor of the M.E church, Rev. Mr. Decker, who was very kind to me, and told me he would preach the funeral sermon, and that their church should be opened to us free. We then appointed the funeral 10 o'clock the next morning. Neither my husband nor myself were permitted to see the condition of our son's injuries, although we made the request several times. Yours truly, Mrs. James Snay
The deceased was the only son of George L. and Mary G. Barrows, and was a particularly bright and observing child. On the afternoon of Saturday, his father being in Waterville, the little fellow was left with his grandmother, Mrs .Hannah Haydon; his mother intending to spend the night at the residence of her brother. Early in the evening the child showed signs of indisposition and was put to bed, such simple remedies being administered as his symptoms seemed to suggest. About midnight, however, his grandmother became alarmed at his condition and dispatched a messenger for the mother, and later for the family physician; but all efforts to save the little fellow were unavailing. He died, after an illness of less than twenty-four hours, between one and two o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday. Funeral services were held at Calvary church on Tuesday in the presence of a large congregation, Rev. William Higgs officiating. The casket in which the little body lay was lined with flowers and rested upon a structure of flowers and ferns; flowers being also placed upon the altar and adjacent parts of the edifice by sympathetic hands. The interment was in the Hayden family lot in Evergreen cemetery. Mr and Mrs. Barrows have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in the community in the sudden and peculiarly sad bereavement which has befallen them.
John Snay
Sidney Record, September 8, 1894
Another terrible accident happened in the railroad yard in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] last Wednesday morning at about 2 o'clock., John Snay, a young man whose parents reside on the Masonville road near this village, was run over by a coal train on which he was braking His right leg was cut clear to the hip-bone causing a terrible and fatal wound. Drs. McKinnon, Sheffield and Coe were summoned to perform an amputation. His condition, however, was so critical that they decided not to perform an operation, and at 11 o'clock the unfortunate man died from his injuries. Snay was a well-known young man about here. He was 23 years of age and a man of noted strength. Last September while Main's circus was performing in Sidney, young Snay astonished the "strong man" in the circus by lifting all of his heavy weights with the utmost ease. The circus people wanted to engage him right on the spot, but John's parents would not allow him to go.
From a Heartbroken Mother
Sidney, N.Y., May 6, 1895Editor Express: I want to let the people of this vicinity know, through the columns of your valuable paper, how the people of this town use the poor. September 5, 1894 my son, John Snay, was coupling cars in the D.&H. yards at this place and caught his foot in a frog, the train passing over his leg, crushing it terribly. This happened at 2 o'clock, a.m. I live but two miles from Sidney, and there was not a man among those who knew of the accident, who had sympathy enough in his heart to let me know that my boy lay dying but a short distance away. About 8 o'clock Arthur Axtel, a neighbor who was in Sidney that morning went down to see John and found out that we had not been notified, and he immediately sent us word. I went to Sidney and found my son unconscious. He died at 11 o'clock a.m. My husband and I stayed in Sidney until night and asked the coroner what arrangement was to be made in regard to the funeral. He said that he would see about it the next day. The next morning I went to Mr. Heath's, the undertaker, and he told me that he had had orders from the coroner to bury him that morning, but he did not know but that my son's friends might want a prayer at the grave or would like to be present, so he had waited. I asked him if I couldn't have as much to say over my son's dead body as to have a sermon preached, and he told me that I certainly could. I felt as though I should sink, to think of my son being buried like a heathen in the enlightened village of Sidney. Mr. Heath offered me a room to hold the funeral in, but I went to see the pastor of the M.E church, Rev. Mr. Decker, who was very kind to me, and told me he would preach the funeral sermon, and that their church should be opened to us free. We then appointed the funeral 10 o'clock the next morning. Neither my husband nor myself were permitted to see the condition of our son's injuries, although we made the request several times. Yours truly, Mrs. James Snay
Linn D. Barrows
Chenango Union, September 13, 1894
BARROWS: In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], September 6,1894, Linn D. Barrows aged 3 years, 8 months and 27 days.The deceased was the only son of George L. and Mary G. Barrows, and was a particularly bright and observing child. On the afternoon of Saturday, his father being in Waterville, the little fellow was left with his grandmother, Mrs .Hannah Haydon; his mother intending to spend the night at the residence of her brother. Early in the evening the child showed signs of indisposition and was put to bed, such simple remedies being administered as his symptoms seemed to suggest. About midnight, however, his grandmother became alarmed at his condition and dispatched a messenger for the mother, and later for the family physician; but all efforts to save the little fellow were unavailing. He died, after an illness of less than twenty-four hours, between one and two o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday. Funeral services were held at Calvary church on Tuesday in the presence of a large congregation, Rev. William Higgs officiating. The casket in which the little body lay was lined with flowers and rested upon a structure of flowers and ferns; flowers being also placed upon the altar and adjacent parts of the edifice by sympathetic hands. The interment was in the Hayden family lot in Evergreen cemetery. Mr and Mrs. Barrows have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in the community in the sudden and peculiarly sad bereavement which has befallen them.
"There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
And with his sickle keen
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
"Shall I have naught that is fair? saith he;
Have naught but the bearded grain?
Though the breath of these flowers is all sweet to me,
I will give them all back again.
"He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes,
He kissed their drooping leaves;
It was for the Lord of Paradise
He bound them in his sheaves.
"And the mother gave, in tears and pain,
The flowers she most did love;
She knew she should find them all again
In the fields of light above.
"O, not in cruelty, not in wrath,
The Reapers came that day;
Twas an angel visited the green earth,
And took the flowers away."
Card of Thanks: We desire to extend our most heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown to us during the short illness and after the death of our beloved child. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Barrows. McDonough, N.Y.
Death Notices
Chenango Union, April 9, 1891
KEYES: At the home of her son-in-law, Hamilton Phelps, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] April 7, 1891, Mrs. Eunice J. Keyes, widow of Stephen Keyes, aged 89 years, 7 months and 22 days. A resident of Norwich sixty-three years. Funeral services will be held Friday morning.
BEECHER: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] April 7, 1891, Mr. Harry Beecher, aged 90 years.
STAFFORD: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] April 2, 1891, Mr. Job N. Stafford, aged 79 years.
SEARLES: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], March 27, 1891, Mrs. Polly Searles, aged 91 years.
BAIRD: In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] March 25, 1891, Mr. Ralph S. Baird, aged 68 years.
SEARS: In Columbus [Chenango Co., NY] March 28, 1891, Mrs. Lydia Sears, aged 78 years.
BEEBE: In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] April 1, 1891, Mr. Fitch Beebe, aged 46 years.
HART: In South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] April 6, 1891, Mrs. Maria Hart, widow of the late Samuel W. Hart, aged 84 years. Deceased was mother of Mrs. T. D. Anthony, of Norwich.
CHASE: In Jersey City, April 4, 1891, Mr. Albert Chase, aged 43 years, formerly of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].
KNAPP: In Fisher, Champagne Co., Ill., March 29, 1891, Mr. George T. Knapp, aged 58 years, formerly of Norwich, N.Y. Deceased was a brother of David H. Knapp, Esq., and Mrs. W.G. Mandeville, of Norwich.
SHEPARD: In Joplin City, Mo., March 21, 1891, Mr. Charles L. Shepard, aged 47 years, formerly of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].
MATTHEWSON: At the residence of George Tiffany in King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], April 3, 1891, Mrs. Laura Matthewson, of Canandaigua, N.Y. [Ontario Co.], aged 71 years.
FITCH: In Delhi [Delaware Co., NY], March 31, 1891, Mrs. Eliza Fitch, Aged 85 years, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].
McLANE: In South Solon, N.Y. [Cortland Co., NY], Friday, March 27, 1891, Libbie E. [McLane], daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter McLane of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], aged 21 years 5 months and 5 days.
Libbie dear, we shall miss thee
In the home though has graced so long;
From toil and suffering thou art free.
Thou hast joined the happy throng
Who are singing songs of praise
In that land, where live the blest,
Then, dear friends, cease your weeping,
For thy dear one is calmly sleeping;
She is now at rest.
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