Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, June 1872 (continued)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 19, 1872

Marriages

MOSHER - RANDALL:  In Cortland [Cortland Co. NY], at the residence of the bride's father, June 11th, by Rev. S.H. Howe, D.J. Mosher, M.D. of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Hattie S. Randall, daughter of Hon. Henry S. Randall.

PARCE - GRAY:  At the residence of the bride's father, in South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], June 3d, by Rev. A.C. Smith, Mr. Erwin Parce to Miss Cornelia M. Gray, both of South Otselic.

STANTON - CURTIS:  At the home of the bride, June 6th, by Rev. A.C. Smith, Mr. Edward E. Stanton, of South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Lucy Curtis, of Lincklaen, N.Y. [Chenango Co.].

STILES - WILSON:  At the residence of the bride's father, in Towanda, Ill., May 29th, by Rev. Robert Conover, Mr. John W Stiles of Clinton, Ill., formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Belle Wilson, daughter of Wm. Wilson, Esq.

Deaths

DURHAM:  At the residence of his son-in-law, D.A. Jackson, in Oneida [Madison Co. NY], June 14th, Mr. James Durham, aged 62 years and 22 days.  Deceased was for many years a respected resident of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].  His remains were brought to this place on Monday afternoon and interred by the side of those of his wife and children.

KERSHAW:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], June 11th, Mr. Simeon Kershaw, aged 26 years.

HILL:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] June 11th, Ralph Emory [Hill] son of L.H. Hill, aged 1 year and 9 months.

W.H. Baker, editor of the Oneida Union [Madison Co. NY], died at his residence in that village, on Saturday last, after a lingering illness, in the forty-second year of his age.  He was buried in Hamilton [Madison Co. NY], on Tuesday, with Masonic honors.

The Late Nathan Randall - The Particulars of His Accidental Death

We copy the following particulars of the death of Nathan Randall, esq., from the Syracuse Courier of Wednesday last:

"We announced a few days ago the death, on board a steamer between Panama and San Francisco, of Nathan Randall, Esq. We are now enabled to give some particulars concerning this sad event, from which, it will be seen, Mr. Randall's death was the result of injuries sustained by a fall through the vessel's hold.

"Mr. Randall was enroute to San Jose, between which city and Guatemala, a distance of 65 miles, he was contemplating a railroad.  On the 10th of May he sailed from Panama, in company with his grandson Nathan, about fourteen years of age, on the Steamer Honduras, bound for San Jose. The steamer reached La Libertad, in Central America, stopped for coal and freight.  Meanwhile the Steamship constitution, the regular through steamer for San Francisco came along, and Mr. Randall, for the sake of meeting some New York friends, as well as the excursion, thought he would take the Constitution as far as the port of Acajutla, and there await the coming of the Honduras.  Reaching Acajutla, he was ashore exploring that strange old Spanish town for two or three hours, when the Honduras came along, but did not enter the harbor.

"Mr. Randall had expected that a small boat would be sent ashore for him, but a rough sea prevented.  Accordingly, he went aboard a "lighter," which carried him to the Honduras.  In endeavoring to reach the cabin with his grandson, it being nearly dark, he fell in the hatchway, a distance of thirteen feet, striking a lot of railroad iron in the lower hold, carried for ballast.  By the fall every rib in his body was broken, and his back was broken.  There was also a severe contusion of the brain and chest. Everything possible was done for him, but he died on the 18th of May, twenty-three hours after the fall.  He was of course, not conscious for a moment, and the physicians said that it must have been an iron constitution to have resisted death so long.  Before death he was transferred to the Constitution and the body arrived at San Francisco on the 31st.  The remains were expected here last night.  The funeral will take place from St Paul's church at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

"The grandson, a lad of about fourteen, who was so suddenly left alone thousands of miles from home, arrived here yesterday, having left San Francisco on the 4th.  Mr. Charles Randall, of New York, the only son of the deceased, has also arrived, and is at the Vanderbilt.

"Mr. Randall's age was sixty-five.  He was in early life a printer and editor.  At the Franklin dinner, in New York, Mr. Randall was the oldest printer present.  When James Gordon Bennett started the Herald, Mr. Randall was to go in with him, but was induced finally to decline.  It was while living at Cortland that he began his career as a stage proprietor, subsequently so extensive.  From stages he drifted into railroads and to him is due the credit of having effected the original consolidation of the New York Central railroad."

The deceased was a son of the late Dea. Charles Randall of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY]. nearly fifty years ago he was post boy of the Oxford Gazette, at that time published by Chauncey Morgan.  Between forty and fifty years since, he was publisher of the Chenango Patriot, at Grenee, and was afterwards connected with the Ithaca Journal, and with other papers in this State [NY].  He subsequently became largely identified with the railroad interests of this and other countries.

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, June 19, 1872

Death

BRONSON:  In Great Bend, Penn., June 13th, Emily [Bronson], wife of D.C. Bronson, and daughter of W.E. Chapman, of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], aged 38 years.  Her remains were brought here for interment.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, June 20, 1872

Marriages

At the Congregational Church in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], June 5th, by Rev. Geo. Porter, Mr. George S. Harris, of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Belle Marvin, of this town.

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], at the Central Valley House, by Rev. Jas. C. Nightingale, Mr. Charles Rathbun to Miss Frankie Griggs, both of Whitney's Point [Broome Co. NY].

Death

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], suddenly, June 17th, Ellen J. [Arnold], wife of E.J. Arnold, Esq., aged 23 years and 4 months.  After one short year of wedded life, young, lovely, winning in her short sojourn among us, many friends - surrounded by much to make this life attractive, she has been suddenly called hence.  That loving Father who does "not willingly afflict."  His children, for His own wise purpose, has removed her from this world of sin, sorrow and suffering, and the "rest" she so earnestly longed for here, we trust through a Saviour's merits, she has found in His blessed Paradise.

Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, June 22, 1872

Death

IRELAND:  In Coventryville [Chenango Co. NY], May 30th, George T. [Ireland] son of Wm.  H. and Lavina M. Ireland aged 5 months and 2 days.