EXPIRED AT THE GRAND CENTRAL.
F. G. Brakfield, Emigrating With His Family From Michigan to Nebraska, Died, en Route, of Erysipelas.
F. G. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich., who was journeying overland with his wife and two nearly-grown sons to Nebraska, was seen Friday on Main St. near the Grand Central Hotel apparently in distress. His traveling outfit, consisting of a team, wagon and apparel, were fairly good, but as a matter of course they were inadequate for battling with possible extremities of the weather.
The proprietor of the Grand Central, Mr. Irland, being of a sympathetic and generous nature, determined to get him into the house and ascertain the nature of his trouble. It required some presuasion to get the old gentleman in but he finally was prevailed upon to put up his team and stop until he could proceed in comfort. His team accordingly was put into Pagin & Powell's barn and he with his family assigned a room in the Grand Central.
When asked what was the matter he said it was erysipelas, and exhibited an arm that was purple from elbow to shoulder and to the excruciating pain of which most men would long before have hopelessly succumbed. Fearful of the cost he persistently declined to authorize the call of a physician, but subsequently, when Dr. Yohn called professionally to see Mr. Irland, at the latter's request the Doctor examined the patient. He immediately pronounced the attack inevitably fatal and proceeded to administer as well as possible to allay the pain, which was continued until on Saturday night the suffering stranger died.
It was then Mrs. Brakfield was quietly and consolingly interrogated as to her wishes about the burial of her husband. It was ascertained that she had ample means with which to defray all necessary expenditures, and Mr. Brackfield had lately sold his Michigan farm and deposited the major portion of its value in bank but retained adequate funds to get himself comfortably settled in Nebraska, which were discreetly left with Mrs. Brakfield.
The corpse was placed in charge of Undertaker Lepell, by whom it was embalmed and packed, and Sunday afternoon with it the family departed on the 5:27 G. T. train for their home, leaving the team here to be disposed of by their future order. Other children living in Michigan were wired and the sad family were doubtless met on their arrival at the home station by sorrowing and sympathizing friends.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 29, Number 50, Page 6, Column 2.
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SATURDAY.
Mr. J. N. Brakfield, of Hastings, Mich., an elder son of the old gentleman who died here last week at the Grand Central Hotel, came on yesterday and took home the team and wagon that had been left temporarily at Pagin's stable.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 17, 1885, Volume 29, Number 51, Page 5, Column 3.
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IN AND ABOUT CHESTERTON.
f. g. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich. on his way overaldn, to to [sic] Nebraska, was stranded in Valparaiso. He was suffering with erysipelas, and died on Saturay [sic] night. His wife and two nearly grown sons were with him at the time of his death. The remains were sent back to Michigan.
Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 2, Number 37, Page 4, Column 2.
F. G. Brakfield, Emigrating With His Family From Michigan to Nebraska, Died, en Route, of Erysipelas.
F. G. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich., who was journeying overland with his wife and two nearly-grown sons to Nebraska, was seen Friday on Main St. near the Grand Central Hotel apparently in distress. His traveling outfit, consisting of a team, wagon and apparel, were fairly good, but as a matter of course they were inadequate for battling with possible extremities of the weather.
The proprietor of the Grand Central, Mr. Irland, being of a sympathetic and generous nature, determined to get him into the house and ascertain the nature of his trouble. It required some presuasion to get the old gentleman in but he finally was prevailed upon to put up his team and stop until he could proceed in comfort. His team accordingly was put into Pagin & Powell's barn and he with his family assigned a room in the Grand Central.
When asked what was the matter he said it was erysipelas, and exhibited an arm that was purple from elbow to shoulder and to the excruciating pain of which most men would long before have hopelessly succumbed. Fearful of the cost he persistently declined to authorize the call of a physician, but subsequently, when Dr. Yohn called professionally to see Mr. Irland, at the latter's request the Doctor examined the patient. He immediately pronounced the attack inevitably fatal and proceeded to administer as well as possible to allay the pain, which was continued until on Saturday night the suffering stranger died.
It was then Mrs. Brakfield was quietly and consolingly interrogated as to her wishes about the burial of her husband. It was ascertained that she had ample means with which to defray all necessary expenditures, and Mr. Brackfield had lately sold his Michigan farm and deposited the major portion of its value in bank but retained adequate funds to get himself comfortably settled in Nebraska, which were discreetly left with Mrs. Brakfield.
The corpse was placed in charge of Undertaker Lepell, by whom it was embalmed and packed, and Sunday afternoon with it the family departed on the 5:27 G. T. train for their home, leaving the team here to be disposed of by their future order. Other children living in Michigan were wired and the sad family were doubtless met on their arrival at the home station by sorrowing and sympathizing friends.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 29, Number 50, Page 6, Column 2.
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SATURDAY.
Mr. J. N. Brakfield, of Hastings, Mich., an elder son of the old gentleman who died here last week at the Grand Central Hotel, came on yesterday and took home the team and wagon that had been left temporarily at Pagin's stable.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 17, 1885, Volume 29, Number 51, Page 5, Column 3.
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IN AND ABOUT CHESTERTON.
f. g. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich. on his way overaldn, to to [sic] Nebraska, was stranded in Valparaiso. He was suffering with erysipelas, and died on Saturay [sic] night. His wife and two nearly grown sons were with him at the time of his death. The remains were sent back to Michigan.
Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 2, Number 37, Page 4, Column 2.
EXPIRED AT THE GRAND CENTRAL.
F. G. Brakfield, Emigrating With His Family From Michigan to Nebraska, Died, en Route, of Erysipelas.
F. G. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich., who was journeying overland with his wife and two nearly-grown sons to Nebraska, was seen Friday on Main St. near the Grand Central Hotel apparently in distress. His traveling outfit, consisting of a team, wagon and apparel, were fairly good, but as a matter of course they were inadequate for battling with possible extremities of the weather.
The proprietor of the Grand Central, Mr. Irland, being of a sympathetic and generous nature, determined to get him into the house and ascertain the nature of his trouble. It required some presuasion to get the old gentleman in but he finally was prevailed upon to put up his team and stop until he could proceed in comfort. His team accordingly was put into Pagin & Powell's barn and he with his family assigned a room in the Grand Central.
When asked what was the matter he said it was erysipelas, and exhibited an arm that was purple from elbow to shoulder and to the excruciating pain of which most men would long before have hopelessly succumbed. Fearful of the cost he persistently declined to authorize the call of a physician, but subsequently, when Dr. Yohn called professionally to see Mr. Irland, at the latter's request the Doctor examined the patient. He immediately pronounced the attack inevitably fatal and proceeded to administer as well as possible to allay the pain, which was continued until on Saturday night the suffering stranger died.
It was then Mrs. Brakfield was quietly and consolingly interrogated as to her wishes about the burial of her husband. It was ascertained that she had ample means with which to defray all necessary expenditures, and Mr. Brackfield had lately sold his Michigan farm and deposited the major portion of its value in bank but retained adequate funds to get himself comfortably settled in Nebraska, which were discreetly left with Mrs. Brakfield.
The corpse was placed in charge of Undertaker Lepell, by whom it was embalmed and packed, and Sunday afternoon with it the family departed on the 5:27 G. T. train for their home, leaving the team here to be disposed of by their future order. Other children living in Michigan were wired and the sad family were doubtless met on their arrival at the home station by sorrowing and sympathizing friends.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 29, Number 50, Page 6, Column 2.
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SATURDAY.
Mr. J. N. Brakfield, of Hastings, Mich., an elder son of the old gentleman who died here last week at the Grand Central Hotel, came on yesterday and took home the team and wagon that had been left temporarily at Pagin's stable.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 17, 1885, Volume 29, Number 51, Page 5, Column 3.
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IN AND ABOUT CHESTERTON.
f. g. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich. on his way overaldn, to to [sic] Nebraska, was stranded in Valparaiso. He was suffering with erysipelas, and died on Saturay [sic] night. His wife and two nearly grown sons were with him at the time of his death. The remains were sent back to Michigan.
Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 2, Number 37, Page 4, Column 2.
F. G. Brakfield, Emigrating With His Family From Michigan to Nebraska, Died, en Route, of Erysipelas.
F. G. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich., who was journeying overland with his wife and two nearly-grown sons to Nebraska, was seen Friday on Main St. near the Grand Central Hotel apparently in distress. His traveling outfit, consisting of a team, wagon and apparel, were fairly good, but as a matter of course they were inadequate for battling with possible extremities of the weather.
The proprietor of the Grand Central, Mr. Irland, being of a sympathetic and generous nature, determined to get him into the house and ascertain the nature of his trouble. It required some presuasion to get the old gentleman in but he finally was prevailed upon to put up his team and stop until he could proceed in comfort. His team accordingly was put into Pagin & Powell's barn and he with his family assigned a room in the Grand Central.
When asked what was the matter he said it was erysipelas, and exhibited an arm that was purple from elbow to shoulder and to the excruciating pain of which most men would long before have hopelessly succumbed. Fearful of the cost he persistently declined to authorize the call of a physician, but subsequently, when Dr. Yohn called professionally to see Mr. Irland, at the latter's request the Doctor examined the patient. He immediately pronounced the attack inevitably fatal and proceeded to administer as well as possible to allay the pain, which was continued until on Saturday night the suffering stranger died.
It was then Mrs. Brakfield was quietly and consolingly interrogated as to her wishes about the burial of her husband. It was ascertained that she had ample means with which to defray all necessary expenditures, and Mr. Brackfield had lately sold his Michigan farm and deposited the major portion of its value in bank but retained adequate funds to get himself comfortably settled in Nebraska, which were discreetly left with Mrs. Brakfield.
The corpse was placed in charge of Undertaker Lepell, by whom it was embalmed and packed, and Sunday afternoon with it the family departed on the 5:27 G. T. train for their home, leaving the team here to be disposed of by their future order. Other children living in Michigan were wired and the sad family were doubtless met on their arrival at the home station by sorrowing and sympathizing friends.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 29, Number 50, Page 6, Column 2.
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SATURDAY.
Mr. J. N. Brakfield, of Hastings, Mich., an elder son of the old gentleman who died here last week at the Grand Central Hotel, came on yesterday and took home the team and wagon that had been left temporarily at Pagin's stable.
Source: Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 17, 1885, Volume 29, Number 51, Page 5, Column 3.
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IN AND ABOUT CHESTERTON.
f. g. Brakfield, a farmer from Hastings, Mich. on his way overaldn, to to [sic] Nebraska, was stranded in Valparaiso. He was suffering with erysipelas, and died on Saturay [sic] night. His wife and two nearly grown sons were with him at the time of his death. The remains were sent back to Michigan.
Source: The Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1885, Volume 2, Number 37, Page 4, Column 2.
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