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DEATH RESULTED SUDDENLY FROM CONGESTION INVOLVING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. It was a great surprise to every body when the report spread over town Monday forenoon ,that Dr. Henderson was dying, as very few knew he was sick. The report proved all too true, however, and at a few minutes past noon he passed away. Dr. Henderson was taken sick with what appeared to be only a heavy cold Saturday night. For the two days preceding he had spent most of his time fishing at Basslake, and in that way contracted a cold. Dr. Glazebrook states that first one long and then both became congested, and this condition gradually extended to the entire system until circulation was suspended and death resulted. The funeral was held at the the late residence yesterday at 10.30, the body having lain in state from 8 o'clock. Burial was in Oak Park cemetery. At the residence W. A. Foster of this city, an old friend of Dr. Henderson, read the 90th Psalm and spoke feelingly of the deceased. Rev. Loring led a select chair. Six physicians of the county acted as pall bearers. At the cemetery Rev. Loring had charge of the religious services. The Grand Army post also held services and paid the military honors. Alexander Hamilton Henderson was born near Lafayette Feb. 21, 1941, being 61 years and 2 months old at the time of his death. He lived on the farm until fifteen years old, after which he attended school for a time and became a teacher. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, Seventy-second Indiana volunteers. At the close of the war he again taught school, studying medicine at the same time. He began the prac tice in 1868 at Monee, Sts. In 1871 he came to Knox and has been here ever since. In 1873 he was elected county superintendent of schools. While holding that office he was elected county auditor, being the only republican ever elect ed to that office in Starke county. In 1882 he was elected joint repre senative for Starke and St. Joseph counties. He was several times chairman of the republican central committee of this county, was post master here from 1889 to 1893, member of the pension examining board for years and a member of the G. A. R., Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. In business he was considered upright and honorable, and he had a large circle of friends over the county and state. He was the youngest of thirteen children, twelve of whom lived to be adults. Yesterday's Indianapolis Sentinel speaks of Dr. Henderson's absence from the republican state convention being generally noted, and states that a chair in the convention hall was draped with flags and crepe in his memory. Joe Lowdermilk was tome Satur day and Sunday from West Pullman, where he has a good position in a factory where iron and brass bed steads are made. Knox and vicinity had quite a severe electrical storm about 10 o'clock Sunday night. At that hour persons who were outdoors witnessed a heavy electrical discharge, which appeared to spead in streaks and sheets in all directions. About half the incandescent lights that were burning were extinguished and burned out and a large number of telephones rendered useless until re gatper. Part of the discharge struck the roof of Beatty’s drug store and ran down the light and telephone d wires into the store, burning out faces and insulation, creating a great deal of smoke and causing the_ place so camel like: a rubber. _taatory,
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Knox Starke County Democrat
Knox, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 24, 1902
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