John Buckley's Bier was followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends as the last sad tribute of respect to the remains of the dead engineer. Although known to be dangerously ill for the past month, the announcement of his death last Friday morning produced a shock throughout the city, for he was favorably known all over it.
Mr. Buckley for the past twenty years has been a railroad engineer, and an employee of railroads for the past twenty-five years. He was born at Johnstown, Penn., April 20th, 1830, and after attaining his manhood came west, in the winter of '53-4. He began railroading as a section hand on the T. H. & I. Railroad, now the east division of the Vandalia line, from which position by a series of hard-earned promotions he gradually rose to that of an engineer, which position he held continuously on the road of his adoption to the time of his death...
In accordance with the desire of his family his remains were interred in the city cemetery at Terre Haute last Sunday...Arriving at Terre Haute a few minutes after eleven, the procession proceeded at once to the cemetery under escort of the Masonic fraternity of that city, where the remains were interred with Masonic rites conducted by the order of our city. The procession, consisting of Masonic orders...with six old compatriots at the throttle, Nicholas Dodson, John McEvil, Harrison T. Eddy, C. H. Busse, John Bell and Michael Redding acting as pallbearers.
The Vandalia line very courteously placed a special train at the services of the relatives and friends of Mr. Buckley, last Sunday, for the purpose of taking his remains to Terre Haute for burial.
Following is from The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, March 6, 1879: We omitted to state last week that Mr. Buckley did not leave his wife and five children in needy circumstances. Besides his unencumbered property here, he left a life insurance policy of $4,500 in the Masonic benefit company, which will leave Mrs. Buckley and children quite a competency. Her parents live at St. Mary, Ill.[ED. This should be Indiana], where she will probably reside after the business of the estate is settled.
Mr. Buckley for the past twenty years has been a railroad engineer, and an employee of railroads for the past twenty-five years. He was born at Johnstown, Penn., April 20th, 1830, and after attaining his manhood came west, in the winter of '53-4. He began railroading as a section hand on the T. H. & I. Railroad, now the east division of the Vandalia line, from which position by a series of hard-earned promotions he gradually rose to that of an engineer, which position he held continuously on the road of his adoption to the time of his death...
In accordance with the desire of his family his remains were interred in the city cemetery at Terre Haute last Sunday...Arriving at Terre Haute a few minutes after eleven, the procession proceeded at once to the cemetery under escort of the Masonic fraternity of that city, where the remains were interred with Masonic rites conducted by the order of our city. The procession, consisting of Masonic orders...with six old compatriots at the throttle, Nicholas Dodson, John McEvil, Harrison T. Eddy, C. H. Busse, John Bell and Michael Redding acting as pallbearers.
The Vandalia line very courteously placed a special train at the services of the relatives and friends of Mr. Buckley, last Sunday, for the purpose of taking his remains to Terre Haute for burial.
Following is from The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, March 6, 1879: We omitted to state last week that Mr. Buckley did not leave his wife and five children in needy circumstances. Besides his unencumbered property here, he left a life insurance policy of $4,500 in the Masonic benefit company, which will leave Mrs. Buckley and children quite a competency. Her parents live at St. Mary, Ill.[ED. This should be Indiana], where she will probably reside after the business of the estate is settled.
John Buckley's Bier was followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends as the last sad tribute of respect to the remains of the dead engineer. Although known to be dangerously ill for the past month, the announcement of his death last Friday morning produced a shock throughout the city, for he was favorably known all over it.
Mr. Buckley for the past twenty years has been a railroad engineer, and an employee of railroads for the past twenty-five years. He was born at Johnstown, Penn., April 20th, 1830, and after attaining his manhood came west, in the winter of '53-4. He began railroading as a section hand on the T. H. & I. Railroad, now the east division of the Vandalia line, from which position by a series of hard-earned promotions he gradually rose to that of an engineer, which position he held continuously on the road of his adoption to the time of his death...
In accordance with the desire of his family his remains were interred in the city cemetery at Terre Haute last Sunday...Arriving at Terre Haute a few minutes after eleven, the procession proceeded at once to the cemetery under escort of the Masonic fraternity of that city, where the remains were interred with Masonic rites conducted by the order of our city. The procession, consisting of Masonic orders...with six old compatriots at the throttle, Nicholas Dodson, John McEvil, Harrison T. Eddy, C. H. Busse, John Bell and Michael Redding acting as pallbearers.
The Vandalia line very courteously placed a special train at the services of the relatives and friends of Mr. Buckley, last Sunday, for the purpose of taking his remains to Terre Haute for burial.
Following is from The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, March 6, 1879: We omitted to state last week that Mr. Buckley did not leave his wife and five children in needy circumstances. Besides his unencumbered property here, he left a life insurance policy of $4,500 in the Masonic benefit company, which will leave Mrs. Buckley and children quite a competency. Her parents live at St. Mary, Ill.[ED. This should be Indiana], where she will probably reside after the business of the estate is settled.
Mr. Buckley for the past twenty years has been a railroad engineer, and an employee of railroads for the past twenty-five years. He was born at Johnstown, Penn., April 20th, 1830, and after attaining his manhood came west, in the winter of '53-4. He began railroading as a section hand on the T. H. & I. Railroad, now the east division of the Vandalia line, from which position by a series of hard-earned promotions he gradually rose to that of an engineer, which position he held continuously on the road of his adoption to the time of his death...
In accordance with the desire of his family his remains were interred in the city cemetery at Terre Haute last Sunday...Arriving at Terre Haute a few minutes after eleven, the procession proceeded at once to the cemetery under escort of the Masonic fraternity of that city, where the remains were interred with Masonic rites conducted by the order of our city. The procession, consisting of Masonic orders...with six old compatriots at the throttle, Nicholas Dodson, John McEvil, Harrison T. Eddy, C. H. Busse, John Bell and Michael Redding acting as pallbearers.
The Vandalia line very courteously placed a special train at the services of the relatives and friends of Mr. Buckley, last Sunday, for the purpose of taking his remains to Terre Haute for burial.
Following is from The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, March 6, 1879: We omitted to state last week that Mr. Buckley did not leave his wife and five children in needy circumstances. Besides his unencumbered property here, he left a life insurance policy of $4,500 in the Masonic benefit company, which will leave Mrs. Buckley and children quite a competency. Her parents live at St. Mary, Ill.[ED. This should be Indiana], where she will probably reside after the business of the estate is settled.
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