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- HENRY--On Saturday morning lst, June 12th, John C. Henry of Fremont met with a tragic death.
He was the youngest son of A. Henry and brother of R.H. Henry of this city, and the circumstances of his death were peculiarly heart-rending. With R.H., he was on their cattle range engaged in "cutting out" some cattle from the herd, when his horse stumbled, pitching him over his head, Mr. Henry falling squarely upon his head, as we are informed upon the solid ground. He was not conscious afterwards, and died within three hours. They were at the time eight miles from the ranche and about 55 miles from Plum Creek, the nearest railroad station. A spring wagon was sent for to the nearest ranche, and one of the employes carried water in his hat a distance of five miles, and everything done which could be, under the circumstances, but without avail.
His remains were brought to this city on Sunday, and taken on Monday to Fremont, his home, where they were buried yesterday, a very large concourse of friends and acquaintances witnessing the last solemn rites to the generous-hearted and mild-mannered man who was so suddenly precipitated from vigorous life into that unconsciousness which precedes the final dissolution of the spirit from the body. The deceased was a man of very excellent character, whose memory will long be cherished by his hosts of friends.
(The Columbus Journal, June 16, 1880)
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