Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1912 — JAMES F. IRWIN DEAD. [ARTICLE]

JAMES F. IRWIN DEAD.

Prominent Citizen Dies of Heart Failure While On Visit to Chicago. News was received here Sunday morning about 9:30 o’clock of the sudden death in Chicago that morning of James F. Irwin, which occurred at the State Hotel, 555 South State street, from heart trouble. Mr. Irwin and son Schuyler w-ent to Chicago Saturday on the 10:05 a. m., and he was in his usual health when he left here. Tihe news of his sudden death was a great blow to his family and friends. He was one o’s Jasper county's old citizens and had held many public offices of trust. He lived for a number of years in Carpenter township and served as trustee of that township for several years. He was twice elected clerk of the Jasper circuit court and served two terms as clerk and two terms as deputy clerk. He also served a number of terms on the city council of Rensselaer. He was an old soldier, and a member of the I. O. O. F„ and K. of P. lodges. * He was born near Indianapolis Aug. 4, 18 42, and had lived.in Jasper county for over half a century. He leaves a wife and seven children, Sqhuyler C„ Frances, Edward, Alice (Mrs. I. N. Warren), Maud (Mrs. A. E. Wallace), Fred and Marguerite, all of whom reside in Rensselaer except Ed, Who lives at Wolcott and operates the Irwin tile factory at that place. He also leaves two brothers, Robert of Remington and John of Brook.

The funeral! was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the house, conducted by Rev. C. L. Harper of the M. E. church, and burial made• in Weston cemetery. The Odd Fellows, of which order Mr. Irwin had been a mpmber many years, had charge of tihe burial. His age was almost 70 years. A more complete obituary will be published in Saturday’s Democrat. A. E. Waldace, Mr. Irwin’s son-in-law, and Mrs. S. C. Irwin went to Chicago Sunday afternoon, and returned Monday evening on the milk train with tihe body. Mr. Wallace gave the following particulars of Mr. Irwin’s death: He had gone to Chicago Saturday with his son Schuyler to place the latter in an instituion for a few days treatment for the liquor habit.

Mr. Irwin was sick after arriving in Chicago and Schuyler decided to bring him home. After reaching the depot Mr. Irwin fainted. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the second precinct police station and to the emergency ward, where it was thought if he was put to bed he would be much better in the morning. Schuyler then took him to the State hotel and both went to bed. Mr. Irwin got up at about 7:30 o’clock, leaving Schuyler in bed asleep, ordered,, breakfast in the case and then went out in the office and sat down. When his breakfast was ready he was called and went in and eat down at table, but instead of beginning to eat, he placed his elbows on the table and rested his head in his hands. The waiter asked him if he was not feeling well and he replied “" that he was not, and got up and started to the office again. When he came out in the office he reeled, and the clerk ran from behind his desk and caught him before he fell. He breathed only a few times. The coroner pronounced death due to organic heart trouble. *

Mr. Wallace placed Schuyler in the institution to which he had intended going before leaving the city, and he will take a three days treatment there, this being the length of the institution’s period of treatment. The annual district meeting of Pythian Sisters for the Tenth district will be held at Michigan City tomorrow. Mrs. W. V. Porters ie delegate and Mrs. J. F. Osborne alternate from the Rensselaer Temple. See our standing seam Slate roofing in red and green for use on fine residences. Laid without cement. And the handsomest roof ever invented. HIRAM DAY.