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The Ludington Record
Thursday, July 30, 1896
Volume XXIX
         
            HERMAN NELSON MORSE
            
            Buried at Ludington in the Presence
            Of a Large Gathering Of Friends.
            
            Last Thursday MR. H. N. MORSE,
          late of this city, invited a friend to
          the Clarendon hotel to dine.  While on
          his way to the hotel he was taken sud-
          denly ill.  A physician was called who
          gave him every assurance that he would
          recover in due time. Not anticipating
          a fatal termination no word was sent to
          MRS. MORSE who was then on the Assembly
          grounds with her children.
             Early Friday morning after his death
          a telegram was received informing her
          of his sickness.  MRS. MORSE left by the
          first train and at Grand Rapids received
          information of his death.
             The remains were shipped on the North-
          western Transportation boat CHARLEVOIX
          and arrived here Sunday.
             The funeral took place from the resi-
          dence of MRS. MORSE'S father, Ex-mayor
          AUGUSTUS E. SMITH.  The service was con-
          ducted by REV. JOHN WOOD, D.D., of the
          Presbyterian church.  The residence and
          grounds were crowded with friends and
          sympathizers of the family.  The entire
          works of the Pere Marquette Lumber Com-
          pany were shut down at noon to enable
          the men to attend the funeral.  They
          attended to a man, eighty in number and
          marched in line after the remains to the
          grave.
             The floral tributes at the grave were
          so numerous as to almost surpass anything
          of the kind ever seen here.
             Deceased was born on Nantucket Island,
          March 16, 1851, and was consequently in
          his 46th year.  He came to this city in
          1878 and immediately entered the employ
          of the Pere Marquette Lumber Company and
          was with them until he became manager of
          the Big Store Mercantile company.
             About a year ago he became superinten-
          dent of the vast catalogue and advertis-
          ing department of Montgomery, Ward & Co.,
          of Chicago, a position demanding great
          executive  ability and capacity for work.
             Last winter deceased suffered greatly
          from a severe attack of pneumonia that
          left him greatly reduced in vitality.
          His sudden and unexpected death leaves
          a widow and four fine children to mourn
          his loss.
             He carried an insurance of $5000 in
          the National Union and was a member of
          the Order of Elks in Grand Rapids which,
          by the way, cared for him as well as pos-
          sible during the short term of sickness.
          The children inherited a small but suf-
          ficient estate from PROF. MORSE, father
          of deceased, so that they are fortun-
          ately placed above want.
             MRS. MORSE and family will return to
          Ludington to reside and be with friends.
          Sincere condolence is extended to them
          in their bereavement.
          
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