Ward Lowe of this place was one of the victims of the Lincoln Hotel disaster at Chicago last Thursday morning, December 4th, being among those who were there suffocated by smoke. The remains of the unfortunate young man were brought here Saturday and the funeral services were held Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. Black. There was a large concourse of sorrowing friends in attendance. Ward was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. James Lowe,and was born on the farm near here on February 4, 1882, and hence lacked just two months of being 21 years of age. He was an upright and ambitious boy and one of the brightest of the valley. At the age of seventeen he graduated from the schools here and then taught school for a time. He afterwards fitted himself for the amil service, passed the civil service examination with high credit and commenced work as a substitute some time last sumer. He had been on a regular run on the Milwaukee road, between Chicago and Minneapolis, five weeks, when overtaken with the sad fate in the hotel. This was his first night in that hotel. Thus was a very promising life plucked from a career of usefulness in the very budding. At home he was a great favorite among all his acquaintances, and those who served with him in his chosen line of work say that a more promising young man never entered the service. He leaves five brothers and sisters and a mother to mourn his loss.
Article found in the Badger State Banner, December 11, 1902, in the Sechlerville news, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Article found in the Badger State Banner, December 11, 1902, in the Sechlerville news, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Ward Lowe of this place was one of the victims of the Lincoln Hotel disaster at Chicago last Thursday morning, December 4th, being among those who were there suffocated by smoke. The remains of the unfortunate young man were brought here Saturday and the funeral services were held Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. Black. There was a large concourse of sorrowing friends in attendance. Ward was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. James Lowe,and was born on the farm near here on February 4, 1882, and hence lacked just two months of being 21 years of age. He was an upright and ambitious boy and one of the brightest of the valley. At the age of seventeen he graduated from the schools here and then taught school for a time. He afterwards fitted himself for the amil service, passed the civil service examination with high credit and commenced work as a substitute some time last sumer. He had been on a regular run on the Milwaukee road, between Chicago and Minneapolis, five weeks, when overtaken with the sad fate in the hotel. This was his first night in that hotel. Thus was a very promising life plucked from a career of usefulness in the very budding. At home he was a great favorite among all his acquaintances, and those who served with him in his chosen line of work say that a more promising young man never entered the service. He leaves five brothers and sisters and a mother to mourn his loss.
Article found in the Badger State Banner, December 11, 1902, in the Sechlerville news, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Article found in the Badger State Banner, December 11, 1902, in the Sechlerville news, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
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