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John Smurthwaite - Obituary and FuneralSteubenville Weekly Herald - June 25, 1875 DEATH - A large number of our citizens were surprised to learn and pained
to hear, last evening, that Mr. John Smurthwaite, one of our well known
and most highly esteemed citizens died at five o'clock P. M. yesterday,
at his residence on Linden Avenue. Mr. Smurthwaite has been ill for some
two months, his illness being first induced, we believe, from foul atmosphere,
breathed while exploring a mine in Bellaire, and from the first date of
his complaint his disease refused to yield to even the best medical skill,
until death supervened. At the time of his death Mr. Smurthwaite was in
the forty-third year of his age. He was overseer and manager of Averick
shaft, now belonging to the Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company, having
efficiently filled that position for ten years. He was an upright citizen,
a beloved member of society, kind and courteous to all in both his social
and business relations, and was considered one of the best practical miners
in the country. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, of the Druids and
Knights of Pythias, which orders together with the Star Hook and Ladder
Company, to which the deceased also belonged, and the Phoenix and Reliance
fire companies, will follow the remains to the grave. Steubenville Daily Herald - June 22, 1875 Funeral of Mr. Smurthwaite. - The funeral of Mr. John Smurthwaite, whose
death was chronicled yesterday, took place at 10 A. M. to-day, and despite
the inclemency of the weather, was one of the largest ever held in the
city - even in the excitement of war times. The various orders to which
the deceased belonged, together with the fire companies, preceded the
remains, on foot, making a quite lengthy procession. Following these were
the ministers carriage, hearse, family and friends, and a long line of
carriages filled with citizens. The largest representation of any single
organization was from the miners, numbering nearly two hundred men. This page was last updated on: ,
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