OBIT: John HENDERSON, 1890, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JOHN HENDERSON.

  The uncertainty of life was never more startlingly illustrated than 
it was yesterday afternoon in the death of John Henderson, a blacksmith 
employed by M. S. Reigh, of Fifth avenue between Second and Third 
streets.  Mr. Henderson boarded with his employer, and for some time 
past seemed to be in the enjoyment of unusually good health.  He was 
not known to have any ailment beyond that he had had a hemorrhage about 
a year ago.  Yesterday after eating his dinner, Henderson went into the 
shop, located on Third street between Fourth and Fifth avenues, and 
began writing a letter.  After writing a while he remarked to a friend 
who was present that he was getting cold and intended to build a fire 
in the stove.  He was preparing to do this when his friend observed 
that he had grown suddenly pale.  Henderson then started for the house, 
only a few feet away.  He passed through the kitchen and went into the 
sitting-room and sat down in a chair.  He had scarcely done so when the 
blood commenced gushing from his mouth and nostrils in streams.  He was 
quickly placed in a reclining chair, but he was dead in a few minutes.  
The members of Mr. Reigh's family did not comprehend that the boarder 
was dead, but sent for a physician, who, upon arrival, stated that 
nothing could be done.  The deceased's home was on Penn avenue, between 
Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets, Pittsburgh, where he has a brother, 
George Henderson, living.  He came to this city in June last and since 
that time had been employed by Mr. Reigh, who speaks very highly of 
him.  He was a young man of good moral character and was very attentive 
to his work.  Though his residence in this city was brief, he made many 
friends, who were shocked to hear of his sudden and untimely death.  He 
was a member of one of the councils of the American Mechanics and the 
councils of the order in this city have taken charge of the remains, 
which will be taken to Pittsburgh, but the time had not been decided on 
last evening, owing to the inability to hear from the brother, who is 
expected to arrive in this city to-day.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, November 24, 1890