OBIT: Matthew LONG, 1882, Blair County, PA

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TYRONE TOPICS.

After a few hours illness Mr. Matthew Long, of Ironsville, was
summoned to the spirit world, his death taking place between the hours
of 4 and 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning from congestion of the lungs.
During the entire night previous to his death he received all the
attention that medical skill could administer, there being present,
through the long night, three of our ablest and most skilled
physicians, viz; Drs. Piper, Ewing and Smith.  Mr. Long was well known
for many miles around, was one of the most generous, hospitable,
openhearted men this country could produce.  Upon several occasions he
had been known to defray the funeral expenses of his poor and needy
neighbors himself.  When the news of his sad and sudden taking off was
announced many of the citizens of the little village shed tears,
exclaiming that their best friend was gone.  The deceased leaves a
family of four children, two boys and two girls, the youngest a girl
of about 10 years, who are joined by his many neighbors in mourning
his sudden death.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, June 15, 1882, page 4