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Show Obituary. Thomas J. Crowley, one of the two color guards who marched at the head of the First Colorado regiment of volunteers vol-unteers during the Spanish-American war, died on Thursday, Dec. 12, after years of suffering, the result of a fever contracted during his term of service in the Philippines. When mustered out he returned to this country and spent some years on the Pacific coast in search of health, but the disease had taken too strong hold on him, and so two years age he came to Denver to make his home with his sisters at 1212 California street, where loving hands ministered to his wants until death released re-leased him. Mr. Crowley was born in Port Huron, Mich., in 1866, but came to Colorado in 18S5, where he engaged in mining until the country had need of his service. Sunday afternoon the brave young man' was laid to rest in the soldier's plot in Fairmount cemetery with all the honors he had so well merited. Taps were sounded and a volley fired over his grave by his old comrades. Funeral service was read in St. Leo's church by Rev. Father O'Ryan. In the same house which had sheltered shel-tered her since the summer of 1859, and In which her ten children first saw the light of day, Mrs. Elizabeth Crowley Crow-ley breathed her last early Wednesday morning, Dec. 11. Mrs. Crowley was born seventy-seven years; ago at En-nlscorthy. En-nlscorthy. County Wexford. Ireland, and belonged to a family famous in the history of the Emerald Isle. She v as married in Memphis, Tenn., in 1852 to John Crowley, and a few years later the two came to Denver and did their share in the early development of the place. Mr. Crowley was an active business man until his death ten years ago. Mrs. Crowley was buried Friday afternoon from the old home, 1507 Eleventh street. Service was at St. Leo's church, and was attended by the Pioneer Ladies' Aid society, of which deceased was one of the organizers. Burial was in Mount Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Crowley is survived by four of her children, Mrs. Lizzie Schneider, Mrs. Mary McCormick, John Crowley of Colorado Springs and William Crowley, Crow-ley, captain of the Elyria fire department. depart-ment. Joseph W. Brandt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brandt, died during the week at his home, 1265 Clark street, and was buried Friday afternoon in Mount Calvary cemetery, after funeral service serv-ice at St. Leo's church. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Loch of 1023 Tenth street took place Tuesday morning, Dec. 17, with requiem mass at St. Elizabeth's church. The Society of Christian Mothers and members of the Third Order of St Francis attended. attend-ed. Interment was in Mount Olivet cemetery. |
