Silas Lingg

Silas Lilies Passes Peacefully Away.

The community was startled this morning when the death, at 2 o'clock this morning, of Mr. Silas Lingg was announced. The dread summons came to him unexpectedly and the spirit of this clever, rollicking, jolly man, who never had an evil word for anybody, and whose life was one long unselfish effort to minister to the happiness of his family, winged its flight to its Maker.

Mr. Lingg went over to his home yesterday morning, as he was not feeling very comfortable, and spent the day with his family. At snpper he ate a fairly hearty meal and retired early, as he was a very early riser and expected to go to work this morning. About half past eight his wife noticed that he was breathing very heavily and she spoke to him and asked him to turn over on his side and he would probably sleep more comfortably. He made reply, his wife thinking he said he was all right. Later, noticing that he had not turned over, and that his breathing was labored, Mrs. Lingg arose, lighted a lamp, and made the startling discovery hat her husband was in a dying condition. She hastily summoned some of her neighbors, doctors were called in, and everything done that could be done. At ten o'clock the doctors had given him up and at two o'clock he breathed his last, never having regained consciousness. The physicians in attendance say it was apoplexy that carried him off. He was buried this afternoon from the First Baptist church, of which he was a member, his bretheren of the Knights of Pythias and a large concourse of citizens attending his funeral.

Mr. Lingg, (everybody called bim Si) was born in Delaware, New Jersey, May 27th, 1849. and came to Arkansas in 1867, at the age of 18. He worked at various callings around the Mouth of the St. Francis, until Nov. 1873, when he was married to Mattie E. Gordon, of that place and moved to Helena where he has lived ever since. In June, 1878 he united himself with the First Baptist church of this city, and has led a consistent christian life ever since. He never retired without reading a chapter in the Bible and invoking the divine blessiug upon his household and his friends. For several years after his arrival in Helena he engaged in the manufacture of soda and mineral waters, and did a large business in this line. He was also City Marshal for several years, back in the '80s, and made an excellent official. Several years ago he sold out his soda business, built a comfortable home in West Helena, and became an attache of Major Jas. A. Tappan's coal and hardware business. He was a man of wonderful energy and endurance, was not afraid of any kind of work, was faithful to the interests of his employers who will miss him greatly.

Mr. Lingg was a member in good standing of the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World and the Acciet Order of United Workmen, in which he carried life insurance to the amount of $7,000. He leaves a wife, two daughters and a son to monrn his loss. Si Lingg was a good citizen, friend, father and husband, and it is with genuine sorrow that the World speaks these last words at the close of his life.