Obituary

J. G. Romig Is Dead
Could Not Survive His Injuries From Doyle Wreck
His Condition Enfeebled By Loss of Blood, Could Not Stand the Strain Imposed Upon It

The painful tidings of the death of Engineer James G. Romig reached Newton this morning between eight and nine o'clock from Topeka where the wounded man had been taken on Tuesday.

The news came as a shock to his family and friends, for while no word was received since Tuesday evening when they were wired that he had reached Topeka in safety and had stood the trip well, they had felt that no news would be good news. His brother-in-law, Will Andes, was with him and it was from him that the word was received, he stating that death had come at 7:15 this morning.

All of our readers are acquainted with the terrible accident which caused his death. The flow of blood from the wound was so great that while no one has as yet heard direct tidings, his physician here has little doubt but that it was from an enfeebled heart caused by loss of blood, as the amount lost was something remarkable.

The time for the funeral has not been definitely set but will depend upon word received from absent relatives. When that is known definite announcement will be made as to the time, the place having been designated as the Christian Church where Rev. Wiles will conduct a short service and then the Knights Templar will conduct their burial service in accordance with the wishes of the deceased. The body will be brought to Newton on No. 5 tomorrow. Enough of good cannot be said of Mr. Romig who has been known so long and so favorably in this city. His life has ever been upright and noble; he had no enemies, and his associates invariably speak of him as one of the best.

He was still a young man having been born in Cedar County, Iowa, thirty-nine years ago the ninth of next month. For twenty years he has been an employee of the Santa Fe, starting at the bottom of the ladder as a wiper and gradually climbing by means of conscientious work and real ability to the high place in his work which he held. So thoroughly master was he of his engine, and so perfectly reliable, that it was he that was the most often called when any through specials were to be taken over the line at an unusual speed and an expert was needed.

His widowed mother and sister too, found him their main stay in life, and he was untiring in his attentions to them, while his wife and little children knew in him the best of fathers. His brother J. A. L. Romig is a minister living near Winnipeg and has been wired. Besides being a member of Division 130 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers he was a member of all of the Masonic bodies including Newton Chapter No. 9, Arkansas Valley Chapter No 27; Newton Lodge 142, AF and AM; Newton Chapter, No. 5 O.E.S. All of these bodies will be in attendance at the funeral and in the meantime are doing all in conjunction with the many friends to assist the stricken relatives in their greate bereavement.

Evening Kansan-Republican, Thursday 16 Feb 1905. Page 1.