Henry Newans
Obituaries
Eagle County Blade page 9 - April 9, 1908
HENRY NEWANS
Henry Newans age 61 years died suddenly at Gilman on Saturday, April 4th, 1908.
Mr. Newans had been slightly ill for about it week prior to his death, but the end the death came suddenly and quite unlooked for. Saturday he went from his cabin to M. Deegan's hotel for a pail of water. It was noticed that he appeared to be very weak and in apparent distress. Charles Bagge, who happened lo meet him, relieved him of the pail of water and was accompanying him to his cabin, when Mr. Newans, with an exclamation, apparently fainted. Other men came to Mr. Bagge's assistance, but the man died before he could be gotten to the house. Death was apparently caused by heart failure.
Henry Newans was a veteran of the Civil war, having been a member of Co. E. Eleventh Iowa Infantry, in which state he was born. In 1890 he located at Gilman and has resided there ever since. A wife, four daughters and two sons survive him. His son Cliff, was the only member of the family present. The others are scattered and the deceased and his wife separated several years ago. Mr. Newans was well known in the upper end of the county ad for years had followed mining. The funeral occurred at the opera house at Red Cliff on Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended by friends and fellow miners of the deceased. Minturn Aerie No. 1627, Fraternal Order of the Eagles, of which deceased was a member, had charge of the funeral, Rev. L. D. Jarrard delivering a very appropriate sermon. Comrade W. H. Gaskill read a short biographical sketch of deceased's army record. Mr. Newans served over three years in the Union army. much of that time during some of the most severe campaigns of the war. Under Grant and Thomas he passed through the most desperate battles of the war when for long periods at a time the men never left the trenches. While in the trenches before Vicksburg, Mr. Newans, who was a boy only eighteen years of age when he first enlisted, reenlisted as a veteran, without for a moment leaving the service. Some of his army service was under Logan, and he was with Sherman in the famous march to the sea. His record was that of a brave, diligent and faithful soldier.
