Dr. Halsey Rosencrans
Moved to Elgin, Ill's Pre-war.
Joined in the gold rush of 1849.
Moved to Calhoun County, Texas.
Surgeon, US Military Hospital, New Orleans.
Post war;
Returned to Elgin in 1873.
Re-called to Indianola, Texas during the Yellow Fever Epidemic.
Returned once again to Elgin.
Member Congregational Church.
Joined the Elgin Scientific Society.
Obit; Aug. 28, 1886 issue of The Elgin Advocate.
With the report of the storm that swept along the coast of Texas on Friday last comes the tidings of the death of Dr. Halsey Rosenkrans, a resident of Elgin a great part of the time and known to most of our readers. This sad affair brings the great storm close to our homes. The first intimation of the dreadful news was told in Saturday's Chicago evening papers. One report reads like this:
"From Indianola comes the saddest news yet reported about the storm. During the hight of the storm the signal office was blown down, carrying with it Capt. I. A. Reed, signal officer, and Dr. H. Rosenkrans, both of whom were lost. fire broke out among the ruins, destroying thirteen houses, among which, was Dr. Lewis extensive drug establishment."
D. R. Jencks read a very brief account, containing Dr. Rosenkrans name, in the Chicago Mall. He lives at 103 Dundee street. The Rosenkrans place at 115. He hastened over to see if Mrs. Rosenkrans had heard of her husband's death and found she knew nothing of it. She became almost wild with grief, and repairing to the telegraph office at once wired Indianola for news. Sunday a dispatch was received confirming the report and saying that the body had not been found. Mrs. Rosenkrans departed this morning for Indianola, accompanied by a nephew who had been visiting her and who lives in the south.
Dr. Rosenkrans, as above stated, was well known here. He had considerable real estate in Elgin as well as in Texas. From his brother, Horace Rosenkrans, of 100 Ann street, a Daily News reporter learned that Dr. Rosenkrans was born Sept. 4, 1818, which would make him about 68 years of age. His widow was his second wife. By his first wife he leaves three children, married. They are Mrs. Fannie Hayse of Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Lizzie Bilter of Pittsfield, Ill., and Mrs. Cora O'Brien of Port Lavaca, Texas, near Indianola. The latter two were specially well known here, where they attended school in their younger days. Dr. Rosenkrans was also a brother of Garrett Rosenkrans, now visiting east, and we believe of Mrs. M. W. Hawse of Mendota, formerly of Elgin. One of Dr. Rosenkrans convictions was that cremation was the only proper mode of disposing of human remains, and this paper has printed communications from him on this subject. He was a citizen of Elgin four or five years but left here tow months ago. Thursday his wife received from him a letter saying that he would soon be in Elgin. At one time he was engaged in the nursery business here.
Later reports say that a tidal wave swept over Indianola carrying away the greater portion of the city. Dr. Rosenkrans and Dr. Lewis were in a house and both were drowned. A telegram received today states that the body had been recovered and will probably be buried there.
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Today's Chicago Herald says of the great Texas storm, that "at Indianola alone twenty-two lives were lost, ten of the victims being colored. The storm lasted five minutes at the place named, and while the gale was at its worst a lamp exploded in the signal service office, the building being set on fire. Captailn Issac C. Reed, the observer, and Dr. H. Rosenkrans of Elgin, Ill., were in the office when the place was set on fire and both perished in the flames." The burning of Dr. Rosenkrans is not credited here, as a telegram stated that the body had been found, and one from Cora (Mrs. O'Brien) of Port Lavacca, a few miles from Indianola, speaks of the remains being there buried.
A reporter for the Daily News visited the Rosenkrans residence, at 115 Dundee street, this afternoon, but was assured by the nephew there that there were absolutely no new developments.
A young lady inmate of the family says this is the third time Indianola has been similarly swept away. It is a small place, and so little enterprise is felt that buildings wrecked ten years ago have not been replaced. Who can wonder at it?-(Daily News, 24th.
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