Noah-Cartwright-60234

Obituary

Noah Cartwright, a well known colored citizen, lost his life last evening in a peculiar manner. As he was driving his wagon into his yard in the dusk of the evening one of the wheels struck an obstruction, throwing him out on his head and breaking his neck from the effects of which he died instantly. Mr. Cartwright operated a laundry at the end of Starr avenue out beyond the old ball grounds on West Hill. It was his custom to make his collection and delivery trips in the afternoon, and he was returning returning from one of these trips when the accident happened. Two of his children heard the rattle of his wagon down the street and started out to meet him. They were at the side of the wagon when he was thrown out, and were horror stricken witnesses of the sad accident that deprived them of a kind and loving father. Noah Cartwright was a character in Burlington. For many years he acted as janitor in various buildings and churches throughout the city, winning friends everywhere by his devotion to his work and his unswerving honesty. He accumulated some money after years of toil and started a laundry in a small way. He prospered well until he was burned out one night on Third street across from the Barret house. Since that time he has been running the laundry at his house. He was a good, quiet fellow and a man of some considerable business ability and foresight. In the civil war he fought on the union side and he fought well, too, but unlike many white soldiers, he never waved the bloddy shirt nor went over the battles. His family has the sympathy of the community.