Since the exact death date was not given, that date was figured from consulting a Perpetual Calendar.

Published in The Pilot, March 16, 1904.

LITTLE CARLYSLE O’HANLON, DEAD

Died, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark O’Hanlon, Tuesday morning at 10:30, Carlysle O’Hanlon, aged six years.

Some ten days ago, the little fellow was stricken down with a severe attack of scarlet fever and while his older brother and sister were also stricken yet the dread disease seemed to fasten more on him. All that medical aid could do for him was done and trained nurses were at the home all the time during the sickness. For the past few days, he lingered between life and death and anxious friends watched and waited in the hope that each item of news from the sick room might be encouraging and as a matter of fact, at times the news came that he was improving but on Monday the doctors could give no encouragement and it was with heavy hearts that those who had known the little fellow waited for the news of Tuesday, hoping that there might be a glimmer of hope but they were doomed to disappointment and the news that death had entered the family cast a gloom over the entire city. Carlysle was a very bright boy and with all his boyish pranks was always gentlemanly behaved and was always the center of attraction when he accompanied his mother to afternoon teas or was otherwise brought into the company of older people. The tender sympathy of every parent in the city, who has learned to love the music of the prattle of a child goes out to Mr. and Mrs. O’Hanlon in their sad hour of bereavement in the loss of their little son, whose place in the family circle can never be replaced.

Words of sympathy fall meaningless on such an occasion as this and the only buoyant hope rests in the future and the afterlife where the silver chord that binds heart to heart will never be severed in twain. Death has entered the home and taken from there the most precious parcel and while we wonder where next the grim messenger may strike his fatal blow and realize how easily he might have made his visit to another home instead of this one, this beautiful sentiment comes flittering through the mind:

We cannot say and will not say -- That he is dead; he’s just away –- With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand –- He wandered into the unknown land -- And left us dreaming, how very fair – It needs must since he lingers there.

The burial took place this morning and a large concourse of sympathizing friends paid their last respects to him and were present at the last sad rites performed at the grave. The little girl’s condition is very serious, though this morning her condition was reported a trifle improved. The boy is much improved and hope is held out that Mr. and Mrs. O’Hanlon may yet be spared their two children.

# 2 - - from Blair Courier, March 16, 1904

After just thirteen days of suffering with a most malignant attack of scarlet fever, little Carlyle O’Hanlon finally succumbed to the dread disease at about 10:30 o’clock Monday forenoon. Mayor O’Hanlon had been quarantined out of the house for two weeks but went home shortly before death entered to claim his little son. On account of the nature of the disease, no funeral service could be held at the home but as there was no Congregational pastor in the city, Rev. A. E. Marsh conducted a short service at the grave at 10 o”clock this morning. The case has been a strange one indeed, all three of the children having been taken down practically at the same time and no one knows where they could have gotten it from. Dr. Robinson has had Dr. Allison, of Omaha, up twice and both physicians say it was from the very first the most virulent form of the fever they had ever had to deal with. Nor is the sadness of the case over as yet for while Reed, the oldest boy, is getting along nicely, Maudie’s death is now hourly expected. The entire community sympathizes with Mr. and Mrs. O’Hanlon in this the darkest hour they have ever been called upon to pass through.

(typed as printed in the newspaper. Some variations in spellings and facts occur.)