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THOMAS ALDRIDGE, shortly before 5 o'clock this Saturday morning, Thomas Aldridge, an old and well known citizen of Steubenville, died at the home of his son, Wm. Aldridge, 415 South Fifth street, in the 75th year of his age. Mr. Aldridge had been in feeble health for the past six months, but his death was hastened by an accident which happened to him last Friday night week. On that evening he eluded the watchfulness of his children and wandered to the Pan Handle railroad tracks where he fell into the turn-table hole. While no bones were broken by the fall, he sustained painful bruises and a serious blow on the head which rendered him unconscious for a time. He was taken home, and despite careful nursing, became gradually weaker until this morning when death ended his sufferings. For many years Mr. Aldridge was a puddler at the Jefferson Iron Works and was connected continuously with that plant from 1860 until it closed down in 1894. He was an adept at his business and enjoyed an extended acquaintance among mill men here and elsewhere. He was a native of England and was born in 1824. His parents came to America when Mr. Aldridge was but a child, and located near Pittsburgh. When a young man he was married at Allegheny City, Pa., to Esther Canby, who died in March, 1892. In 1860 the family came to Steubenville where they have since resided. The surviving children are Samuel and William Aldridge of Steubenville, John who lives in the west, and Mrs. Cordelia Stewart, of Mingo Junction. Four sisters of the deceased are also living: Mrs. Bessie Beatty and Mrs. Ann Peppers, of Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Susan and Mrs. Jane Spratley, of Rochester, Pa. Mr. Aldridge was prominent in secret society circles. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and was the first Past Chancellor of Steuben Lodge No. 1, when that lodge was organized. He was a charter member of Twin City Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Allegheny City, Pa., and was a member of the lodges here. He was also a member of the Red Men and Sons of Vulcan, the latter a labor organization. When younger he took a prominent part in society work, and was always active in the Councils of the several orders to which he belonged, and his many old friends and co-workers will regret to learn of his death. The Steubenville Herald Star, Saturday, April 15, 1899  Return to the Obituary Index
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