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The hand of death has again visited this city, and has taken away another of our prominent citizens--Mr. Henry W. Collins, whose untimely death occurred last evening at nine o'clock at his residence in the third ward. Mr. Collins was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, on the teth day of November, 1825, and was therefore closing his fifty-first year. He came of a family well and favorably known in this state, and was a nephew of James Duane Doty, the third Territorial Governor of Wisconsin, who was appointed by President John Tyler, in June 1841. Mr. Collins was married in Schoharie county, New York, and shortly after removed to Elmira, where he resided six years. He came to Janesville in 1856, and at once strongly identified himself with the educational interests of the city. At that time there were no graded schools here and appreciating the lack of educational facilities in Janesville, he, with several others, secured the erection of the present High School which is a credit to the city. He became, also, a member of the Board of Education, a position which he honored for several years.
In 1858, in connection with Mr. W.H. Tallman, Mr. Collins bought out the drug firm of Holden & Kemp. Aside from carrying on an extensive business as druggists, the firm of Tallman & Collins gradually grew into manufacturers, the result of their enterprise and foresight, being the present well known and successful laboratory now owned by Mr. Tallman. In the fall of 1865 Mr. Collins was taken ill, and for five years there after was closely confined to his room, being unable to sit up or see any one, except the family and physicians. During the past five to six years he had been in a condition to see his friends, converse freely and to read, but except when drawn on a sofa onto the piazza, he never left his room. Dr. Chittenden, of this city, was his advising physician at home, and he also had the best medical advice New York City offered, but it was not in the power of human skill to restore him to his former health. For eleven long years disease held its power over him; and there was scarely a ray of hope that his physical condition would materially improve. He bore his sufferings with a parience and christian fortitude which were remarkable. He never once complained of his lot, but was cheerful and resigned with his faith placed implicitly in God. During this long and more or less painful confinement, his mental facalties were well preserved. They were as keen as when he was engaged in active business. He also kept well informed on all the current religious, lierary and political topics of the day, and of late years took great delight in conversing with his family and friends. His conversational powers were of a high order, and no one spent an hour with him, when he was able to converse, who were not both interested and profited. For the past two months, his symptoms grew worse, though fatal results were not apprehended. His suffering became more severe during his last hours, and last evening about nine o'clock, while his patient and devoted wife was administering to his necessities, he exclaimed--"Oh, this dreadful pain up my spine," and breathed his last.
Mr. Collins was a member of the Congregational Church, and lived a life of great piety. His chistian character was one worthy of emulation. His faith in the Great Master, never faltered. In the activity of business, the highest religious conviction governed all his actions; and on a bed of suffering, and in the hour of death, it was his consolation and his hope.
He leaves behind him a wife and two sons, to mourn his loss. The funeral will probably take place on Sunday afternoon. Of that, due notice will be given
The Janesville DAily GAzette, Thurs, 10-5-1876. Janesville, WI, Rock Co.
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