A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38096 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: March 21 1886 Article Description: Death Of John Sherman (Sherman Circus) Article Text: No exhibition of trained horses on the Pacific Levant has won greater fame or pleased more numerous audiences than John SHERMAN'S of Contra Costa, and many will regret to learn of his demise. A year ago, while performing in Oregon, his favorite "clown horse" Jack, struck him in the breast while performing in the ring, inflicting injuries from which Mr. SHERMAN has since suffered great pain, and resulted in his demise on Sunday at 7:15 p.m., at his home in Concord. For some months past he has been seriously ill, and at times hopes were entertained of his ultimate recovery. On Sunday he took a turn for the worse, was delirious all day, imagining himself in the ring or trainng horses, until death claimed his victim. Mr. SHERMAN was a native of Illinois, and came to this state across the plains in 1860, lived for a short time in Oregon and then removed to this county, where he has since resided. He was 41 years of age. An autopsy was held on Monday by Doctors LeFLIER, BRAGDON and CAROTHERS, and the cause of death was ascertained to be aneurism of the arch of the aorta. The funeral will take place at 1:00 p.m., today, from his late residence at Concord, under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, the remains will be interred at the Pacheco Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com