Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson The Portsmouth Times Dated: June 19, 1880 DEATH OF FELIX G. BURKE Particulars of his Illness and Death A telegram was received last Saturday from Boulder, Colorado, announcing that MR. FELIX G> BURKE, of this city, was dying. Monday came the intelligence of his death, a severe blow to his family, who reside on Second street, in this city. Mr. Burke left for the West some five weeks ago in search of employment. A letter received last evening by his son, GEO. J. BURKE, from Boulder, dated June 14th, written by F. R. PALMER, formerly of Zanesville, and well known in this city, give some of the particulars of his last illness and death. Mr. Burke reached Boulder three weeks previous and called upon Mr. Palmer, a former acquaintance. The following day he proceeded to Bluebird Mine, eighteen miles distant, where he obtained a situation, boarding with MR. BLODGETT. He had been employed but a little over a week when, on Friday, the 4th of June, he was taken sick, but thought his illness nothing serious. On the following Friday, about noon, he was taken suddenly worse, became delirious, and at one o'clock Saturday morning he died. The remains were taken to Boulder, and on Monday last were deposited in the cemetery at that place. A few friends followed the body to the grave, where religious services were held by REUBEN SHAFFNER, the Methodist minister. His relatives are assured that every attention possible was shown him in his illness. Mr. BURKE;s disease was acute pleurisy, occasioning severe soreness in the side, from an attack of which he suffered last winter. He was born in Bethel, and, after hving (sic) several years in Chicago, returned to his native State in 1869. He leaves a wife and six children.