Grayson County TXGenWeb

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, October 17, 1886
pg. 4

Monday Mr. A. Jacobs arrived in the city from Denver, Colorado, accompanying the remains of our respected townsman, Mr. Phillip Slutzky, who died in that city Friday, October 8, at 12:30 a.m. About the first of February Mr. Slutzky caught cold which settled upon his lungs, and after remaining about three months strong symptoms of pulmonary consumption developed themselves, and as he kept getting worse he thought that the climate of Colorado would help him. He accordingly left for Denver, but, as is generally the case where the system is too much weakened to improve, the change only hastened his death. Week before last Mr. A. Jacobs received a telegram for his wife here stating that her husband was sinking fast. Mrs. Slutzky was so sick with the dengue fever that Mr. Jacobs withheld the telegram from her fearing the result, and merely telling her that Mr. Slutzky was somewhat worse, left for Denver himself. He arrived on the 1st and watched at his bedside until his death, which occurred eight days after.
The remains were met at the depot by the hearse and a large assemblage of friends, and conveyed to the family residence corner Austin avenue and Sears street, where they remained till Tuesday morning. The funeral took place at 10 a.m., and was under the auspices of the Jewish Society and the Knights of Pythias. The Jewish services were read by I. Yeidel, while the Knights of Pythias' ceremony was presided over by J.M. Hill. The funeral was an exceedingly large one, there being in the neighborhood of fifty carriages in the procession.
Mr. Slutzky was born at Wilna, Russia in the year 1837, and was consequently 49 years of age when he died. He came to America in 1865 and took up his residence in St. Louis. In '79 he came to Texas and settled in Denison where he embarked in the jewelry business and where he lived up to the time of his leaving for Denver in July. He was a man of good moral deportment, correct business habits and possessing all the qualities which go to make a good citizen, and his loss will be mourned by a large circle of friends.