ANDERSON, Clemm
1915 Blind Fiddler inmate of asylum dies
Source: Herald-Democrat 25 June 1915 p 9
Clemm
Anderson 42 years old, an inmate of the county asylum east of the city,
generally known as the “blind fiddler,” died suddenly in his room at the county
house Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Heart trouble was the cause of his dead
which was sudden. No funeral services
were held. The burial was in the Putnamville cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock. Anderson had been an inmate of
the county asylum for many years, having been sent there when a young man. He was crippled when a boy and some time
later suffered an accident which caused him to lose the sight of both of his
eyes. He was talented as a musician and played a violin. He was one of the most
popular inmates of the county asylum, often entertaining the other inmates with
his “fiddle” music. He had been in ill health for several days and Saturday had
been in bed all day. His illness was not
considered serious, but that afternoon he was found dead.
Stone photo taken by SunCacher-inscription from Grace Cohn and Martha Williams, Reelsville residence in June 1981. - kbz
