Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-10
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
DR.. w. W. PARKER KILLED.

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DR.. w. W. PARKER KILLED.
Our people were most terribly shock Cd
yesterday morning st hearing Of the dsath
Of their long knswn aud Mighty sstssmsd
fsllsw citizens, DR.. ". W. Parker. The
news ssms BY Telegraph lsss 10 the previous
evening, to his brother. Geo. d. Parker,
Esq, vho, in eompany with hls family and
Chas. II. Eldridgs, Esq, . near relative,
went 10 the residence Of the Diseased, some
three miles out of tewn, 10 break 70 bic
wife and family the hsart-rsnding lntslli.
gsncs.
The first telegram that came announced
that the Doctor, who Was at Amss Station
on the Northwestern Railroad, had met
with an accident at the cars. on Saturday
evening. BY which ono leg had been cut %
above the knee. The dispatch was very
msagrs, and while bis brother was st the
Office to telegraph back, he received ansth-
sr message saying that the Doctor was
dead. No further particulars we're received
up to yesterday afternoon relative to the
immediate cause Of The awful event. II wss
known hs wss subject 70 epilsptic fits. and
thereby greatly untitled for travsl-and
that, possibly. hs might have been attack
ID while spen coash platform and fallon
between the cars. The message Of ysstsr-
day aftsraoon, however, stated that hs fell
under the train while attempting to gst
upon the cars while they were in motion,
and that hs died at 10 o'clock every thing
possible having been done to save his life.
About fsur o'clock yesterday afternoon
Geo. II. Parker anA O. II. Eldridge left
town TO bring hons the body-gsing to
Dewitt . take the 9sst train this morn
ing, Amss Station being about $50 miles
west Of Dewitt, and the connections BE-
tween here aad there % very imperfect
that they will probs6ly net return until ts-
morrow nesn.
The deceased left this city several days
since in the capacity Of general agent Of the
National Fire Insurance Company. Of this
city, Of which be Vas sn active director
He was expected home shortly BY his fam
lily and - hs will ssms-his lifsless form
- Be greeted with scalding tsars frsm
hearts Of fend vife and ehildrsn-hsarts .
consumed with agony Of grief.
Dr.. Wallaos W. Parker was . native si
Onendaga county, New York, and was
about ~ years Of age. Early in life be
learned the trade Of printer, but not hav-
ing fancy fer that branch Of business
abandoned it. About twsnty-sighs years
ago he graduated in one Of the eastern
medical schsols ~ physician Of the ALA
pathio school, and in 1S4o came out to
Ohis and settled in New London, where he
followed his profession fer absut IA ysars,
With uccsss-accumulating . handsome
prspsrty-snd married his 6rst wife. 10
1854 he came to Davenport and settled.
For . few years hs pursued the practice Of
medicine but becoming hinsslf AMI etsd
With an ineurabls disease that materially y
intsrfsrsd with his duties, he abandoned
his profession entirely, and employed his
time - druggist for few years but lat.
tsrly hs has attended solely 70 business oi
various kinds in which he Was iotsrssted-
taking - much leisure ~ he could with 50
aotivs brain. He married his second wife
in this sity-ths daughter Of Mr.. John FL.
bridge, whom hs leaves, together with foul
children. to mourn his frightful and IN.
| timely death.
As . citizen, Dr.. Parker Vas high
" esteemed by oil who knew him
Those who knew him the most intimately
and were the: nearest to him in every day
dealing and convsrsation. admired him
most. A man Of streng, decided views he
was. yet nevertheless he WAS among thu
last to obtruds or force them upon others
In his dsmsanor with his fellow men, h,
was moral and upright; socially he VA,
gifted and his company highly priced
among his numerous friends. He vas evel
: Jealous disciple Of Masonry, and honor
ed member Of the Chapter and Command
cry Of this city. HE daily habits and
dealing, were BY the plumb-linc "squar
ing his actions by the square Of virtus."
| Among business men hs vas held in high
nAdcnes-having been for several year,
past Vice President and member Of thl
Board Of Control q the Davenport Saving,
Bank, and Director Of the National Insur.
anes Company. In his transactions he wal
| courtssus, careful, and ever to be trusted
10 his family hs was the fondsst Of hus
bands aad best Of fathers. His death
wrnss many hearts with deepest anguish
and will BE- serely regretted BY all VIII
knew him.
The funeral win take place At his resi-
dsncs. On the Jersey Ridge toad. Of
Wednesday Afternoon, under the dirsetios
Of the knight Tsmplars. assisisd BY u,
vsrioss Massaie ssdsrs Of The cisy.
I BArsLsD BusoLAA AAs.-0n Saturday after
neon ssrvsut girl In the family Of Gee. E
Wood, on Thirtssnth street, west Of Brady
noticed . pair Of wicked sosaps ssrsschinl
Their asoks evse the ssAs yard fssesy yaad ssr
esgine The prs0isss end thsss Of TIE nsigh
bers With such scrutiny - to arouse suspio
-. She apprissd shs family sf the fast, On,
burglarious visits were predicted. Sur
euoash they we're % hAsd-at the neg
door-ths hsuss Of Mr. Nartin-whe W.
aroused in dead Of night BY the noise Q
some one pryins away u his windows. HI
bsshsueht himself: there was not pisto
nor gun IA the hsuss-tims Wa pssoiou
what must be donsi The best weapon .
had was % umbrella stock, which hs ssiss>
and erspt up to the window. The blind hss
been forced, and there was the thief on hi
knees, his hands On each side Of his face, hi
face Close 70 the glass sndeavoring to pss
thresgh The inner darkness end get the h,
Of The land. Ssansniae I'll his strength
Mr.. Martin poised bic wsspon and with ful
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