Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-14
Death Of Nj. Franek Taylor.


importer Of foreign works-died about clock
on Saturday evening Of an affection Of the
heart. Mr.: Taylor was on Saturday morning
IN his usual good health, but about noon he re-
turned to his home on Indiana avenue, between
Sd and ~ streets, feeling unwell about the
heart. Surprising the pains would wear OF he
lad down to rest. About O'Clock his family
found that he was sinking and q physician was
summoned, but without avail. Mr.. Taylor was
in his sd year at the time of his death. He
was . native Of Bolton, England, and came to
this country about 1915, being among the first
OF that large circle Of English families that
, ,sfa IN ,Gsorgstown and this city between
wright, OF Georgetown, who located In that
place, then commercial center of the neigh
borhood, about 1900, the first year Of the city
infancy as the political capital Of the nation.
Shortly after the close of the war of 1872 with
England Mr.. Wright returned to England to
stand again on his native hearthstone, and his
own prosperity induced many families to follow
the star of empire westward. These families
included the Cammacks, Fullaloves. and Crop
leys, OF Georgetown, the Seatons, Gales, Dawes,
Taylors, Tonees, Bates, and many others. well
known and respected here for over forty years.
Mr.; Frsnck Taylor's father was a we'll edu-
Gated physician, AMI his mother is described by
those who remember her well as a lady of
attractive, amiable manners, and highly accom-
plished. With DIR. Taylor came Mr.. Pishey
literary tastes, who sought a home under the
Stars and Stripes from choice. Young Franck
was regularly indentured with Mr.. Thompson
on Pennsylvania avenue, just opposite The
STAR Office. Mr.. Taylor opened for himself
some years after his bookstore on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, few doors east of the National Hotel
then Gadsby's, while Jesse Brown kept the
Indian Queen, on the present site OF the Metro
pOlitan. Gadsby and Brown were in those davs
the two principal hosts of Washington. The
hotels made this locality the center of business
In this store Mr.. Franck Taylor accumulated a
competency, and retired from business a few
years ago. His establishment was the principal
md nssrv,
science, and politics. AIr. Taylor thus made the
acquaintance and secured the esteem of CLAW
Webster, Benton, Franklin Pierce, Gales &
Seston, and many other public characters of
AS a man of business, Mr.. Taylor was prompt
and energetic, and expected others to be so,
and failure to meet his expectations in this
regard was sure TO develop his disgust, some
times in not very complimentary terms. In
early life he was not robust, and his physician,
DIR. Fred May, then resident on Capitol HILL
ylsed him to take more exercise. In pursuance
OF this advice, Mr.. Taylor betoOk himself to the
old English sport of "cricket," and in company
with several other aspirants for athletic honors
he established the Washington Cricket Club
whose games took place on the grounds where
the present beseeching beginning of the WASH
ingtOn monument now stands In those DAYS
the national game of base ball was not
known under that name, but as Ground catD
and ''town ball,' the school boys achieved a
great many fine runs and hard hits.
In business Mr.. Taylor had some peculiarities,
that is, he never cared to do anything precisely
ike his neighbors, for when splaring show
windows, with large dazzling panes of glass
were coming in use he illustrated a counter
current by closing up with bricks his "show"
windows, thus kee ping the front portion of his
store almost dark enough to need gas light.
The rear he lighted from above by a skylight
HIS books and goods generally were doubtless
better preserved by this mode of treating
The loss of Mr.. Taylor will be deplored as
that OF citizen of Intelligence, cultivation,
and sterling integrity.
SERIOUS SHOOTING ARRAY IN CruRrp-
LAND WdShingtOHidn Shoots Brother Boat
man an q Qs1arrel.-The Cumberland Md Neus
nate shooting ARRAY which took place in the
town named on Friday afternoon last, and
which may result in the death of one of the
parties. About half-past four O'Clock in the
afternoon, while VIM. Parker, a steersman of
the canal boat Annie McQuade, and Thomas
Kline, employed In the same capacity on
another boat, with two young women, were
sitting in the cabin of the Thomas Hassett
Henry Myers, second steersman of that boat
came in under the influence of liquor and
ordered Kline to leave. This Kline refused to
do, when Myers caught hold of him to put him
out. Kline, who was the stronger of the two,
kept his temper and finally Myers desisted and
turned his attention to Parker. He addressed
him as he had Kline, only using worse and more
abusive language, and ordered him OFF the boat
Parker arose, and they had a few passes in the
cabin, when he finally became angry at Myers
violent threats and opprobious epithets, and
turned TO go out upon shore, saying as he did
so: "lf you'u come out on the bank I'll settle
you" OUTSIDE the cabin, Parker stepped on
shore, with Myers a few steps in his rear when
the former turned and warned the other not
to follow or attack him, at the same time
drawing bis pistol and cooking 10.
By this time Myers mot hesitating in the least)
reached Parker, and first saying don't shootv'
he next took hold Of the other on the left shout
der, with his right hand, at the same time grasp
" laff
when Parker fired. The ball took effect in
Myers body, and staggering back and turning
up and carried INTO the cabin, where DIR. Dough-
erty dressed his wound. After the shooting
Parker volu Htarily appeared before Justice
Strong, ackn wledging the act of shooting Nv
ers, and asking for trial. The justice decided
to bind him over to the October court Ito await
the action of the grand jury in the sum of $500
Being unable TO lind bail, he was committed to
prison. The witnesses Dunbar and Kline were
bound over in the sum of 800 each. Myer,'
wound came very near being a fatal one. 1T IA
near the pit of the stomach, a little to the left
For time be bled copiously, and became much
weakened. The doctor testified that the wound
was not necessarily fatal, but it might prove so;
the probabilities were, however, that with Wig.
orous frame Ike Myers, and good care, persons
so wounded would recover.
Parker is young man about twenty three
years OF age and five feeteight inches in height;
mas good countenance, a frank manner, and
hearty appearance. He does not look at all
Myers Is shorter man, but heavier, aud is
about thirty years old. He is an old boatman
having been in the employ of Hassett Brothers.
Of -Four Locks, for a number of years. Parker's
home is in Washington city; the boat upon
which he was employed Is owned by BARNEY
McQuade, of Cumberland. He has been boating
q couple of years, his first trip having been
made with Myers, with whom he had ALWAYS
been, up to the hour of this unfortu nate affair
on very friendly terms. Bad whisky on the one
side and high temper, which could brook no
such insults, on the other, did the business.
A wouLD-BE CASE OF AsIATIC CHOLERA
Editor Star: have just been called to see lady
who was taken sick two DAYS previous from
eating unripe new potatoes. She had been
taken with violent gripping pains, incessant vom-
ing of greenish bilious matter, excavations re-
sembling rIce-water, painful cramps of the alb
domen and legs. The pulse was frequent and
small; her fingers shrunk and nails blue. She
was so Frustrated as to be incapable of the leas,
motion. BY one unacquainted with Asiatic
cholera, this case might have been so called,
but having seen numbers of true Asiatic cases ,
in st. Louis, soOD noticed that Ii was wantIrs
in some OF its most characteristic features: lst
The disease had begun two days before. In
true Asiatic cholera, the patient would have
been, by this time, in a state of collapse ii not
dead. 2 The vomiting was bilious instead of
the characteristic rice water like fluid. 5. The
skin, though cold, was not deadly cold, as in
Asiatic cholera. BY this communication, IL is
not my intention to make any lengthy COM
ments on the case, but to warn the friends or
relations of the sick not to misname such cases
however severe they NAV be and by frightening