Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-06
DEATH
ar Major Will o. Woodson-sketch of
his Career as Journalist and
Soldier-H0w the Accident
Occurred by which he
Met his Death

At about eleven o'clock yesterday morning
Major Will .. Woodson died at his residence,
on Pontotoc street, near Lauderdale, from
the effect Of wounds received the previous
| night from being accidentally run over by a
street car on Vance street near Main. Major
| Woodson was forty-two years of age, being
| born at Maysville, Mason county, Kentucky, in
| 1896. Before the war he edited paper at Paris,
Kentucky, and afterward became connected
with the Cincinnati Enquirer. Subsequently
he was reporter of the Louisville Courier,
| having headquarters at Frankfort during the
session of the Kentucky legislature. During
| the war he was in Blanton Duncan's Con-
| federate cavalry, serving with distinction
and scredit. After the war Major
| Woodson came to this city, where he
| has since resided. Soon after coming
| to this city Major Woodson held position
| on the APPEAL, then under the management
| of Colonel Dill. He served on the APPEAL for
about a year, and not long thereafter he was
| appointed agent for the Western Associated
Press, which position he held until his death.
In the fall of 1873 Major Woodson and Ma
jor Rhea established and edited the Ereni'ag
Press, and was also connected with the NetcS,
Journal established here by Captain George
Gift. Major Woodson was painstaking and
clever journalist, hard worker and pleas
ing writer. He won the respect and good
opinions OF his brother journalists of the city
during his connection with the daily papers
of the city. While Associated Press agent he
was also Intimately connected with the press.
AS citizen he was highly regarded by his
fellow men. OF pleasant, polite and pleasing
address, he won popularity with all classes
of citizens with whom he came in contact.
Mr.. Woodson leaves a wife and two children
to mourn his loss. 1t is stated that he had
his life insured in various companies for
about twelve or fourteen thousand dollars.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
The manner IN which Mr.. Woodson met
his death is now known to DE as follows: He
had gotten on a crowded street-car OH Main
street, near Madison, and rode out some dis
lance, probably to Vance street. Here he got
off for some purpose or other. When the
next ear came along it was crowded to ex-
cess. Mr.. Charles Phillips, who resides out
on Vance street, was on the front platform
with the driver. The car was going down
the grade on Vance, near Main, and at a rap
id pace. Mr.. Phillips and the driver saw a
man in the darknesss leave the sidewalk and
approach the car rapidly. The man started
to cross the track and Mr.. Phillips shouted
to him to look out. The
driver also gave an alarm.
Instead of hurrylng across the track the man
Mr.. Woodson) stopped on the track, raised
his cane and hallooed at the driver to stop.
In an instant the mule struck him and he
passed under the car, which was almost I'M
mediately stopped, but the wheels of the
rear truck rested on his limbs, from which
position he was with difficulty extricated
after the car had been lifted from his limbs
by the passengers, all of whom got out. Mr..
Phillips and the driver believed that the man
whom they saw approaching in the darkness
intended mailing the car from outside the
track, and when he ran on the track they be-
lieved he intended to cross it and not stop in
front of the moving car. The driver did
everything he could to avoid the accident,
but it was too late, so suddenly had Mr..
Woodson moved into the dangerous position
from place of safety.
ATTENTION, EX-CONFEDERATEs.
A meeting of all ex-Confederates in Mem
phis is called for this morning, at eleven
o'clock sharp, IN the parlors of the Peabody
hotel, to pass suitable resolutions on the death
of Major w. o. Woodson, and to make ar
rangements to attend his funeral