Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-22
OBITUARY.
Death Of q Popular Young Architect.

Death Of q Popular Young Architect.
James P. Sims, aged 33, promising
architect of Philadelphia, died suddenly
of apoplexy at his rooms, SOC Walnut
street, on Saturday afternoon. He always
enjoyed perfect health. and although lat
terly greatly run down with work he had
no premonitOry warning Of the illness
which caused his death five minutes after
the attack. Mr. Sims learned the busi-
ness of architect with his brother Henry,
and with whom he was associated in busi-
ness up to the time Of tho latter's death \
few years ago. Among the structures Of
which he was the architect may ee men,
toned the Royal insurance company build
ings on Walnut street and on Third street.
Trinity church chapel at Twenty second
and Spruce streets, and Christ church at
Germantown, and at the time Of his death
he was directing the building Of MIR. Peter
McCOnOmy's new mansion at the corner Of
Charlotte and West Chestnut streets, in
this city. Mr.. Sims was we'll known in
Lancaster and had many friends.
When the Stevens house was projected
he drew Il very acceptable plan Tor the
structure. His work on Mr.. McConomys $
house promised to be such as would recon-
mend him to future engagement here. All
who knew him will be panied to hear Of
his death and will sincerely join in this
estimate of his character from the editor
of the hquirer: "The sudden death of
Mr.. James p. Sims will cast prolonged
and sombrc shadow about the places that
knew him, and fill the hearts of those who
happily enjoyed his friendship, or even his
acquaintance, with hcaviness. He had
tho best of all mortal gifts, youth and
sympathy. The first made him enjoy largely;
the latter made others enjoy. He gave
freely Of his best to all, of what he was, or
felt, or knew. His nature was generous.
broad and genial. His mind was highly
cultivated and naturally refined. He had
an ardent delight in architecture, the art
that he daily pursued, as much Us in that
other art, music, which was more than
pleasurable recreation to him. In every
thing about him there was L fine, manly,
earnest sincerity, and a personal magnet.
ism, the sequence of his strong vitality and
broad sympathy, which greatly attracted
people to him, made them his friends,
and eager to win and share his friendship.
If from that broad circle of society and
art in which he moved another than
he had suddenly dropped out his absence
would not be SO noted, and his place could
be more readily filled. In manner he was
gentle, refined and full Of rare tact which
won him the admiratior Of strangers as
we'll as that OF friends. AS an architect
he had already, though so young, done
work Of high excellence. lie had the AZ
tistic sense largely developed in him, and
his work showed it both by its originality
and it's beauty. There was nothing in his
brief life that Was not cOmmendable, aud
his friends, remembering that, know that
they alone have suffered loss that all the
gain of his going away is his. The readi-
ness is all, and lie was always ready, rs
are all those, like him, of gentle nature,
noble purposes, and generous dceds.'