Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-14
Death Of Samuel T. Wyatt-Son Of DR.. r. G..
and Mrs. J. E Wyatt, of New
Providence.


To the Chronicle:
At the very threshold of his mar
hood, the earthly career of this yer
remarkable young man was cut shor
and the bright hopes inspired by hi
childhood and youth frustrated by hi
premature death.
Sam Wyatt was born Oct. 5, 1868, il
Montgomery county, Tennessee. Hi
mental powers were very preeociously
developed, and that almost by his own
unaided efforts; with very little in
struction he was able to read printed
letters at two years old, and manu-
script a year afterward. Until he went
to the S. w. p. University at Clarks
vile in 1876, he had received scarcely
any school instruction, all being com
prised in a ten months session under
Professor John L. Richardson, oil
this county, but was from EARL.
est childhood an eager student oil
books. The present writer formed
his acquaintance when he was about
twelve years old, being struck with his
remarkable acquaintance with the po-
litical questions of the day, as mani
tested by the questions he put ON mat
tiers rarely thought of by boys many
years older it was a rare thing in
those days for any one to see him
without a book in his hand
While still a University student he
acquired a knowledge of practical
Typography, working in the CHRoNI-
Gle Office during his vacations, and he
became regular employee therein in
February 1879. AS editor of the pa
per, the writer was a constant observer
of Sans rapidly developing talents,
and would sometimes give him sub
jects to write on for the paper; he al
ways made it a condition that he must
not be known as author, and the editor
was sometimes amused ut being COM
plimented for articles written by the
printer boy.
While employed in this Office he
studied stenography and made himself
an accomplished stenographer without
any instruction outside of the books
he read ON the subject. He now de-
sired to seek employment where such
an requirement is in demand, and in
October, 1881, went to New York,
where he was soon employed at re-
salary. He was employed
as secretary of a telephone company at
4 time when that business was new
one, and when the company received
a concession from the Mexican gov
eminent lac was sent to the City of
Mexico in February, 1888, as principal
agent for the whole country. 1t was
here that the malady insidiously crept
upon him, to which he has now sue
cumbed. Finding that the climate
was injurious to his health he returned |
TO New York and was there employed |
Is secretary to Mr.. Humstone, Man
lger of the Western Union Telegraph |
1t is remarkable that who |
ever might be his employers he was
entrusted with the most
aud responsible depart
nents of their business. In his last
ituation he was not able to remain
ong, for his disease "a deep seated
abdominal abscess) gained rapidly
lpon him, and he retreated to the
New York Hospital, where he receiv-
d the care of physicians of the first
.nk in their profession. 1t was in
ain. He returned home few months
go, and amid the affectionate minis
ration of his family and friends died
Feb. 9th, 1885, at little over twenty
me years of age.
There was an indescribable fascina-
ION in Sam Wyatt's society and con-
ersation, combining the matured in
elect of a man with the engaging
of child; this was on the
urface, but those who knew him
more intimately were aware of noble
enerosity that placed him very high
n the scale of humanity. His place
4 the family will long continue ire
laceable, and the Borrowing parents,
rothers and sister will have the SYM
athy of a large circle OF attached
-iends, for all who knew Sam loved
i'm us a brother.
The funeral services were conducted
y the Rev. r. j. Craig, and attended
Y large and sorrowful throng of
,iends and relatives vino followed his
emains to the family graveyard, in
brentwood cemetery. d. F. w.
!