Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-18
WALTER GORDON DEAD.
Gen. GordOn's Brother Dies in New
York City.
From saOsaday's Constitution.

From lSaOradas1s Combination.
The following dispatch will carry grief
TO thousands aud thousands OF hearts this
morning. 1t was received at late hour
last night:
Hearu ". Grady:
Waiter Gordon died suddenly this after
noon at o'clock of paralysis Of the heart. He
mas been Ill with pneumonia for some weeks,
but had been to-day pronounced out OF can
ger by his physicians. No warmer truer,
nober heart ever beat in human breast than
hes yonder stilled by the hand Of death.
PAT CALHOUN.
There is little to add to the crushing
news told with such directness in the
above.
MIR. Gordon left Atlanta about Aug. l,
with his wife and daughters, TOR Green
brier White Sulphur Springs. His wife
had been sick for some months, and Mr..
Gordon himself needed rest. They spent
month at Greenbrier White and then
went to New York and took rooms at the
New York Hotel. Two weeks after reach
ing New York Mr.. Gordon was taken
sick with bilious fever. The fever
proved stubborn, and on the advice
of his physicians, he was moved to
12S Fifth avenue, where better air and
more comfortable rooms were procured.
Shortly after being moved he was seized
with violent pneumonia, which assumed
typhoid phase. He was critically Ill
with this for two weeks. but, as reported
in last Sundays Constitution, was con-
valescing. Letters from his wife received
on yesterday stated that he was entirely
out OF danger. This seems to have been
the opinion of his physicians also; but
the new and fatal complication which
seized him yesterday afternoon and ended
his life in a moment, WAS hey ond their
ken.
Gen. Gordon is in New York with his
wife, where he went to see his brother
when he was dangerously Ill with pneu-
monia. He was probably at his brothers.
bedside when ne died. No information
has yet been received as to when the body
will be brought to atlanta for intermepJ.
Mr.. Walter 5. Gordon was about 80
years of age at the time of his death. He
comes OF a long lived family. His father,
| at the age OF 80. is still a hale and hearty
man. Mr.. Gordon went into the army
when mere boy, and served with dis
| unction, nrst on the staff of Gen. Clement
| A. Evans, and later on mis- brothers. staff.
At the close of the war ne entered the Uni
versity of Georgia, and graduated in the
| famous class of 1858, the idol of his CON-
rades, beloved Of his professors, and
marked for a brilliant future. After
graduating he lived IN Atlanta for a short
time, and engaged in the practice of the
| law. He left Atlanta to 90 to Alabama,
| where be was engaged IN farming, mining
and the practice Of his profession. de be-
J came very popular at his new home, aud
| when under thirty came within two or
three votes of nomination for Con-
gress-an honor which had been entirely
| unsought, and which the slightest So
licltatIon would have secured. He was
| dI hnWpVar nv al
ness engagements. entering into mining
| and railroad investments with his
| brothers, Gen. John b. and Mai. Z. G..
Gordon. With them he made nearly
| 5000, 0C0 in the sale of the Georgia Pacific
road, which he realized upon and con-
verified into cash. With this he bought
| several of the finest plantations in GeOr-
gia and Alabama, aggregating about ~,
600 acres. He and his brother Eugene
projected and founded the city of Sheffield
and made more than 100000 in cash in
| that enterprise. They also built narrow
gauge railroad from Clarksville, Tenn,
| which they sold afew months ago at profit
of $50. 900. MIR. Gordon had closed out
| ali his speculative enterprises and CON-
! pleted his arrangements. Tor making At
| lanta his permanent home. He was con-
templating important Investments here,
and already owns perhaps $50, 900 worth
| of Atlanta property. just before leaving
| Atlanta he formed a copartnership with
| Mr.. W. H. C. Mickleberry for a produce
and commission business. which is now
in operation. Mr.. Gordon leaves lovely
wife, who was formerly Mrs. Lula Mo
Clendon, of Newman, a daughter about G
years OF age and another about 4 months
old. Few more popular men than he ever
lived. He was beloved by all who knew
him, and his death will be mourned to-
day IN every town and city in the State
| WORKMEN digging on Tuesday near New
| ark, n. j., found box containing $50, 900 OF
Cancelled bonds of Kearny township. Ten years
ago Charles Smith, the Town Treasurer, was
accused of robbing the township of SIS. 900
| He declared that he had refunded $25, $50 Of
bonds, but thai the cancelled securities had
| been stolen from his Office. Proceedings were
begun against him, but were discontinued