The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-11
DEATH OF MIR. HUGHES
q OLD ~ pnoAIINENT oITIzsN
Dies Suddenly at his Homo on tbs leland Of
ApOpls4y-A Long and Honorable Career
among Wheeling Buslneas Circles
Ended by Death at a Ripe Age.

The many irienda and aCquRintances
OF Mr.. Thomas Hughes, head Of the
well known merchant tailoring house
OF Thomas Hughes & Co., were shocked
yesterday morning to learn OF his sudden
death, which occurred at 8 o'clock yester.
day morning at his home on South Front
street, Island. Mr.. Hughes has been
troubled for some time past with symp-
toms oiindigestiOn, but no serious result
was anticipated. Yesterday morning not
long alter midnight his affection took a
serious turn, and DR.. Baird was summon
ed. Mr.. Hughes's ailment was beyond
medical skill, however, and at . o'clock he
expired Of apoplsxy,
Tho deceased was in his sixty.fourth year,
but looked like much younger man.
Lately he had failed somewhat in health.
He was among the Oldest residents OF
Wheeling, having been born in this city
November 9, 1929, at the corner Of Main
and Eighth streets, where the family long
resided, His father, Thomas Hughes, ar,
came to Wheeling about 1910 from Greene
county, Pa. He was noted gunsmith,
and made guns for use in the war OF 1872,
the Mexican war and others. The younger
Thomas Hughes got his first business ex-
perlenCe as an employee oil Thomas John.
son, in 1887, in that gentlemaR's dry goods
establishment, on the east side OF Main
street above Eighth, Two or three
years later no entered the en-
ploy Of the leading merchant tailor
OF that day, Mr., Leach, aud two
years after, Mr.. Leach dying, Mr., Hughes
was given charge Of the store by the
widow, for whom he managed the bust
ness a year or two, when he was admitted
as q partner. The establishment was
then on Water street at the corner Of
Twelfth, where 1t remained until 1873
when 1t was moved to the present store OIL
Thoma1 Hughes go, on Market street,
south Of Twelfth. The firm became
Thomas Hughes 4 Co. In 1865. During
the war, MIR, Hughes being an ardent
sympathizsr with the South, he Was arrest
ed and required to give bond for his con
duct as a loyal citizen,
From 1878 to 1884, Mr.. Hughes was 9
resident OF Baltimore, where he was con
neCted with the extensive cloth dealing
house Of Robert Moore 4 Co. Before and
since that period he was resident o.
Wheeling from his birth,
He was married in 1864 to Miss Bessie
McEldoWney, Of Baltimore, aud by her
had one son, Charles, who survives him
She died in 1874 IN Baltimore, Mr.
Hughes was again married in Baltimore
to Miss Fannie j. Ballard, OF that city
who, with two children, a girl o! : and 8
boy Of 9 years, survives him.
Mr.. Hughes repeatedly refused to &C.
Cept positions within the gift otthe people
but was u public spirited man, and he
early won and always retained the highest
regard OF his business and social Ocquaint
RnCes. Iu religion he was believer In
the doctrines otSWedenborg.
Mr., HugheB's death removes ono Of the
most prominent OF Wheeling's older bust
ness men, and he will be much missed
His remains will bs taken to Baltimore iol
interment. Services will DO held at hil
late residence on the Island at 5 O'Clock
this afternoon.