The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-23
HON, GEO. PFEUFFER.
HE Is SUDDENLY STRICKEN
DOWN WITH APOPLEXY.
ANDIN SPITE OF MEDICAL SKILL
PASSES AWAY AFTER A
BRIEF ILLNESS.

The STATESMAN this morning profoundly
regrets to announce the sudden death of
HON. GEORGE PFEUFFER,
which occurred in this city at 1870 last
afternoon.
Some weeks ago Mrs. George
Pfeuffer, accompanied by hel
invalid daughter, Miss Letta
went over to WoOten Wells. A week ago
they reached this city on their way home
aud stopped over few days with Mrs
Randolph Laurence, sister of Mrs
Pfeuffer's. They were to have gone home
Tuesday night, but the terrific rain stOrm
and the consequent delay of the south
bound train, prevented them from doing
so. Yesterday Hon. George Pfeuffel
came over on the train, due mere at lO:4O
a. M, expecting to accompany his wife
and daughter home on last nights train
On reaching the city yesterday morning
he proceeded up the Avenue to call on the
governor, and on the way stepped into W
Y. Millan's establishment, at the corner OF
Hickory street, and called for glass OF
vichy, saying he felt little dizzy. The
water was drawn for him and he drank
about half of it, when he put the glass
down and repeated that his head was
GROWING DIZZY,
and moment after he staggered and
came very near falling to the floor, and
would have done so had he not been as
sisted to a chair. Medical assistance was
speedily called, and DR.. w. j. Mathews
was soon by the side of the prostrated
man, doing all that medical skill could
devise to revive him.
Mr.. Randolph Laurence, secretary OF
the state land board, and brother
in-law of Mr.. Pfeuffer's was no
titled and carriage secured
and Mr. Pfeuffer was conveyed to Mr.. Lau
rences residence, on East avenue. Drs
Swearingen and Hadra we're then called in
consultation, and they, with DR.. Mathews
pronounced the trouble apoplexy in its
worst form, and at 4:30 Mr.. PfeuffeI
breathed his last, surrounded by his devot.
ed wife, an affectionate daughter, and
the family of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Ran
dolph Laurence.
Hon. George Pfeuffer was born in Ba-
varia on the 18th of October 1929. At the
age of Is he with three brothers came to
America and settled at Corpus Christi,
Texas. They were very poor, but George,
the subject of this sketch, had an indomi-
table will, and set to work to build up a
fortune and an honorable name, and
success crowned his efforts. He moved
from Corpus Christi to New Braunfels
where for years he has been closely iden-
titled with the business interest of that
city. He was one of the
ORIGINAL PROJECTORS
of the well-known and successful
wooden mills at that place. He was the
owner of several saw mills in eastern
Texas, and was the largest dealer in lum-
Der in western Texas, having yards at
New Braunfels, Laredo, Cotulla and other
places. He served as senator in the
Eighteenth and Min Jteenth legislatures,
being chairman of the finance committee
in the first, and chairman of the educa-
tiOnal committee in the last named. Upon
the floor of the senate he was
an able and courteous debater
and no member was more highly esteem
ed and respected. As a public man he
honestly labored for what he conceived to
be to the best interest of the state, and
Texas in losing MIN has sustained
great loss. For several years he has been
president of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
of the A. and NJ. college, at Bryan, an in
IN which he took great interest.
In the private walks of
life, Honorable George Pfeuffer
was just and good man, devoted hus-
band, affectionate father, and to his
friends true as steel.
He leaves a wife, four sons and four
to mourn his loss. His three
brothers, two living near New Braunfels
and one in San Antonio, survive him. His
remains will be conveyed to New Braun
fels this morning Tor interment,D DR.. Smoot
probably accompanying them to Off
ciate at the funeral.