Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-11
W. T. SOMMERVILLE.
He Passed Away Yesterday Morning
Before Day.
The Details OF the Shocking Accident Which
Resulted In His Deatll-HIs Family.
His Affairs.
W. Z. Sommeryille is dead

| W. +. Sommerville is dead.
He passed away at SO O'Clock yesteTdl7
morning in complete inconsistencies of hissu''
roundings and therefore free from pain.
There are only expressions OF regret at his M
timely end 20 be heard in Fort orth. and there
is not one person who knew w. +. sonmeryils
or had relations with him, but feels loss II hi
death.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. SlmnIa rvijie al
tended a meeting of the stockholders of the For;
Worth and Denver City railway, AID was re-
elected to the directory OF that body He pro.
ceeded to his home Penn street. and. aErs'
ing there, observed that the windmill
was at standstili for some reason. IL
proceeded to what the matter. He
climbed to the platform. some thirty ieet abo's
the ground and just as he got upon It the ma.
chinery got in motion. One OF the eHo'ine-s
fans came down wi h awful force upon his hea4.
fetching the blood. He gEa'pei :: Z,
piece of the frame wo.k "a
steady himself, but that gave away and Id
stumbled to The ground, striking picket !enc'
and receiving the injuries as described IN yes
terday's GAZETTE.
The accident was observed only rs In agei
Scotch servant, who ran to his masters asst
ance. Mr.. Sommervile was CONSCIOUS
then and in excruciating pain. ne
servant carried rim as carefully a.
possible into the house and went Immediately
FOR surgical ssis.ance. The unfortunate maA
bore the dressing OF the wouads with tDTtitude
though suffering exquisite agony. bat imfs,
diately after the completion OF tina: process 70
lapsed into Inconsistencies and never reco'efe'
until his death at i:.0 yesterday morning -.
Not member of mis- family was presen; a. l n.i
deathbed. His wife and children two boys az!
girl, all quite young had been IN Europe ..
summer. /, IS believed they are now en- Toute
home. a dispatch was received from them !e,
terday from England. but as il is in cyp1eI ~
contents cannot be ascert aimed, though u :.
thought &c contain the announcement Of 'h.is
departure for this country. This Wa! 0e 3D.
news for them. $500,
Mr.. So.nme=ville's financial affairs, in view Q,
his rccer. assignment. may properly be matter
of public interest. HIS affairs are not N pa
for the statement that in three or four DAYS n
wouid have recovered from the conditions Nh .s
necessita'ed his assignment, and wouIu nav
resumed the MANAGEMENT of his affairs. ,.
He had e in surance OF so. 900 upon MS ~ :.
and this with the balance which Will remain -
his estate, alter all debts have been sar'4tLji.
viii leave between SlCO. 900 and $685." iof "'
family. ,..,
The death OF w. F. Sommerville willloe Iqs'
20 Texas IS well as 20 Fort Worth. lie mas u.
terested himself largely in the deveioPLae"' 10.
Gated in Fort Worth, and in par;uershP
with E. f. Chase established the irsI "a
agency conducted in this city Later ne ms e.
ested European capital IN Texas IS Islu
valuable investment, and the organzaHGn
the Western Securities company, OF whicH "a
for years was president, was the resuLt. ~
also was manager OF Ni8IauOi
tie company, one Of the strongest iyes'ock 81
sociations in Texas. lis.
Mr.. Sommery;llo was one of the moving sp.s,
its in the establishment: OF Fort orth gen,
Spring Palace. he was OF the elen- In
who took that enterprise in harG a''eL 70.
Cameron threw oat the sugges ion, a. ne
director-general OF the Palace for the hrs' 80,
He was a lover Of art and music. n the ~; %
he was proficient, aid his talents IN tina. ui
ton wer' frequently devoted TO the proIuc.,r
of musical entertainments in For; Mo a,5'
which charmed AID delighted those who hesis'
In every phase OF his hfe he was adnita..;,,
He had no enemies, though his was an &C.,
career. His like will not be soon seen agsln.
The remains have been turned ovsr to tee in.
der:aker and have been embalmed. IL ,,m
tended to try to keep tn m intact until ihe 1s,
lily returns, in order that they may take '
look upon a loving husband and father. IN,
The flag of the chamber OF commeEce, AZ
which decease was an active member, vas s .,
half-mast yesterday out of respect 10 m
memory, and there were numerous other
dences that the citizens Of Fort W orth moufI'-
the loss OF q citizen.