Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-25
\ SAD CASE.
4 Mother Dies Unexpectedly and Leaves
Three Small Children.

Mrs Matilda IIamslay died in the
Eighth ward on Sunday, and her death
was peculiarly sad one. Mrs. Hams
lay. with her husband and family of
three children, lived in rather dilapi-
dated tenement house at No. 3jl3 Alley
f. between Thirty-iifth and Thirty
Sixth streets. whittier they removed
some time since from boat house.
According to the statement of the
woman'S husband. Perry lIamslay. his
wife took sick on January lSt with
diarrhwa. while they were living in
the boat house. DR.. Wilson. who at
tended the woman. advised them to re-
move. and they went to the house men
toned. lie said no physician had been
to see his wife since March lSt. but she
seemed to be getting along all right;
he did all he could for her.
and she had plenty to eat. llamSlay
went To work Sunday morning at $50
O'Clock and at that time his wife seemed
to De- in good spirits, and said she felt
first rate. He did not know OF her
death until i'm the afternoon.
1t seems that about o'clock Sunday
10 see how Mrs. lIamSlay was getting
along, and it was certainly a sad sight
that met her gaze. The woman was
| living i'm bed. and the youngest child, Il
boy eight months old. was lying beside
her patting her cheek. while in another
bed Law the oldest child. a girl eight
wears Of age. hclplcSSly i'll with the ty-
nhoid fever. The middle child is a girl
Of six. and as soon as the neighbor en-
tered she cried in a piteous tone.
"Oh. my mama is dead!
The ncighbor looked, and sure
enough the life had passed from the
body of the unfortunate woman, al
though the infant son continued TO
fondle her. Of course not realizing. as
he will later. should he live, what an
awful bereavement had bciallen him.
The little fellow is awful i'll, and the
probabilities are that he will not re-
cover. the cause Of his illness being
lack of n0uriShment, on account OF the
long continued illness Of his mother.
Coroner Schultze was notified as soon
rs possiblc. but Mr.. Hamslay could not
be found because no one was
certain Of his name, and when
a telephone message was sent
70 the Riverside steel works lamSay
could not be found, 50 it was necessary
10 send down man after him. Ii was
afternoon before he was found, and
when informed OF his wife's death he
broke down and wept like child.
After an examination the Coroner
rendered verdict Of death from ne
elected attack OF diarrhpa. The re-
mains were prepared for burial at the
EXPENSE Of the county. and it was Hams
laws intention TO take his wifc'S remains
In her former home in New Comers-
town. Ohio. but he found that hc didn't
have enough money to do so. and yes
tordav morning they were Inferred III
the city cemetery.
Inst a short time before the lifclesS
body of their mother was conveyed to
il last resting place, the three children
we're taken to the County lniirmary to
be cared for. 1t seemed TO be- the de-
Sire Of some people to place all the
blame of the woman'S death and the
illness Of the children on Hamslay' but
II oupcars he did all he could, Out
tbrongh ignorance aS to the necessities
- the occasion. his wife had not re-
ccived proper medical care ana neither
had the children. Hamslay had an IN
snrance policy OF $1,000 on his life IN
f,,.,,r of his wife