Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-22
OUR M DEAD
HE PASSED QUIETLY AWAY
YESTERDAY MORNING.
THE STORY OF HIS LIFE.
Public sympathy for the Family
Arrangements for the Funeral. Meets
ings of the CounciI and Fire Cons
panies. They VIII Turn out.

Mayor Carr is dead. The sad even
occurred at 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning and, though not unexpected.
the announcement that he was no
more was received with expressions OF
sincere sorrow and regret on every SIDE
For three weeks he had been suffer
ing from an affection Of the liver, out
it was not until within the past ten
days that his condition became such
as to lead to the fear that he would
not recover. Then, however, the dis
ease assumed a dangerous phase, and
in a few days it became evident to his
physicians and friends that his death
was only IL question of time. de hlni-
self was aware of the change for the
worse, and with the fortitude which
characterized him through life, he
calmly awaited the end.
Yesterday morning it was evident
that he had but few hours more to
live, and as the day grew older he
gradually grew weaker until at the
hour already msntioned he quietly
breathed his last. surrounded by his
grief stricken family and a few sor-
rowing friends. Throughout his ill.
ness Mayor Carr was carefully at
tended by DR.. II a. Sims, his family
physician, assisted by several other
eminent practitioners of medicine;
and all that science and skill could do
was done to remove the disease, but
in vain. Death, as the developments
later proved. was inevitable from the
first. and in it's ruthless course it de-
prived his family of an affectlonate
husband and father and the city Of
faithful and fearless executive. The
news of the Mayors death spread1
rapidly to all parts of the city, ana
preparations were at once commenced
TO givea public expression OF the gen,
eraI sorrow in the funeral which will
take place Wednesday at 3 O'Clock
from the First Presbyterian Church to
the city cemetery.
Mayor William Carr was the son OF
the late Samuel Carr and was born IN
Albermarle county, Virginia, February
Eth 1929. When he was but LAD
his parents moved TO Buchanan, West
Virginia where they died, leaving
fheir son an orphan at the age OF
sixteen. Bereft of their loving and
W tchfuI care, lie grewto manhood and
receiving employment from the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company,
he located at Grafton, in his adopted
State. Here he followed the railroad
as ali avocation and rose through all
the grades to passenger conductor
and station agent, being employed
by the company in one capacity or
another for nearly twenty.eight' years
His length of service is proof OF his
fidelity and efficiency as an employe
as well as his steadiness and persever.
ance in the line of duty which he had
marked out for himself. In Novem-
Der. 1888 he moved with his family to
this city, and in May, 1886 he was
nominated for the mayoralty by the
democrats and elected. In 1888 be
was reelected to the same position
which was ample evidence OF his ut
ness and popularity: AS Mayor lie
was the terror of evil doors and was
unremitting in his efforts to discharge
his duties. Lawlessness found IN
him a stern and fearless opponent,
and the city owes much of the peace
and quiet its people now enjoy to the
firm hand with which Mayor Carr
repressed every outbreak in this
direction.
Mayor Carr was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Luvenia heener
and his second Miss Susan II. Carr.
Four children, ]. D., William, Lucy,
and Annie, by the first wife are living
and al reside in this city. His second
wife. with two children, Thomas and
Susan. also servive him and reside
here. They have the sympathy OF
the whole community IN their great
bereavement.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
A special meeting of the council
met last night with President Evan
in the chair He stated that the meet
ing had been called to take sultaole
action in regard to the death OF May
or Carr, and on motion Messrs. Trout.
Buckner and Shehan were appointed
a committee to draw up resolutions.
proper to the occasion, which were
unanimously adopted as follows:
WHEREAS. it has pleased an all wise
Providence to remove from our midst
Hon. William Carr, our late faithful
and efficient Mayor, and whereas we
deem it proper to testify to his worth
as a citizen and fidelity as an officer.
therefore be it
Resolved, /, That in the death OF
Mayor Carr the city has lost An up
right and worthy citizen, and a con-
scientious and faithful officer.
Resolved, 2, That we hereby tender
our sympathes to his bereaved FAM
ily. and a. a further mark of respect
we will attend the funeral as body
/ esolved, 3, That copy OF these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of this body, and that also that
q copy be sent to the family of the
deceased, and that the daily papers of
this city be requested to publish the
same. 80,
On motion the president OF the coun-
ell was requested to, provlde car
riages for the members OF coun-
ell and for the city solicitor, the
understanding being that the ex-
nen.es were to be betrayed by the in
diyidual members and not by the city.
AS the funeral was announced TO
take place at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon it was further agreed to
meet at the City Hotel at p. M, to-
morrow and proceed thence TO Ghe
late residence of the mayor on Lee