The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-02-03
Death Of Mr.. John ". prewl.t.

on Tuesday last. was married by a hor-
rible accident.
While Mr.. j. w. Prewitt, one of the
most prominent promoters of the new
warehouse, was leaning against the
elevator railing, crash was heard,
and the Mortified onlookers saw Mr..
Prewitt fall backward down the
shaft. When he wac reached the I'M
fortunate gentleman was found to be
in dangerous condition. A physi-
clan was at once summoned, but said
that the injured man was beyond med
ical aid. His wife was at once sum-
moned from the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where the couple boarded.
Mr.. Prewitt fell distance of four
teen feet, but his position was such
when he struck the bottom of the
elevator shaft that he received fatal
injuries from which his recovery was
considered hopeless from the first.
The railing, against With he was
leaning, was very low one, reaching
but little above his knee. In the
crowd that pushed about him, he
seems to have lost his balance, and,
crashing into the frail railing, was
thrown into the shaft.
Mr.. Prowitt is a resident of Clark
county, but since. his participation in
the movement to establish Growers
Warehouse in Louisville, he removed
TO that city. He has been living there
for the past two months, residing at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mfr. Prewitt was born and raised in
this county, and was a brother of our
friend and neighbor, w. III. Prcwitt,
and Of Mrs. j. Davis Reid. lie was
the owner of one of the largest and
most valuable farms in the neighbor-
hood of Winchester. He leaves very
large fortune and is said to have been
the wealthiest man in the new tobacco
warehouse. When the movement was
started among the farmers, he was one
of the most conspicuous workers. He
was q member Of the Board of Direc-
tors and of the Executive Committee.
His children are ID. G. and Nelson
Prewitt, and Mrs. Henry Nelson, of
Lexington. The younger son is atten-
ding school at the University of Vir-
ginia, and he was summoned home by
telegraph TO meet his fathers remains
in Winchester.
A meeting of the Board of Directors
OF the Kentucky Tobacco Growers
Association was held at the Fifth Ave-
nue Hotel Tuesday evening, and the
following preamble and resolutions
adopted:
"Whereas, in the inscrutable provi-
dence of God, sad accident has caused
the death of our colleague. j. w.
Prewitt; therefore,
"Resolyed, that in his death the
Kentucky Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton has lost valuable and efficient
officer, the farmers an honest and
faithful friend, the State patriotic
citizen, and. his family an effectionate
and indulgent husband and father.
'Isesolved, that the deceased COM
bincd every virtue going to make up
the perfect gentleman. Modest and
nnassuming in his department., kind
and affectionate to his family and
friends, courteous aud generous to all
he was beloved by all who knew him.
'Resolved, that we tender to his
family, on whom the blow will
fall with severcst force, our sincere
sympathy.
Resolved, that the Secretary is in
structed to spread these resolutions on
the records Of this Association, and
that a copy be furnished to the family
of the deceased, and also to the
CourieL-Journal, the Farmers Home
Journal and the Clark County Demo-
crat."
His remains were taken to Win
chester on Wednesday, and on Thurs
day tho funeral services \ were con-
Quoted by Revs. J. J. Chisholm and
J. G. Kendrick.
Children Cry for Pitchers CNtoria.