Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-03-28

Late superintendent OF che street
Railway, Dies Of Caneer,

I 'oL David Armstrong dead
such was the announcement last oven.
'ng at n Few minutes past o'clock, and
a1l"mnly was the summons received.
/ Col David Armstrong, the old super.
'nt"nd"n, ~ the albuquerque a,rect rail.
way, breaIhcd his lust at \ o'clock last
evening ~ hls residence in old town
after u painful aud cxcruciating illness.
which confined hun exclusively 10 his
room Tor the pnst two months. His
death was from cancer on the right
eide ~ III" face must horrible, fast
eating cancer. About ak months ago
small red spot WIS visible on tho top OF
The var, and thnt member % the faoo
wha eaten away Then formed a small
lump under the ear The colonel, nj.
'hough told 10y his faithful wife, feared
no cancer. Tho lamp suddenly spread,
hrnk" anI the doom ~ tho strong, hale
aud vigorous superintendent waa fore
gone. About two months ago he met
IhE CitlzrS rcpnrtcr and said. "Mac,
WIS born ~ Argyle, Washington county,
New York, August - 1916 Make a
note of IT; you will need Il some day"
The reporter pulled out his note book
and marked down tho culuncls words
and TnE CI1llrS to-day tells the people
~ NlbuIurrpu6 the accurate birth III
thus venerable street car superintcnden
While IN New York city ho was inter.
est"d and connected with various lines,
and was superintendent Tor years Of the
stage Inc at the terminus OF the Third
aveuu" l,uc. lie Hhs also connected with
~" Fourth avenue line, aud then with
the principal street car company Of
brooklyn, y. Y. lie Was sent 10 Albu.
quetquc To take the supcrintendency of
tho AUuquctquo street railway by G. T.
Cromwell, father 81 q. T.. Cromwell, sue.
rccdin. the fret superintendent Of tho
company, Col. MoyueuN boil, March Q,
u.s. Since then his local history 10
well known, Tor ho had business rcla.
tons with our people and they know the
manner N winch lao conducted business.
lie Was the youngest child ~ long.
lived family, and has only II brother and
" sistor surviving him the brother at
Samunnk, III, and the sister at White
Hall, y. !. Mrs. H. Il. Mckinney, uf
thus cIty, Ia u particular friend Of tho
family back ~ New York, and knew them
we'll She WA faithful in assisting Mrs.
Armstrong during her husbands illness.
The deceased perintendent has n
da Ightcr, Mrs. W. H. llurd, by his trst
WIFI, Residing at Castleton, Vermont,
and this only child has been notified OF
ia" death 10y letter aud telegraph,
Tho wife who survives HIM VIA a Miss
Hannah lIollister. 81 White Hall, Now
York, 10 whom he was married ~ years
lnst February. She has almost made
herself sick by the constant attention
pnld at his bedside \ brother ot Mrs.
Armstrong, J. &. llollister .,om Oregon,
hns been notified aud is expected here
10 morrow.
I, j. Shinick, the secretary OF the
about his old superintendent. and
although not present when he breathed
hls last, tho news on being told him
affected hun greatly. Some % the
cooncl's old town friends, Gov. Slower,
Judge Trimble, Richard Helen. Chas.
lionsalI aud others were faithful in
locking after his wolfars.
To day the street cars are draped in
IN mourning aud the headquarters Of tho
company are solemn.
The funeral will take place from the
residence, obi town, to morrow morning
at 10 o'clock, pail bearers being Judge
Tumble, Gov. T.. y. Slower, II. V. Harris,
T. j. Shinirk, -. Kellogg, Il. w. ID.
Bryan, W, W. Mcclellan and ii. T. Nc
Kinney.