Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-01
MEXICO In MOURNING.
The Death of DIR. Walker Casts
a Gloom Over the Entire
Community.
The Sympathy Of the Public Goes Out /,
His Bereaved Fami1y-Truly, "In
the Midst Of Life We Are
in Death

was given in Fridays daily LED
GER one-half hour after it occurred,
was a terrible shock to this COM
DR.. Walker leaves
wife and four children, two girls and
two boys, ranging from 7 months
to 8 years. Leolais the oldest, then
Harry, Blanche, and Wellington
", the youngest, who was named
for his father. One of DR.. Walk
er's children died sometime ago.
Deceased was 81 years old the 9th
of this month, and was born in
Owen county, KY, where his pa
rents, five brothers and four sisters,
now live. He married Blanche
J. Gary at Louisville, KY, in 1880.
DR.. Walker was consistent men,
Der of the Baptist Church, a promi-
nent Sunday School worker and a
director of Hardin College, in
which institution he lectured twice
each week on physiology DR.
Walker was one OF the most promi-
nent and busy physicians in this
part of the State, and had an i'm
mense practice. No person, no
matter how poor, ever called that
he did not go. There is some
q lestion in regard to the amount
of the Doctors insurance. The
morning of the day he died he paid
on $4,000 in the Equitable
The bank al which he had been pay
ing on policy in-the New York
Life-says that he had not paid
lately and his policy had likely ex-
pired. He gave up his A. o. U
w. insurance about one year ago
The Doctor owned some fine resi-
dence property in this city and had
great faith in the future Of Mexico
We trust when his worldly matters
are settled up nice balance will
be found on the right side for his
family. We are sure his account
in the next world was found In
such shape as would award him
swell done, thou good and faith.
full servant"
The question as to what was the
immediate cause of DR.. Walkers
death cannot be answered.; that he
died of paralysis of the heart is
certain, but whether it was super.
induced by any medicines he had
taken no mortal can cay. How
ever, many believe the sedatives
he took caused the hearts action
to cease.
C. A. Buckner, the druggist,
says that DR.. Walker came into
his store about 3:15 O'Clock Fri.
day, and stated that he was ill,
Mr.. Buckner suggested that he &c
home. The DR.. replied that he
bad call to make at Hardin Col
lege. DR.. Walker left the store
and went to the College to see a
sick child of G. M. Williams. Mr.
Buckner says he returned to bis
store and was looking very pale
The DR.. took seat by the stove
and asked for a glass of wa,er
which was given him by Mr.. Buck
ner. He drank about half of it anc
then requested Mr.. Buckner to gel
HIM five grains of antipyrine, which
was prepared for him in capsule
Mr.. Buckner could not say as t.
whether or not the DR.. took thu
medicine in his store as his atten
ton was called away by a custo
mer. In few minutes Mr.. Buck
ner heard that DR.. Walker wal
dying.
Prof. G. NJ. Williams, of Hardin
College, says DR.. Walker came t,
see his child at about $3.50. The
DR.. remarked to Prof. Williams
that he was sick, his vision wa'
dim and he could scarcely see th.
child. He also told Prof. Williams
he had taken a heart sedative
DR.. Walker, while in Buckner'
store after returning from the Col
lege, at first called for e-iourtt
of a grain OF morphine, but chang
ed his mind and took the anti
pyrlne.
What induced paralysis of th'
heart in the case of DR.. Walker i
obscure and is a matter that i
puzzIing the doctors. Antipyrin'
Is usually given in doses of from
10 to Is grains and a 5 grain dos
is very moderate indeed. Will
at the college we understand tha
DR.. Walker told parties he ha'
taken acetanelide, which is a safe
heart sedative than either anti
py1ine or antifebrine. The doc
tors think DR.. Walker was suffer
ing from slight attack of la grippe
and the medicine he was takiD
was to relieve him.
| A prominent physician says anti
Ipyrine and other similar medicine
should be used with great caution
The funeral OF DR.. w. V. Wa
ker took place at 2:30 p. m. Nor
day from the Baptist Church OF hi
Icity. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. A. E. Rogers and Re'
A. NJ. Vardeman. The lare
church was packed with friends I
the deceased and the funeral co