The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-16
DEATH OF DR.W. 0. OWEN
A DrsrING UIsHED PHYSICIAN GONE
Noted as Ono of the Mott Succession sur
reons in the south-sketoh OF MS
Iife-yircinia Affairs.

1vxcunr-RG. Va. Feb. Especial. DIR.
u. O. Owen. whose critical illness was an
nounced several DAYS ago. died to-day about
noon DIR. Owen had been lingering between
life and death for a week Az se'erAi tunes
Il was thought that death was only a question
~ few hours. but he rallied so often tha'
the more sangune Of his friends had begun
90 home that his remarkable tenaci,y on hie
uonld enable MIN 20 survive his severe III
moss Yesterday afternoon he revived con-
s;derablv. and il was thought that thele
might be some permanent improVeiilen..,.' 81
the relapse came this morning anu 10 '"'7
away soon after II O'Clock. ,,.,.,. o,d
pr Owen was "a natives of LynchDurg hnu
was the son 81 DR.. William owen WHO c"iHo
a. this CITY from Culpcper county carry III 'no
nresent century and who was III many s 80
a Leading physician. lie reau n'eu'9 - 49,,
he father and afterwards graduated from lie
.I'nivo-sitv OF Pennsylvania. lie acquired
Jisfirction both ~ physician ana suiseOu'
80 cevfv IN the civil war he became PRONE
nent in the medical service OF the CITY ~" wa
Amounted u tho position as surSeoh-'H-1, 10
10 the Military Hospital IN TINS CIV VIM"
CO among the most important IN the oouth'
',,ns;t,on which he filed with signal aDillty.
Af,o~ tho var ho resumed MS meulcal pI"c-
ticc and followed IL with great success up
80 III. last illness. His reputation was ~
wide "a the state. and he was outiahheu
as n surgeon bv but one or two men
In the south Hc was man OF great intei
lectual force and aside from ms medlcai
knowledge. was of extensive reaulhg anu III
formation. which rendered hun "a charming
and interesting companion IN social he. Ills
death il "A great loss 20 this community where
he d,yelt. and the highest esteem ana express
s,on ~ sincere regret are heard from oil
lie leaves a wife and six children. four sons
and +vo dauyhters The eldest son. Dr. j..
a. Owen succeeds him in his practice, and
his second son. Mr.. William NJ. Owen. IS a
prominent business man III Indian Territory.
lack Prince who shot Conductor GALLOWAY
on the Norfolk and Western last summer and
keepiny. was carried 20 Wytheyllle tins alter
noon bv Ieputy Sheriff Horsch. His trial
will begin tomorrow.
Mr.. Carv Crenshaw, son OF Squire y. IS.
Crenshaw Of this city. had his right arm Dadly
crushed while coupling cars at fOrest uePoo
this morning Or. billiard. Of this clty, was
telepraphed for and rendered the necessary
surgical attention.
The Glamorgan Works has received con
ditonal order that if II can be filled. VIII 10
n great credit TO the manufactures OF Lynch-
bnrc II IA for /. 900 tons OK cast iron gas pipe
forthe BROOKLYN gas works The order was won
i'm competition with the Northern factories:
IL is conditioned. however. on the securing or
a proper freight ratio for the shipment OF the
pipe. -. IL. ~,
The police commissioners Of this city Will
recommend TO the city council as soon as
possible that the police force be increased 10y
the addition of five new members. Inc fOrce
now numbers twenty-One.