Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-23
EDWARD II. FISHER,
csA1tI YESTERDAY or THIS WELL
KNOWN YOUNG CITIZEN


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Blsxrap hicai-- Newspaper Ard Other
woss--srrs. John NJ. Higgins
Passes Awsy.
Mr.. Edward n. Fisher died at the resi-
| dcnco OF bic father-in-law, Mr.. Dangerfeld,
in Augusta county, yesterday morning af-
| sor o long aud painful illness. The de-
ceased, who was the second SON of the late
George d. Fisher. was born in this city
and was 40 years OF age. he was educatsd
| in the classical schools Of Richmond. and
| when tho war broke out, although he was
o mere lad. enlisted In the cavalry arm OF
! the Confederate service. He had, how
| ever, az a echool boy exhibited decided
| taste and capacity for civil engineering,
aud very soon after bis enlistment was
| detailed for work in the Engineer Corps
in the. Oonfederats army IN North caro-,
Ina In this department he renamed
| during the conflict and was frequently ex-
| posed 10 great hardship aad danger.
nEwsrAprE LIFE.
/ After the war. about~ the year 1870, Mr..
| Fisbor accepted place AZ reporter on the
| DISPATCH and rose to the position OF city
editor As newsDaper-man he was dill
gent. untiring, enterprising, and deyotedly
! loyal 10 his EMPLOYERS. he remained with
| the DIspATcA until about 1880. when his
health broke down. Subsequently, he be
came the private secretary OF Dir. II. q.
! Parsons. the latter then being. largely in
F., tcrestsd IN the Richmond and Allegheny
/ railroad. At one time Mr.. Fisher also
managed the Natural Bridge property for
Mr.. Parsons. and for several terms be was
| secretary OF tie Richmond Chamber OF
| Commerce.
CAPITOL WORK.
Al one poriod OF his life he was legis-
latiye committee clerk, and In 1884 was
appointed to n clerkship IN the cfice OF
the First Auditor of tho State. This posi-,
ton and those OF secretary, OF the board
/ of Fire Commissioners and clerk oil the
| Council Committees on Printing and Fire
| Department he held at tho time OF his
! death. Early in life he showed q love Tor
! the excitement of fires. and this grew on
him as he advanced in years. AS a conse;
, Quonce he never missed FIRE IN Richmond
| unless he was absent from the city or III.
| This was the case with him before he be-
came officially connected with the fire De-
! partment.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC NATURE.
Ned Fisher, az he was familIarly known
| in newspaper circles, entered with the
| greatest enthusiasm into any work he had
| in hand and his enthusiasm was one that
! lasted. He was of a kindly. impulslye ma
ture, of pure character. and had tor years
been consistent member OF the Monu.
mental church. The announcement OF
his death was received at the newspaper
| offices, bv the Fire Department, and at the
| Capitol with profound sorrow. Mr.. Nc
| Leod Immediately wired the Governor the
| sad news.
MI. Fisher was twice married. His first
wife was a Miss Taylor, OF Augusta county.
and his second wife, who survives him,
also leaves two children-one by his first
| and one by his second marriage.
THE FUNERAL.
The cause Of Mr.. Fishers death was
heart trouble. from which he had suffered
from childhood. Early in the spring he
had to leave his desk in the Capitol, and
about two months ago went to Augusta
county, hoping that the mountain air
would improve him.
The remains will reach this city uia the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway Of O'Clock
this morning, and will be conveyed TO the
Monumental church by detail from the
place from that church at o'clock TINS
afternoon.
Mrs. Kate Cecilia Higgins.
Mrs. Kate Cecilia Higgins. wife Of Mr..
John NJ. Higgins. died at the residence of
her husband, No. 2l3 north Nineteenth
street. yesterday morning. Mrs. Higgins
had been in declining health since last
January, but her trouble had been greatly
augmented by the shock she received
upon the death of her daughter, Miss
Della Higgins. last March. Recently she
visited the shrine of st. Anne de Beaupre,
in Canada. and remained there nearly
month, but experienced no decided benefit
from the pilgrimage. She returned home
August the 9Th, and since then it has been
evident that her end was very near.
Mrs. Higgins was q Miss Dempsy, OF st.
Louis, but came TO Richmond when quite
girl. She was most devout Catholic.
devoted wife and mother, and woman
whose large-hearted charity extended to
all classes and creeds. In her neighbour
hood and by all who knew her she was
dearly loved. She leaves eight children
, five daughters and three sons.
Mr. Higgins was the recipient OF many
kilograms of coincidence yesterday, in
oluding one from Bishop Keane. at Rome.
The funeral will take place from st.
Peters Cathedral Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock. Rev. Father Frioli will ofhciate.
Death of Miss Nemmie Morrissette.
Miss Nemmie Morrissette, one Of the
prettiest and most popular young ladies on
Church Hill, left here few weeks ago in
company with several other members Of
the family to spend the remainder OF the
summer with relatives IN the counties OF
Prince Edward and Cumberland. near
Farmville. Last night her remains. were
brought to Richmond on the 7:45 train ria
the Norfolk and Western and Atlantic
Coast Line. Their arrival was only
preceded a few hours by the shock
ing intelligence of her death, which oc.
Cured about o'clock Sunday night at the
home of her aunt. Mrs. Sarah McGehee,
about ak miles from Farmvllle. She died
of remittent-fever and was sick only about
q week. Her condition was not regarded
at all serious until Friday evening. and
even then her physician thought she
would soon be better. But instead of i'm
proving she grew steadily worse, and Sun
day morning told her mother that she
could not possibly get we'll
The deceased was Just "a years old.
Having been exceptionally pretty as girl,
she had developed into very handsome
woman, though always frail. She was a
consistent Christian and devoted men,
Der of Leigh-Street Baptist church and
Sunday school. She was especially
devoted to the Sunday school,
aud the first question she asked OF
the physician called in TO see her
was how long it would be before
she could return home and attend her
class. With happy home, tender parents,
aud loving friends. she had much TO live
for but when the summons came sne
yielded with perfectsubmissiop and passed
peacefully away IN the full hope Of an
everlasting life above.
The funeral will take place from Leigh
Street Baptist church this afternoon At 5
o'clock, and the interment will De made at
lakewood.
FUNERAL OF MISS CARRIE HICKS.