Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-02-13
GEN. u. DOUBLEDAY DEAD
a TRULY GOOD MAN DIES AT
TKx Won, ~. &.
K4is heath Probably Fastened by
Expuaurs During Attendance
Upon the Funeral of His Broth
er, Cen. AHner Doubleday.

Expuaurs. During Attendance
Upon the Funeral of His Broth
er. Cen. Abner Doubleday.
Geo. +. Scott of this city received late
Saturday afternoon a telegram from
Harold Doubleday, at Tryon, N. c., con-
vcying the sad intelligence of the death
of his father, Gen. U. Doubleday, which
occurred at his home at Tryon Saturday
afternoon.
Gen. Doubleday had, but a few days
before his death, returned from Bergen
Point. N. J.. whittier he had gone to at
tend the funeral of his brother, Gen.
Abner Doubleday. The trip was a try
ing one to Gen. Doubleday's constitu-
tion and he returned home and took his
bed, threatened with pneumonia. AL
though his condition was known to be
serious, it was not considered dangerous.
Mr.. Scott received letter from Harold
Doubleday, written Saturday morning,
giving details of his fathers illness. The
Generals death was sudden, resulting
from strangulation.
Gen. Doubleday leaves two sons, Har-
old and Stewart, the latter of whom is
| taking course in medicine at the
University of Virginia, and one daughter,
Mrs. c. w. Cutting of Bergen Point, N.
| J. News of the death of Mr.. Cutting
| was received by the General on the
| morning of the day on which he died.
Gen. Doubleday was a native of New
York State, and was 60 years old in
November last. In his earlier days he
| was Il prominent business man in New
York city. having been connected at diff
| fer ent times with banking institutions in
that city. When the civil war opened he
| enlisted in the Union army and served
| till the close, having been advanced to
| the position of hrigadier general on Gen.
| U. S. Grants staff.
About twelve years ago he removed to
| Ashcville, and for six years was part
| ncr of Geo. f. Scott in the lumber busi-
! ness. Three years ago he removed to
Tryon and on a spleudid property began
| the cultivation of fine fruits, living there
| until his death.
| Soon after his arrival in ASheville,
| Gen. Doubleday purchased a large tract
| of vacant land in the northern portion
Of Ashevile. This he parceled into small
residence lots and sold them to poor pco-
| pie on very easy terms, with the result
| that scores of men too poor to purchase
Expensive property at cash prices were
able to erect homes and paw for them in
| a few years time. This is now one OF the
most thickly settled portions of the city,
| and today bears hlS name, and, no doubt,
| will do so always. And the estet nj i'll
| which this portion OF Asheville holds
| Gen. Doubleday is monument enough tor
| any man.
But the admiration for the General
| was not confined to this portion of the
city by any means. He was man who
| made friends wherever he met them. His
heart was kind, and his every instinct
noble. He was a liberal giver, and al
| ways felt deep interest in Asheville's g
progress. He was prominent member
| of the Asheville club. feeling of univer-
sal regret is the response in this city to
the news of his death.
A telegram received by Mr.. Scott last
| night stated that Harold Doubleday had
left Tryon Yesterday on the way to New
York, with the body of his father. The
remains will probably be inferred near
those of Gen. Abner Doubleday.