Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-08-31
SAMUEL WELLS DEATH.
The sudden and Fatal Termtna.
ttOn of the Attack Causes a
Profound Sensational Local
Cele ehrffY.


The sudden death from paralysis,
after few hours illness on Saturday
evening, of Squire Samuel W. Wells
has caused a profound sensation In
this city.
From the nature of the former at
tacks of this dreadful malady, 1t can
not be said that fatality In his case
was unexpected. Mr.. Wells had suf-
fered two previous attacks of paraly-
sis and his near friends have been In
constant dread of third one, which
finally happened on Saturday after.
noon at his office.
It will be remembered that the
morning before election day last Fall,
MIR. Wells fell down stairs at his home.
The physician was of the opinion and
so informed Mrs. Wells that the fall
was caused by a slight paralytic shock
which quite incapacitated him for some
weeks. The shock affected his right
arm SO that he could not use his pen,
and 1t also affected his speech to no.
ticeable degree. He rallied over this
and got back to his normal condition
to all appearances, though he told a
PIONEER reporter few days ago that
he felt the effects little still in his
arm.
Last Saturday afternoon, directly
after dinner, Mr.. Wells went into his
cellar at his residence on Pine street. to
make 1t ready for putting In coal; he
worked there until about half past one
o'clock when he came down town to
his office. Before leaving home he
told his wife he would return about
half past four o'clock and finish the
work.
During the afternoon he told Con-
stable R. 8. Ayars that he was feeling
very badly and the constable advised
him to go home, as 1t was so very hot.
He left his office little before four
O'Clock to go home, but meeting
County Clerk Trenchard, who asked
him some questions about pension
paper, he returned to his Office to get
the paper eand after taking it to the
Clerks Office, returned with it to his
own of6ce.
By this time Miss Friant and her
mother had called at his Office to see
about some pension papers.
Mr.. Wells by this time was very sick
and told the women he felt so badly
he must lie down on the floor which
he did and finally asked them to send
for a doctor.
Constable Ayars arrived also, and
found Mr.. Wells very sick and vomit.
ing. DIR. J. g. Streets was summoned
and Miss Friant went for Mrs. Wells,
who was speedily by the side of her
sick husband. DIR. Streets minis
tered to the sick man at the office,
visiting him there twice, and about 7
O'Clock he was removed to his home,
where he died about II o'clock that
evening.
Mr.. Wells did not lose consciousness
until few minutes before his death.
Samuel w. Wells was born in Cam
den county and would have been SO
years old next October. He was the
son of the well-known James NJ. Wells,
who removed from Camden county to
Pittsburg and from there to Millville
where Samuel grew up and learned
his trade of glass blowing.
He came to this city when a young
mau, and from this city he went to
the war of the rebellion, marching
away In the intrepid Cumberland
Grays. He served in the army about
two years when he was discharged be-
cause of physical disability.
He was twice married, his last wife
being Miss Maggie Shaw, whom he
married twenty yeats ago this month.
Besides being Free Mason, he was
member of A. L. Robeson Post, 6.
A. r and of the Order of Red Men.
Three years ago last spring he was
elected Justice of the Peace, and has
filed that office most intelligently and
creditably,
He was Secretary of the Board of
Excise Commissioners of this county,
and also member and Secretary of
the County Registry Board; last year
he was also Secretary of the Board of
Health.
To every body Mr.. Wells was cour.
teous and affable gentleman and es-
pecially to the reporters and press of
this city was he noticed FOR his pains
taking kindness,
His widow and an own brother and
one sister are his only immediate sur
vivors.
He was a member of st. Andrews P.
E. Church, and member of its vestry.
Nobody Knows
What l suffered for years with those
racking headaches. Life was only a