San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-14

was incapacitated for work, even II
| work could have been obtained.
| The Painters and Decorators union,
| OF Galveston, did what was In
their power to relieve his distress, and
( the uncle was informed of the state of af-
fairs and sent aid. Mr.. Pendlebury was
of a sanguine nature, and even after COM
petent physicians had told him his case
was hopeless, with that hope that Springs
eternal in the human breast" believed
that II he could go to San Antonio he
would recover and yet be able to build up
fortune for his only daughter. Despite
the advice of friends, he left with his
daughter for San Antonio several weeks
since, whore, through the influence of a
friend who had known them in Galveston,
he obtained a comfortable place with
a gentleman of that city. This gem
teman saw that Mr.. Pendlebury's
life was fast ebbing, and obtaining
don, wrote TO him explaining the con-
ditiOn OF affairs. Mr.. A. A. Pendlebury
of London, the brother, wrote promptly
to San Antonio, sending money orders
and requesting that everything possible
be done for his brothers comfort and that
the daughter be sent to him in case Of her
fathers death. Mr.. Pendlebury died soon
after and Mr.. Jackson, the San Antonio
gentleman, cabled the fact 20 his brother,
the brother buried there and send the
daughter to him as soon as funds should
arrive.
Mr.. A. A. Pendlebury is Mason in high
standing In England, and as soon as his
brothers death was known wrote to a
Masonic lodge in San Antonio requesting
them to take his neice in charge and ar
range for her safe journey to England,
forwarding ample means at the time to
carry out his wishes. The MaSOns acted
promptly and the young lady arrived in
Galveston late Saturday night, with let
tiers to Masonic brethren and others here,
and requests that the craft see that she
was protected on her journey to her flu
ture home, which request has been fully
complied with. At New York the young
lady takes the steamer Teutonic from
that city to England. After her sad ex-
perlence the universal hope is that she
may have a safe and pleasant journey
and find haven OF rest on her arrival at
her future home. She leaves behind the
graves of a mother and brother in Kansas
City, a grandmother 10 Galveston and a
father in San Antonio. Miss Pendlebury
appears to be II or IS years OF age, is re-
markedly intelligent and possesses a
pleasant personality.
AS LEARNED LOCALLY.
Mr.. Pendlebury came to San Antonio
from Galveston last Novemb Der 6, afflicted
with consumption, and was en- route to
BOerne for his health. He died in this city
on Novem Der 20 and was at the time stop
ping with his daughter at the residence of
l.. M. Jackson, No. 3l9 Sharer street. The
remains were taken charge OF by L. l..
Lee and w. c. Garland. members of the
Local Painters and Decorators union,
and were Inferred by that organization.
Miss Pendlebury was taken to the resi-
dence OF Alone RadIiff at No. 10S
DuVal street, where she remained until
recently.
On December 5 Alamo Lodge, No. A,
A. +. & A. M of the Masonic order, re-
ceived letter from A. A. Pend ebury, of
London, Eng. requesting the lodge to
look up the girl and ascertain what was
necessary to have her sent to him in Lon
don. This was the first intimatiOn the
lodge had of the girl being in the city.
The matter was placed in the hands of
Acting Master F. w Stevenson and Past
Master John L. Hambleton, and they
began work searching for the
girl. Inquiry revealed the fact that
she was stopping at Mr.. Radlitf'S
residence, where she was 70 und. The
matter was cahled to Mr.. Pendlebury.
anu be RENTED BY Sable sufficient funds
to have her forwarded TO him.
The local lodge then sent letters from
here all along the route the girl would
travel on her way to England, inStructing
the Masonic fraternity to guard and pro-
tect the girl and land her safely in the
hands OF her uncle. She is fifteen years
OF age. Her unce is the secretary OF the
Grand Lodge of England and is very
wealthy and prominent.