San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-14
LEFT FOR LONDON.
MISS PENDLBBURY SAILS FOR HER
HOME IN ENGLAND.
Her Father is Buried in San An
tonic, Her Mother and Brother
in Kansas City, and Her
Grandfather in Galveston.

Among the passengers on the steam
ship LPona, which sailed from Calves ton
for New York yesterday, was Miss Mar.
tina Pendle bury, en- route from San An
tonic to Lone on, England. Miss Pendle-
bury's residence in America, of less than
a dozen years, has had more of shade than
sunShiI e. Within the past seven years
she has lost an infant brother, mother,
a grandmother and father, in the order
named and is the last remainiDg mber
OF the family.
Edward Pendehury, an EDglisman of
good family, but OF rowing disposition,
during be early years of his life wander
ed far and wide in more or less Succe> Sful
pur- nit Of pleasure and wealth, visiting
Australia, South America, Mexico ana
Others parts of the world. Returning to
England later he became a successful
contractor and builder, and about eigh-
teen y arS ago Edward Pendlebury and
Miss Charlotte Hollis were united in
the bonds OF malrimOry. For time
all went well, but later business
reverseS came. Too proud to make
known his miSfOrtunes to the
members Of his family, he gathered
en- ugh from the wreck OF his fortune to
ter and mother. in law to America. He
came TO Texas, and after a few days 10
Galveston went TO San Antonio, where he
resided Tor time, later gong from there
to Corpus Christi, New Orleans and other
places, finally settling In Kansas City,
where he started in a modest way in the
furniture business, and for time pros
pered, with fair prospect of eventually
recovering from his former reverse IN for
tune, says the Galveston News of yester.
day.
But misfortune seemed to follow him,
and seven or eight years ago he lost an
infant son, whose death was followed six
teen days later by that OF his wife. At
this time his mother in-law, Mrs. Mary
Hollis, was urged by relatives to return 10
England, but for the sake of her grand
daughter and at the solicitation of her
soD-in law, she decided to remain with
him. Some time after his wife's death Mr..
Pend ebury'S business was burned out, and
he lost everything. having no insurance
Later he brought his family TO Galveston.
tnls being a0 ut three Years since, hoping
the sunny rltma1e would be better for
them than the colder weather of the
north. Returning to Kansas CITY he en-
deavOred to make arrangements 10 get in
to business OF some kind, but without
success. and he returned to Galveston.
During his career as a contractor and
from practical eXUerienoe the painters
aud decorators art, and failing In finding
work at more profitable employment he
joined the Painters and Decorators
union, and for a time worked at the bust
ness as he could find employment Bust
ness in that line was very dull here dur
Ing the time OF his residence and ofcourse
he was at times pressed for money His
daughter, who had kept up a more or less
irregular correspondence with an uncle
In London, informed the uncle Of the
situation Of the family here, and relief
was sent them a various times.
Something over a year ago Mrs. Hollis,
the grandmother, was taken I'll, and
death came to her very suddenly one eve
ming while she was being lifted from the
bed for the purpose Of making IL M. The
father and the daughter were the onIy
ones present, friend having left few
minutes previous. To this friend the
daughter went in her distress, and later
found home with her for a time. The
grandmother was laid away TO rest in a
Galveston cemetery. Mr.. Pendlebury
lived alone for time, but afterward he
rented portion Of q house and took his
daughter to keep house for him. But the
fa,al seeds Of con- umptiOn had long since
been planted in him, and before long he