Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-23
WILLIAM E. HINTON.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THIS RESPECTED
CITIZEN OF PETERSBURG.
Senior Member OF the Banking Firm Of
Hinton & Dunn-In Business 80 Years
He Leaves q Large Fortune.

PETERSBURG, VA. June 22.-tSpe-
cial.)-Mr. William E. Hinton. Sr., one Of
our oldest and most respected citizens,
died very suddenly this afternoon about
o'clock. He was the senior member of
the widely-known banking firm OF Hin
ton & Dunn. which for the past thirty
six years had conducted large and sue
cessful banking business in this city. For
ten or fifteen years previous to this he
was member OF the clearinghouse Of
Paul & Hinton. IL was only very recent
ly. as stated In this correspondence. that
Messrs. Hinton & Dunn decided TO wind
up their business, and since the lst CT
May they had been engaged in this work.
progressing so far TO date as to leave but
little to attend 10.
The firm had vacated the clearinghouse
In which for SO many years they had con-
Quoted their business. and had erected
handsome office further up Sycamore
street in which TO wind up their affairs.
Mr.. Hinton came down daily to assist in
the duties, and to-day he was I'm place
as usual. in good health. lie was cheer
full in spirits, was as bright as ever i'm
DuSlHtSs, anu ndu pIcdodut npli loi al
who came into the office.
DIED ALMOST INSTANTLY.
About 2 O'Clock, while resting In an
easy chair ne was taken suddenly i'll. and
died almost instantly-uttering no word
and showing no sign OF recognition OF
those who gathered around him. Several
gentlemen were in the office at the time
Their first intma.on of his illness was
a groan from Mr. Hinton. and when they
rushed to his side and saw his condition
one Of them Immediately ran for ply
slcian In less than five minutes Or. ID.
w. Lassiter arrived. but Mr. Hinton was
then dead His death. indeed, was al
most immediate after the attack. The Doc
tor said that death was the result OF
heart-failure. lie died sitting In his
chair.
HIS LARGE FORTUNE.
Mr. Hinton was about so years Of age.
He was one of the finest as well as one
of the most successful businessmen IN
the State, and by his carefulness In busl-
ness he amassed a large fortune. which
in large measure. II Is, supposed. Will be
inherited by his three married daughters
the only children he leaves.
The sudden death OF Mr.. Hinton, VINO
has been 80 long prominent In the bank
ing and business circles OF the community,
was a great shock.
His funeral will take place on Sunday
morning from St. Josephs Catholic
church.
SUDDEN ILLNESS OF A MINISTER.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the West
End Baptist church i'm this city celebrated
their twelfth anniversary last night at
their church. The society is In a prosper
Gus condition. and has done much good
in the west end OF the city.
Rev. NJ l.. Wood a former pastor of
the church. but now of Newport News,
Va, came up. upon invitation. to deliver
the annual sermon before the society.
He had only spoken about six minutes,
when he was taken Ill and fell across the
pulpit, saying at the time that he was un-
able to proceed further. His sickness
caused much CONSERVATION among the
large congregation present and friends
went Immediately 10 his assistance. lie
was removed from the church TO the
home OF friend, and to-day Is much
better. Rev. j. y. Pitcher. who was
present, upon the request of the society.
took UP the discourse and finished the
sermon.
A BOATING PARTY.
Misses Elise Williams, Calie Ryland.
and Mary Cameron have been during the
past week the guests of Miss Helen Came
ron. at Mount Erin, in Petersburg. and
on Thursday afternoon Miss Cameron en-
tertained them with a boating party. The
beautiful eight-oared paper barge of the
AppOmattox Boat Club. manned by a
picked crew from the club. glided swiftly
over the water and carried its passengers
many miles below the city. In the party
were Miss Alice Plummer and Mrs s.
w. Lang. and Messrs. Lang. William j.
Epes. II. II. Witherspoon. Joseph b.
Dunn, W. i. McRae. and George Came
ron. Jr. Upon their return the party re-
paired TO Mount Erin, where supper was
served