The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-09
THE FALL KILLED HIN.
Mr.. ]. G. Mays Unable TO Survive
the Shock He Received.

His Body Taken to Atlanta Last
Night-Friends and Relatives Ao-
company Mrs. Mays in Capt. Elem
ing's Private Car-The Funeral to Be
in Atlanta To-morrow-Supt. Mays
Worked His wey from Express Mes
senger to the Position He Held at
His Death.
Mr. James Glascock Mays, who fell
from the window in his room in the third
story of the Tybee hotel night before last,
died Yesterday morning at the Savannah
hospital, at 10 o'clock. as a result Of the
shock and injuries received from the fall.
An account of the accident was given
in Yesterdays MORNING NEWS. Mr..
Mays had Just arrived at the hotel Satur-
day night, and was about to retire, when
rising from his chair, which was close to
the window, he lost his balance and fell
out on the plank walk below a distance
of over thirty feet. He was brought to
the city on the last train, and was taken
to the Savannah hospital. At that time
MIR. Mays was rational and talked about
the accident, though he seemed insensi-
bic to pain.
He received the best medical attention
yesterday morning and the night before,
but the shock from the fall was too great
and his death followed. Saturday night
he was given an opiate while lis lip,
which had been badly cut, was being
sewed up and his other wounds dressed.
In the fall he struck the walk with his
right leg about the knee, shatter ng the
bone and MASKING the flesh almost to
min Yesterday norDinp he was entirely
unconscious up to the time he died
HIS FAMILY NOTIFIED.
Mr. Mays brother, Mr.. P. B. MAYS, and
wife of Charleston came over yes terday
morning and were with Mr. Mays at the
time of his death. Mr.. Mays wife came
down from Atlanta on the Central train
last night arriving here at $3.50 o'clock.
She was telegraphed of her husbands
death at Millen. Supt G.. L. Myers of
the Southern Express Company at jack
sonville came up to Savannah as soon as
hewas informed of the accident
The body was sent to Atlanta on the
Central train at S:45 o'clock last night.
| Supt r. G. Fleming of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway rendered
his private car, which was used by the
funeral party. In it were Mrs. Mays, Mr..
| and Mrs. p. B. Mays, Mr. John J. Cohen Of
! Augusta, Mrs. A. H. MacDoneA, a cousin
of Mrs. Mays; Judge MacDoneu and
Supt. G. L. Myers. Arrangements have
been made to have the funeral in Atlanta
| Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, where the
interment will be at West View cemetery.
THE EXPRESS OFFICE IN MOURNING.
The Southern Express office at Bull
and Bryan streets was draped with
| mourning as tribute of honor and re-
| spect and during the afternoon more
| than fifty kilograms of coincidence and
! sympathy were received. Among them
were kilograms from all the division
! superintendent from General Manager
and Vice President NJ. j. O'Bren, from
! Mr.. D. f. Jack, assistant president of the
| Plant system, and from many. others.
! Mr.. James Glascock Mays was born in
| Montgomery, Ala, and was about 45
years old. He has been with the South
ern Express Company for the last twenty
! eight years and was one of its ablest and
most highly respected employees. He
! started as express messenger and worked
his way up gradually. He was money
! clerk in the Augusta Office, then route
| agent, with headquarters at Augusta, for
| about sixteen years, and for the last six
| years has been division superintendent,
with headquarters in Atlanta.
RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
Al! of the company's officials speak of
! him as one of the ablest expressmen in
! the south. MIR. Mays married a Miss
Russell of Augusta. He was a step-son
of the well known Col Henry w, Hilliard,
eX-minister to Brazil.
| Mr.. Mays unfortunate accident calls to
mind that of Mr. Gonzales, which happened
! about the same place just a year
| ago. Mr.. Gonzales was on the third
floor, and walked out of the window
in his sleep. He fell, however, on the
sand between the walk and the hotel, and
being in semi-conscious condition during
the fall, he was not badly injured. Mr..
| Gonzales recovered from his injuries
within two weeks of the time he fell