New-York tribune., 1895-08-13
KILLED BY HIS OWN PISTOL.
EDWARD MILLER CAMERON Shut
THROUGH THE HEART.
SHOT
TIE coRoNERs JURY SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENTAL
"A soN-IN-LAw OF RICHARD ARNOLD. OF

THE coRoNERs JURY SAYS 1T WAS ACCIDENTAL
"A soN-1N-LAw OF RICHARD ARNOLD. OF
ARNOLD. CONSTABLE CO.
r,. coroner.s tnquest held on the body OF Ed
ward Miller Cameron showed that instead OF neaft
d,saasa the cause of death a pistol-shot wound
rho hall from the weapon having passed through
tho heart The verdict OF the jury after ihVesu-
CATION Of the was one or accloen'ai uea.'
About o'clock In the afternoon OF SUNDAY Nt
Cameron was sitting in his room at MS ho'ne :"
West Islip. Long Island. cleaning revolver. Inc
weapon accidentally discharged win ia'Ai ,e
sut These are the brief facts revealed oy the
examination.
Although only thirty-two years old. MI cameron
had accumulated responsibilities which usually
fall to the lot OF successful men alter 'ney nav
passed the meridian OF years ana tnat '"o'e
resnonsibilities were telling upon him nao peeh aP
nareut 10 his friends for year or more, as IL nao
been observed that he was not in the pest Oh hea'
In addition to the work Of directing the AFFAIRS OF
the Hygeia Distilled Water Company which mas
,ts offices at No. 35l West Twelfth-st", ne nao
brokerage office at No. rs Broad-st.' oi'iuns NE
time between the two. Despite the reports Oh Ill
health he was daily at his desk IN the water co"
narvs office One of the men In the once looked
increduious when asked yesterday II there was any
ching 70 give color 70 the rumor that Mr. Cameron
had taken his own life.
Not the slightest evidence OF IL anywhere ia '
,o,rsa ~ his life as we have seen II here, saio
re annhatically I'm fact. according to my no
ton he had everything to make life deslrao'e
or course he had weighty responsibilities "he"
van coma TO measure the fortune which ne cone
trolled. but he was energetic and hard worker
In .,,,e Of his health which had not been good Tor
vear or more he was here at the ONCE every
dav directing the business. Of which he assumed
charge about three years ago In addition TO tnat
he had his downtown ofnce in Broad-st. but just
what hi, work there do not know.
"He was a careful iong-headed man OF business
controlling his affairs with great SKILL He had an
old head for his years
Although confining his principal attentions to the
affairs OF the Hygeia Company, Mr.. Cameron was
not unknown in Wall Street. For two years he was
a special partner OF Kerr & Co.. but retired from
active work In the business Of the firm In Decem-
ber 1892 retaining his seat on the New-York Stock
Exchange which he purchased In 1880. until his
death. Various reports estimate his wealth at from
one to three million dollars.
Edward Miller Cameron, when young clerk IN
the store of Arnold. Constable q Co. eleven years
met the daughter Of Rcnard Arhoia n .he senc1
nther and were married In short time. One child
Was the result OF the union. and when she died. two
years later, Mrs. Cameron left 10 her nusoand her
Mr. Cameron married a second time. the prioe 9eih3
Miss Annie CARL, daughter OF the late John Henry
Samous as the proprietor Of the South Side Club of
Isip Two children came Of this union. In habits
Mr. Cameron was quiet and lived comfortably with
If ' the Manhattan and New-York clubs.
u reporter for The Tribune called at the store OF
Arnold Constable co. yesterday put n0tnins a
rba members of the firm refused to discuss the