Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-22
DEATH OF 5. ]. BOYD.
A Terrible Fall from a Second Story
Window.

Wllu0W.
Lay for Fifteen Minutes or Longer
Before Discovere d-Died About
an Hour AfterwardS-End or a
Respected and Wealthy Citizen.
A Successful Business Career IN
Wheeling - Remains Will be
Buried Wednesday.
Samuel J. Boyd, one of Wheeling's
prominent and wealthy citizens, met a
violent death yesterday morning from
injuries received by falling from the
second story window of his residence
at No. 2145 Chapline street. About
twenty minutes past four o'clock yes
terday morning, the families OF John
Robertson and J. w. Amick and 9TH
ers who live near the Boyd residence,
were aroused from sleep by the loud
barking of a dog and the groans OF
some person. An investigation was
made, and parties first looked out in
the alley between Market and Chap
line streets, but the cause Of the human
cries were not Immediately discovered.
The groans continued and were finally
located in the yard back of the Boyd
house.
Looking over the fence one of the
neighbors saw Mr.. Boyd lying on the
stone steps which lead to the laundry
in the basement story of the building.
His head was at the bottom Of the
steps and his feet at the top. Mr..
BOYD was still conscious and told that
he had fallen from the bath room win
dow. about twenty-five feet above, and
was badly hurt. Mr.. Robertson and
others carried Mr.. Boyd into the house,
where he died about an hour after
wards. being conscious all the time
and enduring much suffering. Doctors
Alderman and Campbell were called
Immediately. but were unable to save
Mr.. Boyd's life, as he had sustained
injuries which were of fatal nature.
The lower part of his spinal column
and the bones Of his hips were crushed
by striking the stone steps below the
bath room window. There were no 9TH
er injuries except a few slight bruises
on the limbs.
The reasonable supposition is that
Mr.. Boyd's accident was caused by an
attack of vertigo while leaning out Of
the window. His physician has been
treating him for this disease for some
time and he has been in bad health
for quite a while. Not long ago, while
coming home from the Fifth ward mar
ket he was seized with vertigo just
as he was entering the yard and came
near falling to the ground. 1t has been
known that his health was much i'm
paired. although Mr.. Boyd endeaYored
to keep the knowledge from his family
in order to save them concern.
He was dressed in his trousers and
coat. and it is supposed that he had
risen early. as was his habit, and that
he became suddenly i'll while leaning
out Of the window to get air. This
idea is confirmed by the fact that Mr..
Bovd was quite tall and it would have
been impossible for him to have fallen
out without having been leaning out
at the time over the sill. From the
position in which he was found, 1t IS
Judged that his body turned i SOM
ersault in falling. He had been lying
on the steps for probably fifteen or
twenty minutes before arousing the
neighbors. That none of the family
were disturbed was because they were
sleeping in the front part of the house.
THE death of Mr.. Boyd is generally
regretted and removes an influential
and respected citizen. He has been
resident of Wheeling continuously
since 1855. first coming to this city IN
1850. He was born in Washington, ID.
C.. in 1924 and was nearly "A years
of age. He came from a prominent
New York family. After leaving WASH
ington he settled for time in Sen
ecaville and Carlisle, Ohio. 1t was at
Senecaville that he married Miss 5.
Laura Endly. Coming to wheeling
again in 1855 he began in the hardware
business with Morgan OFT. Later he
sold out and formed partnership IN
tba dry goods business with John q.
Rovd. his older brother, and father of
Judge George Boyd. This business is
now run by the present firm of Hicks
G. Hoge. The deceased afterwards con-
Quoted a successful shoe business and
sold out in 1876 to his brother, George
w. BOYD and Samuel Prather who
died a couple of months ago in Allie
gheny. After quitting the shoe bust
ness. Mr.. Boyd retired from active bus
mess life. although he has been con-
nected as stakeholder and director at
times with different local business in
stitutions. He was a man of good
business ability and his investments
and business undertakings were always