The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

roman abseess Of the liver, which the ply.
sleians knew would terminate fatally. Sew
eTal weeks ago he was received at the
Houston infirlnary and after several days
oil skllful treatment was sent to Sour Lake,
end returned about ten days ago, feeling
somewhat better. Wednesday his condition
grew worse.
During the time he was confined to his
room captain Mcmillan received friends
enc fellow employees, to whom he conversed
Freely seeming to be greatly improved but
,lose who noticed his condition closely
knew that the end was not far Off. Three
eAys ago his condition took turn for the
worse; consultation of Drs. Knox, Red. j..
v. Scott, D. L. and j. r. Stuart was held,
lpe verdict being that Captain Mcmillan s
recovery was out of the question, and they
sdsised that the information be communi-
sated 10 his relatives. That was done and
~; and Mrs, ], |. Boggs of Ennis. Texas,
clNed Yesterday morning and were with
e.ptain Mcmillan in his last hours.
1nose Watching at the bedside saw that
w. esu was approaching, and a messenger
"as dispatched for Major Qulnlan at 10
S.'och' with whom Captain Mcmillan had
w. vseh associated for number OF years. His
'ne went out thirty minutes later.
~ the death of Captain Mcmillan the
Jumper Of old railroad people which Hous-
vui mas 20 long claimed is gradually grow =
~ lug ess, Major Waldo and E. f. Jemison
~ peiohgtd to that class. who saw rail.
''cmns IN Houston In years gone by.
u NaHaih Mcmillan had been with the
, nNs' ana Texas Central for the last
say years In various capacities He
isr;r, :" houston In September, 1876, en-
Sns ihe service here as clerk for the
OF hr ct
.s captain Howe, now vice president and
West Texas '-s ''0uS''' ras' anu
us .n;er' when CAPTAIN Howe was given the
soas. OF chief engineer. and was finally
tho 's ass by Major Quinlau who was given
snno .lhee OF chief engineer and general
Nil aa.n an, CAPTAIN Mcmillan retained
vhor ana stepped up with his friend
prc sh MAJOR Quinlan was appointed vice
orl gu. ana general manager. This rec
and brpsalh Mcmillan made OUT himself
snen. D n 10 NJ, l.. Robbins, general pas
few da,a ticket agent Of the Central a
csn uass before his Illness.
On ap.ain Mcmillan was born in Augusta.
to po NJ M At a very early axe he Went
fes,,on wanna, and choosing for his pro-
pleys WI engineering entered the EN-
whs, ,h Is pennsylvania Central railroad.
Of ihc .. ihle was building. He was one
tar,ons 'hity VINO located and surveyed the
Of tbs ,nuiseshoe curve, and often smoke
cl'nea IIIIiueht when reminiscently' in
Ing to G He Left tho Pennsylvania, return
uIp IN ppaorsia, and later male another
rio, !, !, pennsylvania. ro,ease,ing the ON
la " To-, ,Ln railroad company.
tuc.r w lhem again soon. soipg IN Kan
the so,. n"ngaska and Kansas. Al mat lime
fore tbo ~, 81 Texas had been niacea be- be-
peallnre ~ neople and the new country en-.
70 psy I, 10 his Imagination, ca1.,el I'm. IN
and es,aS il railroad constnetion work wor
partiJs' 'i.,Ssh .g, property lines for rriya,e
Houston nIier leaving there be came ,N 10
Ten Se. remaining here until his - death ~
DIED and Is a uor c h1t;g MeMillans wife
oothcrs-cb.9. ~ the family there we're -6 Ave
Fannie R,m,sgs Of EnnIs' Teas ss,' M ai'
". MeMilnlsna living in this civ. +
He was as,ss Brain Of Duluth. Mimi igma' anu
M Isl - w Ibidcr OF Elks, Houston I ,od ne
Spleh ordoF viii meet al 'a ,ssi,