The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-08

while they were in the Water COM
pany's office in consultation with their
superintendent, Mr.. Stratton, Mr.. Am
erman complained of pain in his left
side. 1t continued to increase in sever
ity and in short time he was so over
come by his suffering that he collapsed.
Mr.. Watres and Mr.. Stratton made
him as easy as possible on the floor
and a physician who had been hurried
ly summoned, worked assiduouSly with
him to allay the pain, giving him hy-
perdermic injections and such other
treatment as is customary in those
cases. 1t was unavailing. however, for
the sufferer continued to grow worse
and at five minutes after two began to
sink. Twenty minutes later he was
dead.
REMAINS BROUGHT HOME.
Arrangements were Immediately per-
fected by Mr. Watres to bring the re-
mains home with all possible dispatch.
A special car was secured and connec-
tion was made with the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western train leav-
ing Elmira at $50 and arriving here at
1.35 this morning.
Mr.. Amerman was never thought to
be seriously afflicted with heart trouble
although on two occasions recently he
was affected quite alarmingly, once
when out driving with some friends
and again on his trip home from Ire
land last fall, when he was so over
come that he fell backward upon the
deck of the ship and was in critical
condition for some hours. His health
otherwise was quite good and in phys
ique was about 5 feet II inches in
height, weighed probably 1856 pounds
and had a very commanding and erect
carriage. These, with his strong facial
features and generally attractive bear
ing, would mark him in any throng as
a man among men.
The news of his death was first re-
ceived at the Amerman and Watres
Offices on the sixth floor of the board
of trade building by Robert c. Adams,
private secretary of Mr.. Watres and
secretary of various of the business
concerns in which Mr.. Watres and Mr..
Amerman We're interested. First of all
precautions were taken to prevent the
news being rudely broken to Mrs. Am
erman, who is seriously i'll, and then
the sad announcement was made to
the personal and business friends of
the deceased.
NEWS SPREAD RAPIDLY.
Once on the street, the news spread
with remarkable rapidity and at 6
o'clock 1T might truthfully be said the
city was mourning Mr.. Amerman's
sudden and untimely demise. Possibly
there never was a similar instance
in this city where a death announce
ment created such general shock and
such deep, unfeigned regret. At the
court house the officials and attorneys
would not give it credence at first and
even after it was verified beyond doubt
there were those who still hesitated
to believe it could be true.
Everywhere there were expressions
of sadness over the removal of one
whom the community could so i'll spare
and of sympathy for the now doubly
afflicted wife and orphaned children.
Lemuel Amerman was born near Dan.
Vile, Montour county, Pennsylvania,
Oct. %, 1916. and was a son of Jesse c.
and Caroline Strohm Amerman. His an.
cestors came to this country from Am.
sterdam. Holland, about 1885, and mov-
ing to what was then Northumberland
county, they have for generation after
generation been closely identified with the
growth of their adopted state. The father
OF Mr.. Amerman, who is now living al
Danville, represented his district In the
Pennsylvania legislature.
Mr.. Amerman acquired his education In
the public schools and prepared for COLLEGE
at Danville Academy. Two years were
spent in teaching school, and in 1856 he