The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
DIR. BEssELEU's SUDDEN DEATH.
Fell From a Stroke of ApOpIexy on
the Bench at TYbee.

the Beach at Tybee.
Dr. Thomas Edward Besseleu died yes
terday afternoon at Tybee as the result
of a stroke of apoplexy. His death was
quite sudden and most unexpected.
DR.. and Mrs. Besseleu and some Of the
members of his family have been spending
some days at Tybee and he went down TO
the island Saturday afternoon with the In
tention of bringing them up to the city
tomorrow. Saturday night he had hauled
a seine upon the beach, and early Sunday
morning arose and went from the cottage
down to the place where it had been left.
Almost at The waters edge he fell forward
upon his face. He was alone at the time,
but the sentry on duty at the military res
ervation saw him fall and gave the alarm
DIR. Bratton, the army surgeon at the
reservation, whose cottage is near that
occupied by DR.. Besseleu's family, went
at once to his assistance, and he and some
of his men removed the stricken gentle
man to his cottage. Drs. Corson and
Daniel were telephoned for and went down
to the island an the afternoon. DR.. Bes-
eeleu fingered through the day and raj
lied somewhat shortly after noon. Every
thing possible was done for ham, but with
out avail and about O'Clock in The after
noon he breathed his last The body was
brought up on the o'clock train last
night and taken TO the family residence,
on Ninth street, between Abercorn and
Drayton.
DIR. Besseleu was one of the best-known
citizens of Savannah. He came to Sa-
vannah in 1871, and for a number of years
practiced dentistry here. but later gave up
his profession for a mercantile life. He
was for a while bOokkeeper for II. M.
Conner & Co, and afterward went into the
cotton business for himself in the firm of
johnson & Co. At the time of his death
he was bookkeeper for DweNe & Daniel.
He was 50 years old, and was born on his
fathers plantation, Hebron, in Beaufort
county, South Carolina. He graduated
from The Baltimore College of Dentistry
in 1859, but at the outbreak Of the late
war he Joined the Second Regiment, South
Carolina Cavalry and served with il In
Virginia and North and South Carolina
until the surrender of JohnstOn's army az
Greens boro. He was chivalrous gentle
man and soldier of the Old school. He
was one of the charter members of La
fayette McLaws Camp, No. 596, of United
Confederate Veterans and was first lieu
tenant commander of It at the time of his
death. A committee from this camp wen
to his residence to the assistance of the
family last night.
DR. Besseleu leaves a wife and eight chill
dren, four sons and four daughters, Mrs
J. F. Wall of Grahamville. S. c.. Mrs w
c. Mcmillan of Savannah and two unmar
ried daughters, Messrs. James 4. Besse
leu of Jacksonville, e. c. and William NJ
Besseleu of Savannah and c. u. Besseleu
who is now a corporal with the Chatham
Artillery. The funeral VIII take place thi
afternoon at o'clock, from the famil,
residence. on Ninth street, and the mem
bers Of Lafayette McLaws Camp Unite,
Confederate Veterans will attend in
body.
IT seems that apopexy is hereditary il
DR.. Besseleus family. His father die
from a stroke of it at 60 years of age. II
fell while out in the field on his planta
ton at Hebron, and was carried into hi
home, where he fingered through the da
and died late ia the afternoon