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|[|AM N. S|NGERLY DEAD
den Death Of Philadelphia'ss
4 Great Journalist.
FHOLE COMMUNITY SHOCKED
Sffercd for Years From To.
Il baccO Healt-..He Made "The
H Record" One of Americas
Greatest Journals.
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iiLADElTIflA, ISo' 80 ~,
ngerly, editor Of "rhe Record ant
esident Of "The Record Pnbllshln!
bmpany, died suddenly at one o'cloc!
His afternoon, at his home No. l|O
ocust street.
For the past ten days he had beel
omewhat indisposed, but no serlou
esuts we're feared, and the news o
His death came as a great shock to hi
hany friends and the community il
kLich he had lived so long.
For years Mr.. Singery had suffered
Rom week heart, and both he and hi
Family had been warned that he nigh
be carried off ut any moment from thu
cause.
There had been nothing recently, ow
Fever, to indicate any immediate danger
and this morning he felt in better spirits
than for some days.
After short visit from his physician
DR.. Eugene 7. Bernardy of No. 22l Soutl
Seventeenth street Mr.. Singerly had {
long talk with his son-in-law, James $
Mcl laltney in which he discussed bust
ness matters with his accustomed vigol
and spoke cheerfully of coming to the
Office today.
He seemed stronger than for sometime
After Mr.. McCartney's departure Mr.
Singcrly's granddaughter, Miss Mabe
Singerly Meredith, remained with hin
and with two servants was with hlh
when the end came.
Just after o'clock Mr.. Singer!y sud
denly complained of u severe pain and
placed his hand in the region of bis
heart to indicate its location. Three
long brcatls followed and without Il
word he fell back dead.
Word was at once sent t. DIR. Her.
nardy, who, however was not at home,
and also to DR.. Wilmer W. Leach OF No.
2l1S Spruce street, who has assisted in
looking after Mr.. Singer|y's health, and
Eto DR.. T. D. Myers, his next door neigh
Dor, at No. 1903 Locust.
There was nothing to be done, how
Fever, when they arrived. as life had
passed away will, the first shock.
n Speaking today OF Mr.. Singery's final
| illness, DR.. Bernardy sid: When |
saw him on Wednesday the last day he
was out Of the house, he was fevcrish
ami had Il high pulse but did not com
plain Of being i'll.
''Thc next day he complained Of pain
in his stomach and the non-rctention Of
food, and he aIto suffered from de-
preston OF spirits 0.,
''On Friday he was doing well and on
Saturday he had 50 decidedly improved
that he sat up and talked with his grand
chlldrn.'
81 saw him again this morning and
stayed ab Dut fifteen minutes with him.
He seemed then to be in fairly good con-
dition with n" weakness or pain. He
said he would rest quietly and 90 dow n
to the Office tomorrow. When ! next
saw him he was dead
Mr.. SingerIy was an invetcratc smoker
and for years had suffered from what is
called tobacco heart. forewarned his
family that some day he would die sud
denly in just the way he has.
''llc knew that his heart was weak,
but always laughed at the thought OF
danger The end has come, however, in
just the manner ! had predicted and rx-
pectcd.'
Richard Y. Cook, one Of the managers
OF the plan for the liquidation Of the
Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund
Company, and other companies in
which Mr.. Singer'y was Interested, who
came into the city from his l4ansdowne
home upon the news of Mr.. Singerly's
death, said las, evening that the event
was a great shock to himself and Mr.
Earle, his fellow manager.
The latter was at Lakewood yesterday
put communicated by telephone his
Ireat regret. Neither Of them, Mr.
ook said, fe't disposed to say anything
ther than in sorrow at the loss Of a
Iiend.
They recognized, however, that there
ere man" whose anxiety, he, who is
pad, would not have increased even
nder the prcsen, sad conditions.
TO these it need only be said that Mr..
ngerly was an earnest man. lie never
d things by halves. When he an
kunccd that he intended to repair to the
extent Of his ability any losses he
d caused he meant it.
such arrangements as were necessary
his end he had fully ca, ried out, and
death left nothing lacking.
What has before been duty Mr.:
said in conclusion, is 4 sacred
which both Mr.. Earle and myself
carry out to the full extent Of our
" and opportunity
Hon. William NJ. Singcrly.
liam Miskey Singcrly was native
iladeIphia, and, with the exception
pricf period spent in Chicago, had
all his life in this city, to whose
re he was always passionately de-
was born on December q, 1882, on
bount avenue below Second street,
vas the son of Joseph Singerly and
tne Miskey Singerly, the latter Of
died only few months ago at an
iced age.
heated in the public schools he
lated from the Central high school
20, after which he spent ten years
produce commission house on the
front.
Dut this time street railways were
duced in Philadelphia and the
Singerly became pioneer in this
line Of industry, being largely
Fested in the old Fourth and Eighth
y and Germantown lines. He called