Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-05
BUSY LIFE ENDS.
sudden Death OF William singeriy.
| the WeIl-Knoyvn JournnliAt.

sudden Death OF William SinEeriy,
the WeIl-Known JournnIist.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2S.-William NJ.
Singerly died suddenly at his residence,
17o1 Locust street, Sunday afternoon.
Heart disease was the immediate cause
of death. MIR. Singery had been suf-
fering for about ten days from cold,
and had remained at home since last
Wednesday, although his ndisposition
was in no way serious. While sitting
in his bedroom smoking a cigar he was
seized with n violent fit of coughing,
and Immediately fell over dead. In
the room at the time were MIR. Singer
ly's granddaughter, Miss Mabel Singer
ly Meredith, and two servants. His
son-inlaw, james S. Mccartney, had
left few moments before the sudden
end came, leaving MIR. Singerly appar-
emily in good health, apart from his
slight cold. The physicians say they
had frequently cautioned Mr.. Singerly
that his heart was weak, as result
of excessive smoking, and of late his
custom was to take dry smoke"
Sunday, however, his cigar was lighted,
and it is thought that the smoke
brought on the coughing spell, the Sc
verify of which ruptured vessel of the
heart. Mr.. Singerly leaves a daughter,
Mrs. e. Singerly Balch who is at pres
ent touring Europe.
| William NJ. Sngerly was proprietor of the
| Record Publishing company, president of
| the Chestnut Street national bank and
| the Chestnut Street Savings & Trust COM
| pany. which recently collapsed. and presi-
| dent of the Sngerly pulp and paper mill.
| He was member of the Fairmount park
| commission, and until lately the treas
urer. and trustee of the Philadelphia
| commercial museum. He was born in this
| city on December "a. 1882, and with the
| exception of brief period in his early
| manhood when he conducted commits
| sion business In Chicago has lived here
| ever since. His father, Joseph Singerly
was one Of the originators of the street
| railway system of Philadelphia and VIII
liam returned here to assume the manage
ment of the Germantown Passenger Rail-
| way company. In 1877 he bought the Rec
ord, then a comparatively feeble journal
and brought 1t to it's present standard OF
excellence.
Mr.. Singerly was always an active dem.
ocrat. In 1894 he was unanimously made
the democratic candidate for governor Of
Pennsylvania and entered with great en-
ergy into the canvass. speaking in nearly
every county in the state. In all he made
over 20 speeches in upholdlng the cause o.
democracy. The natural republican ma
jority of Pennsylvania was too great to b,
overcome, however, and his competitor
Gen. Hastings, carried off the prize. Dur
!, ing the last national campaign he sup
, ported the Palmer and Buckner ticket
, making a number of speeches in its behal
in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland
and organized a local association in aid o
, the movement. He also took an active par
in forming the Pennsylvania Bankers as
ISOLATION.
Financial misfortune overlook Mr. Sing
; erly during the last few months of his life
when on December % last the Chestnu
Street national bank and trust compan,
were compelled to close their doors
, Messrs. Earle and Cook were made as
, signees of the trust company and man
ayers of plan looking to the liquidation
of the affairs of both institutions MI
3 Singerly promptly turned over to ther
' every personal asset he possessed, includ
, ing his interest in the Record. Since the
, a receiver has been appointed for the ban
and the affairs of it and the trust com
| pany are in process of settlement