The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-03
BUSY LEE B ENDS.
Gudden Death OF william sinEerl,

AuQ0en Death OF William SinEerlyy
sssssthe Well-Known Journalist.
Philadelphia. Feb. %. illiam M.
singerly died suddenly Mt his residence.
1901 Locust street, Sunday afternoon.
Heart disease was the immediate cause
ofsdeath. Mr.. Singerly had been suf-
fering for about ten days from cold,
and had remained at home since last
Wednesday, although his indisposition
was in no way serious. While sitting
in his bedroom smoking cigar he was
seized with a violent fit of coughing,
and Immediately fell over dead. In
the room at the time were Mr.. Singer
ly's:granddaughter, Miss Mabel Singer
;ly Meredith, and two servants. His
;son-in-law, James s. Mccartney, had
left few moments before the sudden
end came, leaving MIR; SingerIy 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 daughter,
Mrs 1s. 2. Singerly Balch, who is at pres
emit touring Europe
William NJ: singerly 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 Singerly pulp and paper mill.
He was member of the Paramount park
commission, and until lately the treas
.urer. and trustee Of the Philadelphia
commercial museum. He was born in this
city on December q, 1882, and with the
exception Of a brief period in his early
manhood when he conducted a 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 Will
liam returned here to assume the manage
ment OF the Germantown Passenger Rail-
way company. In 1877 he bought the Rec
ord, then comparatively feeble journal.
and brought it 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 70 speeches in unfolding the cause of
democracy. The natural republican ma
:jorhy of Pennsylvania was too great to be
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 behalf
- in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.
and organized a. local association in aid of
the movement. He also took an active pa ri
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 Chestnut
Street national bank and trust company
were compelled to close their doors.
Messrs. Earle and Cook were made as
signees of the trust company and man.
ayers of a plan looking to the liquidation
of the affairs of both institutions. Mr.
Singerly promptly turned over to them
every personal asset he possessed, fnclud.
ing his. interest in the Record. Since then
q receiver has been appointed for the bank
and the affairs of 1t and the trust COM
pany are in process Of settlement.