The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30
SAD DEATH OF
LEWIS FLEMING.
He Passed Away at the Virginia Hos
pitaI Yesterday.
MADE A GALLANT FIGHT FOR LIFE
And Died Braveiy and Calmly-His
Funeral VIII Take Place at IL
O'Clock TO-MorrOw Morning
from His Fathers Residence.

Mr. Lewis Fleming died at the Virginia
Hospital at 1905 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. after suffering for week from
the effects OF a terrible wound. lie bore
the torture bravely and his end was
calm and peaceful.
His remains were taken last night 10
the residence Of his father, No SOC west
Grace street, whcrce the funeral Will
take place tomorrow morning at Il
O'Clock The interment will be made IN
Hollywood. The services wiz be con-
Quoted by Rev. J. Calvin Stewart, pastor
OF the Church Of the Covenant of which
Mr. Fleming was member The pail
bearers will be as follows;
Honary-Hon. IA. r. Pollard, r. H.
liarwood. b. Rand Wexford, George ..
Hooker. Jr, judge L. c. Minor, Judge
Il. H. Wexford. Hon. -. q. Richardson,
a. w. Patterson. Harvey Wilson, Hon.
Pew. Crump. Hon. r.. &. FOlkes. o..
Carlton Jackson, Professor Roger Greg
cry, James r. Poindexter, Charles -.
saville. Hon. g. l.. Christian, Mayor Z.
NJ. Taylor.
AiA4AN-i iiri lfr ADANAlfEf IL 'aNt'lNNNA o.
oscar Redford, Stewart BOwe, George
Walters. Charles Craddock, Russell Bar
gamin w. j. Duke.
a SAD DEATH
The death OF Mr.. FLEMING was one OF
the saddest which ever occurred IA this
city. One week ago last Friday he Jeff
Richmond for days hunting in Prince
Edward county, and the following morn
ing was accidentally shot. sustaining a
terrible wound in the left leg just below
the knee
Mr.. Edgar Venabe on whose farm he
was hurt, with prOmptness and Y0OA
judgment had him removed 20 his
fathers residence. and brought him 20
Richmond by the first train, reaching
here late Saturday night
He had sustained such a terrible shock
that the physicians We're not able 20
operate on him until the following after
noon. Even then his physicians nad Nut
little hope OF saving his life, ami only
did so because they knew that he must
otherwise inevitably die.
No young man was better known or
more universally beloved in Richmond
than Lewis Fleming lie was a true gem
tloman In every sense of the word, equal
~ courteous and oDnelng 10 every one
with whom he came IN contact.
He was born August g. 1874. and was a
son pf Mr. Warner l.. Fleming, the Well
known proprietor Of the Richmond Tobac-
co Company. He spent his life here beng
educated At Norwood school. Richmond
College, whore he studied law. ana Hamp-
den-Sidney College. near which he re-
ceived the wound which resulted in his
death, after days Of intense suffering,
and despite the very best mci'cal atten-
ton.
HIS BUSINESS LIFE.
Mr. Fleming entered the office of The
clerk OF the Chancery Court somc tlWe
ago as deputy clerk under Mr. Charles
W Goddin. but after "a term of service
there resigned his position. ana connected
himself with bis fathers business as
travelling salesman When Air. g. -.
SayiHe succeeded Mr.. GOddin he rendered
Mr. Fleming the position Of first Ceputy.
which the latter accepted and c0'crcd ~
once upon the discharge of the duties IN
cident TO the place.
How well ne has DISCHARGED them viii
be borne testimony To by b s. fellow TIM
ployes and every one who had occasion 20
transact business in the Chancery Court
Mr. Saviue regarded him more in the
light OF a warm personal iTien6 than
simply as an attache of his office and
feels that II will be hard indeed 10 All
the place that his sad death left vacant
His industry activity and intelligence
impressed every one who visited the
court