The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-03
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
James Slavin, Aged ~, Passes
to the Beyond
While Sitting in His Chair at
His Daughters Home.
There Was No One Else in the House
at the rime-ApopIexy is Thought
to Have Been the Cause
of His Death.

About g O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. NJ J. Fitzgerald. of the grocery
firm of Fitzgerald & Lannan, and Mrs.
FITZGERALD, left their home, at Szf Tyler
street. to go out driving, leaving MT
James Slavin Mrs. F'itzgerald's father
seated in an arm chair at the sitting
room window.
The old gentleman was reading, but
as the couple started to leave the hou-e
he called out:
..Tn watch for you to come back. ard
come down and open the gate, 50 you
can drive in without having 10 get
out. , 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald remained out
driving for about two hours, retuThlns
shortly after O'Clock. AS they uroNe
nm to the gate at the rear OF the yar4,
nv noticed that Mr. Slavin was st1ll
sitting in the chair at the WlnooW' pu.
that his head had dropped IofNd tU O1i
his breast as if asleep -..,,+
Your father is asleep, ana We won
disturb him by calling" said Mr. F1tz-
gerald to his wife as he stepped out OF
the buggy and opened the gate;
After helping Mrs fltzgSIa tit -
alfehr from the buggy, Mr. t1tzgerala
busted himself unhitching ana caring
for the horse He had taken the am
maIinto the barn, when he was slartleu
bv screams from the house
He rushed out of the barn ana up lle
walk leading to the house, and was met
al the door by his wife. Her face was
pallid and she was eXcltedIy ci4sl'il
and unclasping her hands.
FEATHER is deadi'' she cried frant-cal-
" to her husband. He was dead IN
the chair when I came IN
Mr.. Fitzgerald quickly MADE ms Mas
To the sitting room. Mr.. SlaVln was
still sitting upright in the chan, put
his head was thrown over one sue IL
stead of leaning upon his Drea1SO- ~
her frantic efforts to wake nm MIS-;
Tritz1eraId had raised his head, ana
when she left him, it dropped TO one
side. ,-o ,f+a,
When she entered the house. aIt t,et
leaving the buggy, she had no thoughl
+bet her father was other than sleep
ing. She removed her wraps ana hslt7
ed a lamp and then walked over u the
chair to wake her father IL. -,
Father" she said as she lalu neI
hand ON his shoulder, its getting laIe
and you had better get up. mt
Her father made no response; ms
eyes were closed and his head sunk Tor
ward and the book which ne mao Oeeh
rsadin~- lay on his knees with ms hahoS
clap1ed over it 7,;+.,.-a,1,7
,-aneated. this time gently shaking MN
Nv the shoulder and bending her head
toward him. As she bent forward she
noticed for the first time that ne was
nossibilitv of the truth flashed up
On her and she quickly grasped one q
his hands lying elapsed on ms knee NEE -
heavily as she let 60 She pfeSSeu uSA
head to his heart but there was ~, no
sound. He had been dead for probably
she became frantic and raising her
fathers head tried to call him back 70
/ fe. at the same time screaming tor
help At last she gave II up anu ran -
the door to meet her husband
When Mr. Fitzgerald entered the
room he picked up the body ana
stretched it out on couch anu anu tn lSsI
of "a
had been attracted by his WIRE
screams for a physician IN the nope
that some spark of life remained: "A
physician arrived a few minutes aL1er7
toard but pronounced Mr.. Slavin dead
It is believed that the cause Of his
death was apoplexy- He was - years
of age and was in good health lof =
man of his years.
Mr.. Slavin was one of the old resi-
dents of Topeka He came here ye'tTS
ago and was one of the first men to
take employment in the Santa F'e shops
when they were established here. The
last work he did was the management
of the feed store run in connection WITH
FITZGERALD & Lannan's grocery bust
ness.
Mr.. slavin was a widOwer, and leaves
but two children besides MRS FltzgeI-
AID. His son, John Slavin, is travelling
passenger agent of the santa Fee with
headquarters at Denver. HIS other
daughter, Miss Mary Slavin,is IN con-
vent at Santa Fe, New Mexico Both
have been sent for and will probably
arrive today.
The funeral services will be held at
the Church of the Assumption tomor-
row morning at 8 o'clock. The inter-
Tneut will be in Calvary cemetery.
Thousands suffer from Catarrh OF
cold in head and have tried the popular
remedy There is no longer any ex-
cuse. as a 10 cent trial size of Ely's
Cream Balm can be had of your drug
fu4 ar mail if for 10
size so cents.