The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21
THE MORTUARY ROLL.
HOWARD DowxEy; WELL KNOWN
CITIZEN, DIES SUDDENLY.
Dr. A. u. Morri-s, "a Wen known
Texan. Dies In This city OF
Aporlexy-Othcr Deaths.


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H. n. DoWhey, senior memoer OF IN
firm OF r. II. Downey q Bro, railroa
contractors. died very suddenly Wednes
/ 49, 49,. ..l,.. -. -,
~ $3.50 800 - -
siructioh camp scvcrni miles nortn o
st. Martinsyiie, La. The body arrive
ON tbe so,thern p,cif,c Iast night. nm,
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vac ''i"'e''ateiy eon'eye" " ii'' '"'e 'oNi
debce' 1916 Main street. The tuneral VII
| take place this afternoon at o'clock from
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oie'"'N"o"n 'ne ueceaSeu was inenioe'
kev. Mr.. Seth ward. pastor or Shear
| Methodist church, VIII conduct the ser.
v,co. me ,ati l.,r,,s .r, a.. roti,y.
49,
Onarles I. Shearn, camille flliot u. A.
| RcIcbardt. w. w. Thomas, Ingham s.
Roberts and John II. Patrick. lntermepi
VIII be In Glenwood.
Mr.. Downeys death was shock "a
Houston, He was we'll known in both So
cial and business circles, having spent the
greater part OF his life in this city. no
left his home and his young wife, whom he
married only eight months ago, shortly AZ
ter Christmas time. and went TO ST. Mar
tirsvlle. La, where the firm had in charge
the construction of a twenty. five mile OK
tension of Tho Morgan Louisiana and TeNas
railroad part of the Southern Pacific sye-
fem Since going into the fold Mr..
Downoy gave his personal SUPERVISION 10
Tho worl, and rushed II forward that his
at,entiou might soon no directed TO other
construction
"Wednesday night from what the meapre
information ,old Yesterday Mr. Dowley
had prepared TO come TO Houston. want
mo ia nrrivo vcstcrdav morninp and was
a,sinc HE r,nal husincss orders 10 the
n,r'us ,ornr go that inc ,yorl, could rrt,S
,,r.,,s In he ahsorce Thoro had NOT becn
! connioirt from him during ,ho doy and
III an,r,,, ma c,ona,.a, de,earor we're na
hrtch, as ovcr wbiIe ronvcrainp ba fell
,,h y,, 90 l., so,, ,,o,,,an,.
The ne ,s Of his dcoth first reached uous-
ton over Tho soutborn paciric yyi,,ea vcs.
terdnv morninr 4 tn,egram was imme.
a u,uuy nlo'"'ns' $50 a'm was INV W.
apenj If ,bc GaIyasion Honsto, ana ,Ien.
doryon. has head1narlers. A reply came
that the dead mans brother was in Iious-
loil on business VISIT ana ne WAS iouhd
Inv 49,, s,.' ~, 49, VI, wan
Grief stricken. Mr. Dowpey HURRIED 10 inc
home of his mother and the wife Of the
deceased, at 1915 Main street, and broke
~ on,'o ~, a. ',',' ,,. .,'1,s WIS
for burial. and kilograms were sent IN tohn
A. powney. n brother, nj Columhia and Ia
Harry Downoy. another brother nj conyoe
Both arrived In Houston last NIGHT
Deceased WAS Rs wears of moo and for Tho
last twenty years had been n resident Of
Houston He wag born in virginia nenr
Norfolk where his father vas n Inrcc nIan
tation owner. He wpe a man Of sterling
business qualifications. competent 10 conc
with the best in his chosen line. and with
HE aid OF his brother. John A. powuey,
Was building "A business tn stnnd fnren,ogt
In railrona circles Of roxas Ja vas
member of the Elks. also the Light Cuari
among whom lie was looked upou ns mo
heat or men. The former orvanization ,viu
In the funeral today
Mr.. Downey was recently married n,
Lafayette, Ind, to Mics Margaret Watkins
II that city.
Or A. II. Morriss died AT o'clock ves-
ora,y os,nr,a,,, -. ~, wv,
.ht' Ao ",anuo' anu 'ro remains WIN be
'hiPpcd inns morning to BRENNAN, his old |
lome, for interment.
nr. Morriss WIS n well know, c,t,vo, a,
rexns tho,gh no no., sna,, 49,, ,'''~vn VI
on only ABOUT hvc months Several days
go he had II stroke OF apoplexy, from the
fleets OF which he noyer rallied TN, a.
eased formerly uved In wnshiN',,on 80,
y WHARF Ia, n.,,,t,l =. = a. ..'''e N"
nd WIS n,,,i 'neS , uleuiNihe for years,
,urtor n, 49, w" Ms ioiuilS from
ather being DR. r wv ~ No aJlneSIse' ms
years of age. He removed to Texas in