The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-24
Manager Of Issaquah Coal Com
pany Succumbs to EFysipelas.
FATAL END WAS osExpecrso.


Wesley wilson manager ~ she fssaGsan
Gal Company. formerly he Seafsse 1ossi
ard Iran Company. 94ed yesterday morn
sar ri ~ O'Clock III Providence HOSPITAL
ffss E~afh ~ax sssss1..ss and IN great
measure unrxgecsaa. Mrs. Wilson, xbo
has BEEN constantly a. ske bssasass sifsss
he snsers<i the HOSPITAL. WAS wtta Aam winch
he Reathe6 hse EAxs.
tn Immediate ssus~ OF death was cry
sapesas. which de.ssoped sisghtly Saturday
morning. hsIt .uade rapid progress after
nixhsfai.. The disease was undoubtedly IN
his system previous 10 the time ne @as OPP
GRATED upon TOR cafscsr. and his restlessnesss
aggravated IT,
Last summer Mr.. Wilson hal trouble
with hss ieeth. The desstsns OF enc broke,
leaving q rough. sharp edge. which CUT
tie inner lining - the Iip. Mr. wilson did
nst give the mater serious attention. IN
fact, he had no idea OF danger. He Was
great smoker, AID The Constant use az To-
hsccn aggravated ttse abrasion dk tho ska,
The result Mas tobacco canesF IL DE-
v.sopea slowly bat surely. ard finally Mr.
Wilson decided 10 have all Doubts as 10 the
nature % his trouble set AZ rest
Tive weeks ago hs came 20 Seattle from
his home al Iss4qlsaA and hal a scierIiihc
examination made. The result did away
with tho slightest doubt that he MS VIC
tina OF cancer. An operation Was neces-
sary Lat Tuesday he as ain came 10 the
Easnser~tsrand hotel until Wednesday.
when ne entered the hospital. The opsr-
alton was performed the next day.
He wax getting along well that his
son. George, who had also been with him.
returned 10 issaqaah Saturday morning
Il was noticed that something was wrong
near one eye 1t Was thought. however.
that Dir. Wilson might have caught coz
Ha had been restless ard would get out OF
bed IL the opportunity afforded Itself.
Grows Rapidly Wor.e.
In the evening Mrs. Wilson was alarmed
To iind that the other side or his face had
commenced 10 swell. He grew worse rap
idiy and at ie.3o O'Clock Mrs. Wilson was
greatly alarmed Physicians were hastily
summoned. They said that the treatment
lislng pursued was the best. Mr. Wilson
tossed and tusnh.ed IN bed. and IL was only
by thu most constant watching that he
could be prevented from teaging the cloths
from his face. This condition kept up IN
fis about : ~ O'clock when he appeared 10
rest easier From this peaceful siesp no
passed away.
Mr.. Wilson IVES born near Philadelphia
Pa. IS years ago. His fathe. was William
Wilson. and his mother. Martha Jane
Wakefield Wilson. The family was
wealthy, and moved III high social circles.
Wesley wilson was given the benefit CT a
good edueaiion. Thea he embarked In the
coal huslneas. and In the course OF years
became OF the wssaishieSt ami best
known operators In Pennsylvania. He
made his hone in different cities of Penn
nyivania. among them beiag pittsburg
and Allegheny. Twelve or fifteen years
age business feverses came ard he saw
his large fortune. or the greater part OF
Il. swept away.
In August III 1859 Mr.. Wilson came 10 50.
attic. and the representative Of Penn
syiyanla stockhosa ses In slaa Seattle Coal
and Iron Company. ASSUMED management
Of the company. In March, 1884. the com
pany went snto The hands of receiver
Cen. Hryant being appointed. Mr. Wilson
WAS retained q. manager. When Gen
Bryant was replaced ny =. l. Hickman. IN
November. isg. AIR. WiIsoa retired TN
der the sale Of February !. issa and the
reorganization of Tie company as the Is
sauusis Ceal Company. Mr.. Wilson was
agsin made manager He held this posi-
tor zap u taa time OF his DEATH
Mr. Wilson waa prominently before the
public fer the first SIX months OF 1891. he
had a blk strike OH ni1 hands. and 4 was
IN this trying hour fha, ne showed hia
great managerial ability. lie ven even
II II did take half year Go DO IT, 1t WAS
the euimsaRflon or series ~ petty
strikes A vessel would ceme In and the
iahorsrs would demand an Increase OF
wages Tho case was urgent anl they
would bc granted their demand Finally
Mr.. Wilson came to the conclusion that
he could not stand Il any longer and he
pns his foot Down. He haa a hard time
30 keep II there. but he did, The National
Guard Of Washington was ordered aus
and isaaaaah swartned with bluecoafs
The miners held secret meetings. and fer
long sifne tbs situation was serious.
Mr. Wilson never showed any asl.Fatian
10 rese.ie from his raSltien and about
Jniy had the pleasure of Witnessing the
backbone ef the strike break
Made tssaauah His Home.
Mr., Wilson imssfe fssagaah ais hcme
from March :, isss. III II the tssIa % fa
death. he was strcng Republican. ana
was always Iseakad upon "a a factor In