New-York tribune., 1899-07-11
GEORGE WELLS CHENEY.

cooroa Wells Cheney died at his home. Point
Comfort Just on the outskirts OF Peekski4' on
Sunday noon the result Of injuries 10 his spine re-
ce,ved on Friday morning while ne was supervis-
ing some workmen who were making repairs anu
,rnnroyements in his cottage. A scanolding feil
and knocked him of roof on which ne was
standing twelve feet from the ground one OF MS
worknen William Travis. had a leg broken ana
Nlr Cheney was not apparently injured oeyohu
shock and some bruises DR.. Perley H. Mason at
tended both the injured men On Saturday MI
Cheney became worse and Or. Charles A. knight
was called in. Both physicians were almost con
stantlv in attendance but It wes found thai MT
Cberev's spine was severely injured and ne could
not recover.
Mr. Cheney was a quiet and unostentatious man
and shrank from the public eye. Ihs char ac'ei'S
nc had kept him from places OF honor ana emoiu-
,nar+ He was a great reader, and spent many
hours with his books and magazines, not the Ieasl
among which was his Tribune, 10 which paper ne
had been q subscriber for over quarter OF d CEN
turv and which he read and believed in every day'
He always had been a Republican, and though
taking no active part few people were better
posted on the political conditions and questions OF
the day than he
Mr. Cheney was born IN Middletown- Conn., on
July IS 1888 After an education al the puo'l0
schools ne became interested in the SILK mahulac-
tory IN Manchester, Conn and for many years
was connected with 1t. He came from Wei
known old New-England family. Of which there
were TWO branches. one going north 10 New-Hamp-
/ shire and from which Ex-Governor Cheney OF
New-Hampshire came. and the other remaining IN
| Connecticut where the name became so associated
with the silk industry as 10 become Wen Ail""N ~
all this part Of the country.
| Mr. Cheney amassed a competence In Manches-
ter and then for several years was In TaTryto"n
in the manufacture OF car stoves. but the state
/ lav which prohibited their made business so
duu in that line that he gave II up. Then ne was
/ at Fort Montgomery for q while, and from there
/ came 10 Peekskin some three years ago. He pur-
! chased house and several acres Of rough land
! on Travis Point and named II Point Comfort Inc
Mace clearing II, planting flowers and trees, oud-
/ Ing a pier where ne kept MS yachts ana MAKING
/ place which has been noted by many people as
/ they have passed II the cars
/ He was connected with no organization eXcep'
| Neho Lodge Knights OF Honor. Of Manchester
/ which ne had helped organize years ago. he was
Of a charitable disposition and generous to fauII
Few knew OF his gifts although many OF the poor
1 OF PeekskiN testify 10 MS charlty. -
/ He responded 70 Lincolns hrst call TOT troops
/ and often would tell Of how General Joe HaW-
lev, was writing an editorial for The Hartford
/ SCurant" when the call for troops came and
/ "FYghfing Joe" said he was on 10 the war. Nr
| Cheney al once enlisted under Hawey, and served
Dirb ne ist Company lst Connecticut Volunteers
during their first enlistment: On account OF physi-
/ cal disa biiitv however, he did not re-enist
! NJ Cheney leaves a widow and one son. VINO Is
q resident OF Poughkeepsie. There VIII be ser
/ --ice al his nome this afternoon at o CLOCK 4he
/ burial will De at Manchester tomorrow