The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-11
DEATH THE REAPER.
Three Citizens of Worces-
ter Die Very
Suddenly.

George Frost Lee, bookkeeper for the
suddenly yesterday noon at his apart
ments, IS Pleasant street, from an at
tack of apoplexy.
Mr.. Lee was in good health appar-
emily Tuesday evening when he left the
gas companys office, after finishing up
his days work, and in the evening
talked with several other employees of
the company. He was on the street
early in the evening and did not COM
plain to any one Of feeling badly.
Yesterday morning he did not come
to the office of the company, which
was out of the ordinary, and as his
desk contained some books which are
needed at the Office at all times, Chris
topher A. Lynch, cashier of the coma
pany, went to Mr.. Lees apartments,
about IL o'clock, with the intention of
getting the keys to his desk. When he
got there he found the door locked.
With the assistance of one of the en-
ployees of the house he forced the door
and found Mr.. Lee lying on the bed in
a semi-conscious state, partly dressed.
He was breathing heavily, and
seemed to be in great pain. DR.. Brick
was summoned and after an eXamina-
ton, stated that Mr.. Lee was suffer-
ing from a stroke of apoplexy. He
lived but a short while.
AS soon as his mother, Mrs. Dorcas
B. Lee of IL Dean street learned of
her sons indisposltion, she hurried to
his rooms and was alarmed to find him
dead. She said he had visited her
Tuesday evening and stayed at her
home for about an hour, talking over
family matters. He was in excellent
health apparently, and seemed to en-
joy the conversation between himself
and mother.
At times during the past year he
seemed to realize that he might at any
moment succumb to such an attack,
but of late he has never been heard to
complain.
Mr.. Lee was a son of the late Samuel
P. Lee of Springfield and was bnrn
at Chatham, N. Y, 81 years ago. At the
age of 16 he entered the Central Ma
tional bank, and became a first-class
bookkeeper. For number of years he
was with the Washburn & Moen Com
pany as bookkeeper, holding a respon-
sible position, and left to accept SIM
liar one with the Cleveland Iron works
at Cleveland, 0.
He returned to Worcester about 10
years ago and entered the employ CT
the Worcester Gaslight company, and
has remained with that company since,
Besides his mother, he leaves one sis
ter, Mrs Richard Mitchell of this city
and one brother, William Lee, of New
York city. He was unmarried. Al
though familiar figure on the streets
of Worcester, he was more reserved
than the ordinary man. He was not g
great society man but had many
friends, who were much attactN1 tc
him.
Among the employees of the gas COM
pany he has many friends, and Mr.
| Lannson, president of the company, sta
| ted yesterday that he was skillful and
competent and has been trusted anc
faithful employee Of the company. Nc
arrangements were made for the fu-
neral last night. The body was taken
in charge by Sessions & Sons aftes
Medical Examiner f. H. Baker exam
ined 1t and pronounced death due &c
apcplexy. 1t was taken to their ware
rooms on Trumbull street, where 1t was
prepared for burial.
Mr.. Lee is descended from Gen. Rob-
ert z. Lee, commander-in-chief of the
confederate army, and it was often SAID
by his friends that he resembled Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee. commander of Seventh
army corps, now in Cuba