Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-15
DIED In THE NIGHT.
MIR. JEREMIAH MORTON Fo'Nn
DEAD IN BED YESTERDAY.
HB HIS ON THE STREET MONDAY.
He Had Been Indisposed for scvcrni
Days-An Old and Highly-Respect-
ed Citizen-DircctOr I'm the Il. ii.
TAYLOR Co.-FuncraIs To-day.

Mr.. Jeremiah Morton. one OF the mos
highly respected Of RIchmonds older citi'
zens died suddenly during Monday night
in his room. at his clearinghouse. NO
u5 east Franklin street. Deceased
though at his place of business MONDAY
until 3 u. NJ. was complaining, and nad
been indisposed for several days but he
did not consider his condition as serious.
He was last seen alive at S:2O<o'clock
Monday night, when servant visited
his room. He asked the servant to leave
the gas burning. as he wanted to read,
and the light was. still burning when the
| Coroner visited the room yesterday morn
| ing.
When the servant called deceased for
breakfast yesterday morning no answer
was received, and the fact was reported
that Mr.. Morton could not be aroused.
The people in the house made an investi-
cation and found him lying in bed in
natural position, cold in death.
He had evidently died quietly in the
night from natural causes, and the Coro-
ner so decided.
SKETCH OF HIS tAlElsh'
Mr.. Morton was IS years Of age, and
since his coming to Richmond from Fred
ercksburg in April, 1855. had been the
valued book-keeper Of +. Il. Taylor q
Co.. at their Main-street store. lately be-
coming a director in the company.
Mr.. Morton was a native of Culpeper
where he resided until in early life he
married Miss Charlotte w. Turner. of
Orange. when he removed TO SpOtsyl-
yania. and alternately taught school and
farmed.
He was a man Of literary tastes. an
entertaining conversatiOnalist, and fond
of books. lie was OF a poetic turn of
mind. and his scrap-book contained many
credtable verses of his own composition.
lie was OF "A quiet nature. but very en-
ergetic and a hard worker.
He came TO this city eleven years ago,
and had been connected with the J.. b.
Taylor Company ever since. lie leaves
two sons-Messrs. Jeremiah and Wallace
Morton-who are farming in Spotsylvania.
and two daughters one Of whom, Mrs.
Aleck DeJarnette. lives in Caroline. He
is also survived by a brother Judge
James w. Morton, of the County Court
Of Orange
REMAINS To GO AWAY.
The remains will be taken to Summit,
in SpOtsylvania county. this morning al
SAj O'Clock, and the funeral will take
place from the residence near there. The
deceased's cousin. Mr.. W. Chase Morton,
and Mr.. A. j. Parrish. secretary Of the
i. r. Taylor Company, will accompany
the remains.
FUNERALS TO-DAY.
The funeral of Mr.. John Howard Will
take place from St. Pauls church this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. and the remains
will be Inferred at Hollywood.
The funeral Of Mr. John Enders, ST., /
will take place from the residence, No. |
6l9 east Franklin street, to-day at y /
o clock. The pall-hearers will be:
Active-Messrs. Mayor Taylor. Judge |
Witt. Lewis Aylett. Allen Stokes, T.. +. /
Crump, William Royal. Ben. Wherry, II. |
l.. CGbell.
Honorary-Mcssrs. Silas Shclburne, /
Judge T. c. Minor. Major Phil. Sutton, /
and Or. Richard Crouch.
The daughters of the deceased from /
Charleston and Baltimore reached here |
Monday.