The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-04
FUNERAL or WILLIAM G. CANN.
VIII Take Place From st. Johns
Church This Morning.

Church This Morning.
The funeral of the late William G.
Cam will take pace from st. Johns
Church at 10 o'clock this morning. Be-
sides the many friends and acquaintance
of the deceased the Chatham Artillery Of
which he was first lieutenant, and Pales-
tine commandery of knights Templar, of
which he was an active member, will at
tend in full uniform. The services at the
church will be conducted by the rector,
Rev. C. II. Strong. At Bonaventure the
Knights Templar will perform their fun
eral rites and the Artillery will fire a last
salute over the grave of their deceased
officer and comrade
Mr.. CAMS body arrived from Phiadel-
phia at AIS O'Clock yes ,erday afternoon
in charge of Col. George T. Cam. 1t was
accompanied by Mrs. Cam and her little
son, Willie, who were with the husband
and father at his death The party was
met at the depot by Mr.. j. Ferris Cam,
who was accompanied by Capt. George p.
Walker and several m NIB rs of the
Chatham Artillery in CT liens dress. The
body was taken to the late residence of
the deceased, No ia CASTOR street, west,
where it will remain until the funeral.
Many friends called at the residence dur
Ing the afternoon and evening TO express
their coincidence and sympathy with the
family, and to take a last look upon the
features of one whom they had so recent
ly known in the apparent possession of
full mental ana bodily powers
The honorary palibearers will be the
directors of the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, who are in the city.
Messrs. j. d. Weed, John C. Rowland,
Walter Coney Isaac c. Haas, w. c.
Powell and John LYONS, and Mai. J. II.
Stewart, and Maj. T.. d. Bertody. repre-
senting the Cotton Exchange The active
pallbearers will be Messrs A. B. Pal
mer, A. Seybrandt, W. l.. Wilson, A. NJ.
Bell, A. c.. Harmon, David Carson, II. S.
Dreese, ard H. Weber.
Besides the organizations mentioned, the
deceased was a member of Zerubbabel
Lodge of Masons, the Oglethorpe Club,
the Savannah Yacht Club. the Golf Club,
the Royal Arcanum, the Cotton Ex-
change and other commercial and social
organizations. The flags of the Cotton
Exchange, the Chatham Artillery, and
the Yacht Club. are at half mast. on ac-
count of the death of their deceased men,
Der. II has been suggested that 1t would be
an appropriate testimonial to the memory
of one, who had been so efficient as a
public servant. to place the flag of the
City Exchange at half mast to-day. To-
day being a holiday, however 1t may
NOT be possible to comply with this sug
gestion.
Col. George IT. Cam, who left the city
for Philadelphia on the first train after
being notified of his brothers death, was
asked yesterday for the circumstances OF
his demise. there being many friends who
naturally felt an interest in the sad de-
tails. Col. Cam said that his brother was
apparently much Improved when he reach
ed Philadelphia from New York, but that
last Monday he went cut, with his
little son TO show the latter
some of the sights. In some
way the little fellow became lost
from him. This gave the father a severe
shock which nearly overcame him. The
lad was not long absent and Mr. Cam
continued to carry out the programme
which he had mapped out instead of re-
turning to the house at once, although
Willie urged him to do so. He was much
better the next day, however, and on Wed
nesday was very bright and cheerful. His
physicians told him that there was nothing
the matter with his heart and that his
trouble was simply with his stomach.
They prescribed lime water and milk
which seemed to have an irritating effect
Thursday night, Mr.. Cam sat up
rather late talking with his wife
and the members of the Buck
man family, whom they were
visiting. 1t was after IL o'clock when he
retired and Mr.. Buckman was sitting by
his bedside talking with him. About IL 80
O'Clock he turned over on his side, as IL
to so to sleep, gave one or two gasps and
was dead.
After the constant assurances given Mr.
Cam by the physicians whom he had con-
suited that he was in no danger and that
the trouble was not with his heart, his
sudden death was a great shock to his
wife and friends. as well as to his rela-
tives here who had only recently received
encouraging letters from him.
remarkable coincidence in this con-
nection Is that The father of the deceased,
the late j. F. Cam, also died in Philadel-
phia, twenty-seven years ago. He was
also a sufferer from heart trouble, but
his death was attributed to indigestion.
William G.. Cam was only ten years of
age at his fathers death. with two youn-
ger brothers. With only a few more
years added 90 his age he became the
recognized head of the family and took
charge of the affairs of the estate, be-
sides exercising almost fatherly care Of
his younger brothers. His death Is a Sc
we're shock and grief to them as we'll as
10 their aged mother.
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