Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-30
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Nj. VIM Andrews Death Occurs
Unexpectedly Wednesday
Evening.
Falls After Alighting From a Car.
riage and q Blood Vessel Is
Ruptured
Was a Leading Capitalist and a
Successful Business Man
Biographical.

Biographical.
The fourth startling death for Mar
shalltoWn in as many days occurred
Wednesday evening at about s o'clock
when Mr.. William Andrews. one of the
most prominent and successful bust
ness men of the city, fell in his barn, iii
alighting from his carriage, and sus-
tanned rupture of blood vessel in
the BRAIN causing instant death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews had just re-
turned from an evening drive aud en-
tered their premises, at the corner Of
Fourth and Jerome streets, from the
West entrance. 1t was quite dark and
as the switch key, turning on the cleo
tricity In the incandescent lamp, was
! located in the southeast corner Of the
building, Mr.. Andrews alighted from
the carriage to turn on the light. AS
ne attempted to walk from the carriage
to the key his right foot caught upon
the heavy iron weight used in litching
the horses, and owing to an artificial
limb, he fell with full force to the floor
! Mrs. Andrews was still in the carriage,
heard her husband murnur Oh, and
/ as soon as possible alighted, turned on
the light and was at his side. He
sasped but twice and never uttered
word. but with the hope that he was
only unconscious as the result of the
fail, word was Immediately sent for as
#sistance. Mr.. II. w. Shove. neighbor,
and Rasmus Edwinson. coachman for
the Andrews, We're soon to reach the
scene Mr.. Shove Immediately left for
the city fora physician, while Mi. Eds
winson assisted Mrs. Andrews in re-
moving Mr.. Andrews to the house. Two
physicians We're summoned and
reached the unfortunate mans side in
a Very short time. but he was beyond
the aid of all human skill An exam
nation was made, however, and it was
found that death had been caused by
I! the rupture of blood vessel in the
| brain, probably induced by the severe
| strain and brief excitement in trying to
save himself from falling when he
stumbled. Death, so the physicians
5claim, was instantaneous.
The news of the sudden death spread
4
was soon filled with neighbors and
/ friends anxious to do anything and ev-
/. erything to comfort Mrs Andrews. who
4 Mrs. Charles Duftield. being absent
I from the city. in company With her
! hus band, IN Des Moines kilograms
We're Immediately sent to relatives. but
4 il was ialpossibleSio reach Mr. and Mrs.
D al M,
4 c. p. Mills of Clinton, distant rela-
tive of the Duftields, went to Des
Aloines and found Mr. and Mrs. Duff
( TO ALLOW the INTO board the Chicago &:
4 Northwestern train to this city at 9.35
O'Clock.
Mr.. Andrews was born October o.
4 1872. in Colutnbiana county. Ohio, and
4 was the son of Daniel and Mary Il. An
i drews. He was born ofsstaunch Quaker
u stock, his parents being of The good old
Y fashioned Friends. In the fan of 1876
! Mr.. Andrews parents emigrated to
what was then the far west. coming to
Marshall county, Iowa, with nine of
their children, the eldes daughter, then
married, remaining in Ohio. The fam
lilly located north of MarshalltoWn, at
II and later as Maulsby, where Nj An
4 dreWs made his home until the spring
5Eof 1878, when he came To Marshalitown.
/ On January 3. 1878. in this city. Mr.. An
j drews was united in marriage by the
/ late Or. Hurd to Miss Hattie Briggs, of
4 AIahaska county. When Mr.. Andrews
located in MarshalltoWn he engaged in
the real estate business and III it he
=
i grew and out Of ii developed Il loan
i business that has been exceeded by no
4 one firm in the city. In recent years
4 the real estate part of the business has
4 been only a secondary Consideration,
4 most all of his time being devoted to
4 making loans and looking after large
4 line of fire Insurance. Mr.. Andrews
4 was highly successful in his ventures,
being an excellent tinancier and very
careful in his investments. During his
business career he enjoyed the conf
\ 5denee of the community To an extent
unsurpassed by any man in the city.
He had accumulated considerable
wealth and his estate IS valued Well UP
Il in The thousands.
Mr.. Andrews never had any ambition
4 for public office. altho he had been ap-
sEproached many times by friends who
wished him TO be a candidate for one
municipal position or another His
4 early religious training also had its in
ifluence in the fact that he cared moths
ing for secret societies and never be-
Hslonged to any Of the many orders
sought BY most men of his worth and
Il character.
4 Mr., Andrews wasa member of a large
family, eleven children having been
i born TO his parents. One son, Thomas
islwood. died in infancy; Mrs. Lizzie
Fogg, a daughter. who resided at Prai-
4 rieville. died IN 1891, and Mrs. Sarah
4 Teagarden, of Boone died about four
years ago. The living sisters and bros
theirs of the deceased are Mrs Margaret
II II .1pvd5 of Prairieyiila. Mr. Isaac. II NJ