The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03
REMAINS WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Funeral of the Late w. G. Cam win
Take Place Tomorrow Morning.

Take Place Tomorrow Morning.
The remains Of the late William G.. Cam,
whose unexpected death in Philadelphia
was announced in yesterdays Morning
News, are expected to arrive in the city
at AIS o clock this afternoon. Col. George
r. Cam, who arrived in Philadelphia yes
terday. telegraphed that he would lef otl
at o'clock in the afternoon with the bf'y,
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The funeral will take place from st.
Johns Church at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Rev c. H. Strong will con-
duct the services and the interment VIII
be in Bonaventure Cemetery. The Cnat-
ham Artillery and Palestine Commandery
of the knights Templar, with both OF
which organizations the deceased has peen
actively associated for a number OF years,
will pay the last tribute of respect TO their
deceased member. Mr.. Cam was an ems
thusiastic member of the Chathams and
had been the first lieutenant of the COM
pany for the last several years.
n No definite Information has been receiv-
ed here as yet as to the circumstances OF
Mr. Cams death. AS some of the tee-
grams announcing his death were dated
May 81 and others June ] 1t is taken for
granted that he died at the home of his
relative Mrs. Buchanan. This supposition
is borne out by a letter received yesterday
by member of the family from Mrs.
Cam, written Thursday. in which she
stated that her husband was not feeling
quite so well as he had been previously,
but that he was cheerful, and no appre-
henson was felt
A letter written by Mr. Cam himself
Thursday. and probably mailed that night,
to friend here, stated that he felt de-
pressed, and indicated that he did not
feel his condition as satisfactory as he
, would like, though there was no intima-
ton that he felt the end was near. Sew
eral letters written by him the day be-
fore and received by relatives and friends
here AFTER the announcement Of his death,
showed that he was very bright and
cheerful at the time, and that he felt 90
much improved that he had given up the
idea of his extended trip North, and in
tended returning here to resume his work.
Among the business men of the city
Mr.. CAMS death is greatly deplored
There have been few, if any, deaths In
recent years which have caused so much
gloom over the business community
| Other men, welding greater influence in
/ financial affairs of the city have passed
| away but for the most part they were
| those whose life-work had been-romplet-
| ed. Mr.. Cam was young, active, ano
| In the midst of most promising career
| which held out every hope of weil-round'
| ed success with ripper years. The stock
holders and directors of the Savannah
| Bank and Trust Company confess that his
| loss is a severe one to them. They al
ready looked upon him as the natura
| successor of the present head of the bank
| Mr.. j. d. Weed. who has several times
| expressed a desire to retire, and II i
| probable that had Mr.. Cam lived unit
| the next annual meeting THAI he would
have been placed at the head Of the in
| stitution, which he had already greatly
| strengthened by his able management a:
! cashier The directors of the bank have
appointed Mr.. d. c. Carson, the teller, t.
| fill che position of cashier until a regu
| lar election can be had.