The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Mr.. TATUN DIES
IN MANCHESTER
Inhaled Flames From Lime Yes
terdaY.
DEATH OF SERGEANT FURGUsoN
Vel Known Men Pass Away Tic
Effects Of the Freshst-0ther
Notes IRON the South
Side.
Inhaled Flames From Lime Yes.
DEATH OF SERGEANT FURGUs0N
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r1samchestcr Bureau. Richmond Times.
No. l1U2 Hull Street
Arr " w. Ta;,ifr, one of the best citi-
gems tic city ever had. died yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. Mr.. Tatum came
to his death from inhaliDg lime and
e flame lie was employed as Waterman
AZ The new paper nils on the river front.
and tho rising water getting up INTO the
mill. the lime became aiire. Mn TatG1n
went into the mill TO try TO check the
fire. when in some manner he inhaled
the flames.
Mr. T. &. Bass was passing the mill
sl,olit 5 O'Clock with q. Mr.. jenkins. and
according 10 his statement, when lie first
saw the deceased he was sitting III The
i door crying for help.
Mr.. Bass went to the side of Mr.. Tatuu
,end asked what was the matter, when he
was shocked TO hear:
..J,,. burning up: take mo 20 q. doctor"
Mir. g'atum was placed In the buggy Of
AIR lass and taken 10 Wcisiger's drug
store, at sevcn,h and Hull Streets. Drs.
11il!. Mathews, ard Brodnax were SUM-
moncd Immediately. but found the pa
Iieat dead.
here was no better know. man in the
city han Mr.. Tatum. AT his home he
fTfas all that go to make the loving lius-
band and father
The deceased vas born in Prince George
county March 9. 1888 and lived there uE-
= til nearly grown. when he moved to Pc
tersburg. Al the breaking out of the war
ne fought gallanhy through the time,
serving three years and fifteen daEs III
& the Fifth Virginia Regiment Cavalry. UNI
der General Stuart and aftcr his death
arnder General Fitzhugh Lee. After the
war he moved 10 this city. where he had
= since resided. lie was a charter member
Of Manchester Lodge, Knights of Pytlias,
and also OF the Druids. Last Friday
night lie was elected for the third term
RS outside guard OF the knights of
Pytilias. He was q member of Balm
bridgc-Street Baptist Church. The ar
: engagements for the funeral have not been
made known yet. He is survived by Il
s wife and five children
IL Z. tuR5 USDN.
H. C. Furguson. the popular. genial and
much loved City Sergeant. died yesterday
morning at 1880 O'Clock from a stroke OF
paralysis, which he received about 4:30
o'clock in the morning.
The Sergeant ATTENDED TO his duties al
siis office Monday and came home at
night in The best OF spirits. As WAS his
custom. he started TO The jail about
O'Clock, going through the alley near
his house and back of the store OF X. a.
Bowen. He was found by Mr.. Y. Math-
ews lying in a stupor in the rear of the
meat shop of Mr.. Stein about $50 o clock.
AIR Mathews took him into the house OF
Mr.. Stein lie was soon taken 10 his
- horne. No. 1909 Bainbridge Street, where
he died at 1859 O'Clock. without reSalnlnS
consciousness.
lie. was the Oldest son of Daniel Eur
suson and Mrs Annie NJ. furguson who
now survives him, together with two
brothers. McssrS W. d. and Herbert
{ Turguson.
Miss Annie Fitzgerald, a niece of de-
ceased, lives at the old homestead Mr.
Furguson succeeded the late Sergeant
Fitzgerald TO the office Of Sergeant, ana
was elected in the spring OF 1900.
Tire funeral arrangements have not as
yet been completed.
EFFECTS OF MATER.
Merchants and other business men Of
The city are very much Inconvenience ~,
all telephone connections over the Old
'nhone having been cut Off The large
cable of the Bell Telephone Company,
which runs across AIayo's bridge, was
broken, and part of ii swept away by the
freshet Many business men have only
one phone and are greatly hampefed ~
the disconncction.
Robbers have been making themselves
felt In this city i'll the past week. Nj.
Ollie Eagle was the last victim, he beinS
held up Monday night about o'clock at
the corner OF Eleventh and McDonough
he had with him. lie was accosted by
two men wearing masks. who demanded
4 that he hold up his hands. Mir. Eagle
Z was l,narmed, and could do nothing but
submit TO the robbery. He wore Il gold
watch which was not molcsted. Mr..
Eagle thinks that one of the robbers was
a. negro and the other a white man. The
police have no clue TO work on, and there
Is little hope of their apprehension.
lia' .fn eta lAlR
: Sunday, for two robberies have been re-
ported to- have occurred Sunday. The
home OF Mr.. W. b. Brooks was entered
and Il part OF a fruit-cake and 50 cents
was taken Monday afternoon the house
was again entered and an oyercoat taken.
The Chief is under tho impression that
the theft WAS done by small boys. wlle
were in the neighborhood.
Inc home of Mrs. Neal in Marx adLi-
Hon, was entered Sunday and u hat and
three overcoats We're stolen. The police
arc after these parties and hope to catch
them in q few days. They are getting
& entirely too numerous in the city.
personal MENTION
Mr.. r. 4. Brittle of No. 5j6 West
Eighth Street formerly foreman OF the
Southern shops left on Christmas Day
fer his new homo in Suriy county.
Miss Myra Mood, No. 1lG5 Semmcs
Street. who had her finger Very badly
hurt in u machine at Aliens factory on
FRIDAY, the goth, is Improving.
Master Clyde ctis Wood, of No. III
Semues Street is improving.
Central Methodist Church Will give their
Christmas tee to-night at The ola chuSch
on Ninth Street, and an enjoyable time
q IS promised to all.
Mrs. 5. L, Nannaliy is very i'll at her
homo, No. 2l9 East Ninth Street
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