The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-29
OBITUARY..
Mr.. Henry Z. Simpson.

Mr.. Henry T. Simpson. superintendent of
telegraph of the Chesapeake and ONO
Railway. died at his home, NO SoZ East
Leigh Street. yesterday morning after
= brief illness. Mr. Simpson had been
in the empoye of the road tor eleven
wears. during that time being located III
Newport News and this city
Henry T. Simpson was born at VIII
rnington, Del. December .. 1Si5. lie en-
tered the service of the Morse Ie!eSraph
Company at Wilmington. Del, IN 1893
as messenger, where he learned to oper-
ate. AS operator. he then entered the
employe of the Delaware Railroad III
1861. While not actually in the military
telegram service Mr.. Simpson worked
through the war on the wire running TO
the headquarters of the Army or tue 70
tomac. which line was an extension OF
the railroad wire built down the PENN
s11la under the supervision Of that vete-
ran Superintendent, William IL HESS
connecting with a cable running across
the Chesapeake Bay to Fort Monroe.
Mr. simpson remained on this line as
dispa tcher until 1870. when he went 10
New orleans as assistant superintendent
Of the New Orleans and Jackson road
having charge OF the operators with
other duties.
gage in the construction of new rant
road which the panic of 1913 interrupted
He then located in Indiana, entering the
service Of the Wabash Railroad. where
no was chief train dispatcher ana re
NAMED until 1879 at which time ne lett
the railroad service to engage IN private
business.
In 1881 he returned TO Minnesota ana
engaged i'm railroading as assistant SUI
rar;nteudent for the following two years.
then again engaged in private business
Never getting entirely weaned away from
b;s old business he resumed rallroaolhS
in 1891. since which time he mas oecn IN
the service of the Chesapeake ana ONO
Railway as trainmaster at Ne"por.
News. Va, from which he was promotes
to superintendent of telegraph WHICH
position he held until death.
DE leaves a wife, five boys and two
e;r,s The funeral will take place from
bic residence No 902 East Leigh Street,
at $50 this afternoon.
Mr.. Joseph 7. kersey,
Mr. Joseph T. kersey was found deau
Yesterday morning at the home OF ms
so,,sir Mrs FANNIE Cohen. No. 1909 East
E,ranl,lin Street Coroner Taylor. VINO
waved the body. attributed the death 10
apoplexy. r,aor county
-, son of Mr. Meredith kersey, or
that county For many years ne i''o
lived in Richmond being an engineer en-
nloved on several of the river Jugs iis
was fifty-one years or age
He is survived by one daughter, Miss
posa kersev. his wife. who was Miss
rose Duke, having died several years ago
tie leaves one brother. Mr.. Charles ker-
Gov engineer at the Cedar works.
Tb funeral will take place this AFTER
noon at 4:3o O'Clock from Reddins under
taking rooms, No. 1894 East Main Street
Interment will be in lakewood.
Miss Mary Jane Elder.
Miss Mary Jane Elder died YESTERDAY
- 20 o'clock at the Virginia Home tor
Inc,Irables of typhoid-fever-
Miss Elder was seventy-nine years OF
saoe and had been an inmate OF the
home two years
she was the only sister of Mrs ,. y,
Flldens. No. II South Cherry Street she
had been i'll only one week. The funerai
will take place from the Home this morn
ing at 10 o'clock Interment VIII
be made in Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Annie McQuade Marrin-
Mrs Annie McQuade Marin. wife of
Mr.. John E. Marin. died last night at
9:15 o'clock at her home. No SS22s South
Fourth Street She is survived by her
husband and four children. The fu4
neral notice will be given later
Mrs, T. M. Powell.
Especial Dispatch to The Tires0
EMPORIA, VA, July 2S-Mrs- T. NJ.
Powell died yesterday II the home of
her brother-in-iaw. Mr.. l.. d. Browning.
in North Emporia, OF typhoid fever. She
was returning from a visit to her
mother in Petersburg TO her home iii
sLawrenceville. about fortnight since
and stopped over to visit sick relations
here. when she was taken i'll.
Mrs. Powell was sweet and gentle
lady. Had been married ssIiy a few
years. and leaves a little girl a little
over a year old The death is more dis
etressing to her family from the recent
sad afiiction. the death OF her brother.