The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-10
HON. WIN. MORRISON
PASSES AWAY
Ex-Mayor Of Carbondale and One Of
the Towns Foremost Citizens Sue
cumbs After Three Weeks illness.
His Interesting Career.

ward, one Of the most prominent hgures
in the business life of this community
and foremost citizen, passed away last
evening at u few minutes after SIN
o'clock.
Death was due to pneumonia, super
induced by an attack of grip when
prostrated MIR. Morrison about three
weeks ago.; A week ago pneumonia
developed, ms. Morrison's corpuiance
was fattorsngainst his recovery ana
the disease progressed rapidly.
Career Of Hon. William Morrison.
Hon. William Morrison was one OF the
rev profntheISt' "nfcn- in Carbonate WHO
passed away in recent years VINO was
conspicuous figure in the public eye al
most until the eve of his death
Though only in his sixtieth year lie
lived mes siring bis increasing eherss'
ind,,stry "a nd. u uct iyit ". many. years more,
and was longer identified with the citys
development than. many an aged pioneer
who long since retired from busy puisu1ls
Ito the quiet of reclining years Ever since
he left the Grammar school and wrestieu
with lifes problem. William Morrison
exhibited that, th'eless energy that rigor
and robustness that remained with him
,unti his prostration a few days ago. HIS
extra ordinary physique Indicated these
characteristics, characteristics that maze
him one Of the strongest figifeS IN the
, life of Carbondale for the last quarter OF
u century or more.
-. MIR. Morrison descended from one OF the
pioneer families of Carbondale. and 1t
was Il source of plide to the deceased to
feel that he wis q .rfatiye of the town
with which his father was so closely lden-
titled in whose early development he was
an important factor. Bartholomew Nor
rison, his father. came to Carbondale
from Ireland, just seventy years ago.
twenty years before Carbondale became
city. lie had the sturdy manhood and
strong characteristics that were trans
mttcd to his son and developed under
his rigorous, withal tender parental care
The senior Morrsons activity in the de-
velopment of the town carried him INTO
politics and for years he was ii justice or
the peace. whose sound common sense APP
pcation of the law and justice made his
opinions sought and valued even by law
ycrs Mhe were versed in the law.
Like his father. Alderman Morrison In
clined naturally to politics and when in
1874 when. only iii his thirty first year.
he was elected to the highest office in
the city; he was chosen as mayor on the
Republican ticket Because he was strong
and unswerving in his opinions he left the
office of mayor with some enemies even
among those who had been his friends. but
to whom he refused to yield on questions
on which he took what he thought WAS
the right stand. and even though his
" resolution injured himself and others Of
his friends. This was one of his strong
est characteristics his iirmness and ont
spoken mind for what he believed right.
On the death of the late Michael Lof-
tus. Mr.. Morrison was appointed by Gov
ernOr Hastings to the office of alderman
of the Third ward. At the following cleo
tion he was victorious over eX-Chief Of
Police William Gordon, the Democratic
nominee. Mayor of Carbondale and al
derman of the Third ward We're the prin-
,cipal offices he held. However. he was Il
tower of strength in politics OF the Third
ward. which he showed by his being APP
. pointed alderman as successor to
Democrat over the wishes of well or
'aniZed influence in the Democratic party.
William Morrison was born in Carbon
dale, March 1915, in proximity to his pres
ent bone, and was therefore in this six
tieth year. He obtained Il common school
education. that is. he spent Il few years.
leaving at all early age to take up driving
team lie followed the backsmithing
trade for fourteen years and at the end
of this period he became so interested in
politics that he made his way to the Of
flee of MAYOR. Subsequently he went
into the ice business which he conducted
under.t the name of the Crystal Lake Ice
COMPANY, which was continued under that
name after he disposed of 1t up to the
present
1t was during this time he was engaged
in the ice business that Mr.. Morrison put
to the test the remarkable strength and
endurance of his extraordinary phys, III
makeup. lie worked day and night with
regularity of succession and caused his
friends to marvel that he could retain the
vigor and freshness that he did. But this
untiring industry was so strongly cliar-
acteristic of him and he was of such
strong purpose that when he set out on
a mission he accepted all the conse-
uuencns to himself without the least
thought. In this case he saw OPP
portunitics of accomplishing certain
results that would give him the
start he wanted financially, and he strove
to the end regardless of the chances that
others might think he was taking In the
way of lossening his physical forces.
After disposing of the Ice business in
1876. after eighteen years service, Mr.,
Morrison became a furniture dealer and