The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
FOX MAULL DEAD
WAS A LEADING CONFEDERATE
VETERAN OF ALABAMA.
End Came at His Home on South
Court Street After Two Weeks
Illness from Appendicitis.

Mr.. Fox Maui died yesterday afternoon
at his home on South Court Street. He
had been i'll two weeks and his friends
were not prepared for the sad news of
yesterday.
He was stricken with appendicitis and
from the time ne took his bed his anx-
ious friends knew that he was danger
ousfy I'LL Day after day his Confederate
comrades called to see him, hoping vainly
that some unexpected change would
come
To the Confederate soldiers of Mont
gamery and Of Alabama his: death is al
most p calamity. He was as near to them
as brother. Into every work that had
for its object the welfare of the vete-
ran wearers Of the grey he put his en-
ergy and his love.
His devotion to his comrades Of the
Lost Cause was one of his strongest char
acteristics. To them he gave an OPEN
handed, fraternal love and q plea from
needy Confederate soldier to him never
went unheeded. He was one of the NOV
ing spirits in the noble work that is build
ing a home for the helpless old soldiers
at Mount ain Greek. To this cause he
gave his time and his means unstintedly.
His comrades in Camp jeff Falkner pay
tribute to the inestimable aid which he
has given the Mountain Creek Home.
He was ever proud of his service in the
uniform of Confederate grey and in 1t
he will sleep his last sleep.
Mr.. Maui was the soul Of generosity,
His charity embraced every worthy
cause He had part in every work for
his people and his city. He was public
spirited in a marked degree and his coun-
sci and aid in public endeavor will be
sadly missed.
Mr.. Maull was reared near Benton,
Ala. AS a beardless youth he went to
the front In the Jeff Davis Artillery. He
served CALAMITY and with distinction I'M
I'll his capture.
confined in the great prison at Elmira,
N Y The prison was considered the
strongest In which war prisoners were
confined. He and few of his comrades
conceived and successfully carried out
plan Of escape. They undertook the ar
duous task of digging tunnel beneath
the prison walls under the eye of their
guards. With infinite patience and en-
during energy they worked night after
night until the tunnel was completed and
they breathed the air of freedom.
The incident of their escape and long
journey to rejoin their commands has
been the subject of many magazine and
newspaper articles. The men who es-
capped together from Elmira religiously
celebrate the day of their deliverance and
in this celebration Fox Maull participant
ed every year until his death.
After the war Mr.. Maull became iden-
titled with the lumber industry. He was
one of the best known, successful lum-
Der men in the State.
He leaves a wife and three children.
two daughters and one son. He was 60
years of age.
The funeral will takep lace This after
noon at $3.50 o'clock from the Clayton
Street Methodist Church The services
will be conducted by Rev. NJ. H. Holt,
the pastor, assisted by DR.. Frazier. The
following Confederate soldiers will serve
as pall-bearers: J. H. May. Paul San
Kuinetti, ]. NJ. Riley. John Purifoy, Hal
T. Walker. George F. Mcdonald. ]. B.
Fuller and B. NJ. Washburn. The pail
bearers will wear Confederate uniforms
Mr.. Maull was a member of both Camp
Lomax and Camp Falkner. United Con-
federate Veterans and members of both
camps will attend the funeral services.