Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-04
JAMES ". CAMERON DEAD MANY P|cKERS NEEDED
SUODENLYSTRICKEN WITH HEART DISEASE
He Was President of Cream City Sash Door
Company and Had Many Other Interests
in Milwaukee and in This Section.

While out riding on the Cedarbure
Plank road Friday afternoon in Mil
waukee James W. Cameron, president
Of the Cream City Lumber company
and one of the best known lumber.
men of the state, was stricken with
heart disease and died in his buggy
Mrs. John G. Post, 227 Twenty-third
street, was in the buggy with Mr.
Cameron. She called a boy to hei
assistance and had him drive Mr.
Cameron to the pOStOff1ce at North
Milwaukee, only two blocks away,
where physicians were summoned, bat
Mr. Cameron was already dead. The
body was then brought to the city and
was taken to his home, 3200 Wells
street.
Mr.. Cameron had been subject to
heart disease for several years. and
had been under the constant care OF
Dr. A. II. Levings. Friday morning
he complained Of not feeling as well
as usual, but he partook of his meal
and then went to his office, where he
met aud chatted with his associates.
Toward noon he returned to his home,
and after lunch he decided to take a
drive. When he left his home he
said he was feeling somewhat better.
His man brought his horse and
buggy to his home and Mr.. Cameron
started out. On Wells street he saw
Mrs. Post, who was coming from a
shopping expedition to the grOcerS.
The Post and Cameron families are
Intimate friends and he stopped to
speak to Mrs. Post, inviting her to
take drive. Mrs. Post says that he
seemed cheerful and in apparent good
health. They drove out the Cedar
burg plank road and when two blocks
from the village Mr.. Cameron began
to grasp for breath. Without a word
of warning he collapsed in his seat
Mrs. Post stopped the horse and
called to boy who was passing. She
allghted from the buggy and asked
the boy to drive to the village. The
lad did so and stopped at the post
Office. Here physician was sum-
mOned and Mr.. Cameron was carried
out of the buggy, but he was then
dead.
Mrs. Post Immediately notified her
husband, who is manager OF the local
interests of'the Petit Salt company,
and hurried to the village in car
riage. She also summoned A. P.
Smith, secretary OF the Cream City
company, and the physician summoned
the coroner. Mr.. Smith met the
coroner on the way to the city and
the remains were removed to the
home of the dead man. Mrs. Cameron
was Frustrated with grief and last
night was under the treatment of DR..
LevingS. Mrs. Post also was greatly
unnerved by the tragedy.
The funeral of James w. Cameron
was held Monday afternoon from the
family residence, 5000 Wells street, and
was attended only by relatives and
Immediate friends. The services were
conducted by the Rev. JudSOn
Ellsworth, OF Plymouth church. The
remains were placed in the receiving
vault at Forest Home cemetery until
the remains Of two sons buried at
Appleton can be brought to Milwaukee
and placed beside those of the father
in mausoleum which will be built.
The pallbearers were D. J. Arpin, E.
2. Arpin, G. f. Kellogg, E. L. Har-
mon: Grand Rapids, Wis; w. d.
Connor, Marshtield, Wis, aud III Fin
ger, Port Arthur, Canada, all former
business associates of the deceased.