The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-25
WALTER S. CHISHOLM DEAD.
Passed Away at Charlottesville, Va.
with Pneumonia.

| With Pneumonia.
Mr. Walter S. Chisholm died at
o'clock yesterday morning, at the hos
! pital of the University of Virginia, a
| Charlottesville. His death followed ar
attack of pneumonia, which lasted only
a few days. The news was totally un-
expected by Mr.. Chisholm's friends in
Savannah. who within the last week
had received cheering reports of his
| improved health.
Mr.. Chisholm suffered a collapse in
health almost a year ago, and since
that time had been almost constantly
away from Savannah in an attempt to
regain his bodily vigor. Several months
ago he went TO Charlottesville, near
which place his brother. Mr.. j. An
drew Chisholm resides, thinking that
the pure mountain air of the Piedmont
region would contribute materially to
his recovery.
Mr. w. L. Clay, formerly his law
partner, and others of his friends here,
had recently received letters from him,
in which he spoke in cheerful and
cheering terms of the improvement in
his health. There was nothing to .ndi-
cate his serious illness, until the an
nouncement of mis- death came.
Mr.. j. Andrew Chisholm was with
his brother at the time of his death
and his two other brothers, Edward de-
Clifford Chisholm, of New York, and
Frank Miller Chisholm, now at college
in the North, were notified. They left
at once for Charlottesville and are ex-
pected to reach that place to-day to
accompany the body of their brother
to Savannah. The interment Will take
place tomorrow afternoon, in the
family lot at Bonaventure.
The pail bearers, selected from the
close personal friends of Mr.. Chisholm,
will be as follows: Messrs. Mills b.
Lane, w. l.. Clay, w. w. Gordon, Jr.,
Shelby Myrick, w. r. Leaken and w.
d. Krenson.
Mr.. Chisholm was 35 years old. He
was the son of the late Judge Walter
S. Chisholm. His early education was
received in the public schools of this
city and he prepared for college at
Belleview High School, near Lynch
burg, Va. He spent several sessions
at the Virginia Military Institute, and
was afterwards an academic student
at the University of Georgia. From
the last named institution he received
the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
Upon his graduation he entered the
office of Chisholm & Erwin, Of which
his father was at that time the senior
member. The firm was general counsel
for the Plant System, the Southern
Express Company and other large cor
porations, and was one of the most
prominent at the Savannah bar.
In 1890 Mr.. F. G. duBignon entered
the firm and Mr.. Chisholm was made
a Junior member. the firm name be-
coming Chisholm, Erwin & duBignon.
Upon the death of Judge Chisholm the
firm name was changed to Erwin, du-
Bignon & Chisholm, and afterwards,
by the admission of Mr.. w. L. Clay,
to Erwin, duBignon, Chisholm e. Clay.
This it bore until last year, when
Messrs. Erwin and duBignon retired.
Messrs. Chisholm & Clay continued the
partnership and continued to act as
general counsel. The illness of Mr..
Chisholm compelled his retirement
from the firm last December. He was
a bright and attractive young man,
ut the time he was stricken by ILL
health, with brilliant prospects of sue
cess in his profession before him. The
announcement of his death came as a
great grief to Savannah people.