The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-01-03
DEATH OF Mr.. WHEELER.

Mr.. Samuel W Wheeler, who, until last
spring was foreman of the composing
room of the Baltimore American, died al
his home at Forest Hill about noon on
Saturday He suffered severe stroke of
apoplcxy the latter part Of last October
and from this he never fully recovered.
Several days previous to his death he had
been in a semi-unconscious condition,
and the end was therefore not unex pected.
Mr.. Wheeler was born in Chcltenham,
Oxfordshire, England, and came to Balti-
more when but eight years age. AT
the aye of twelve he went | Havre de
Grace and learned the printing business
with the late George Heating, editor of
the Madisonian. Previously to the
breaking out of the Civil War he was en-
gagged as printer in various book and
lob offices in Baltimore. Mr.. Wheeler
was a Confederate soldier during the Civil
War. He was wounded and taken prs
oner on several occasions and was men,
Der of Captain Henry Yates Beall's volun-
teer navy, which was enlisted for the
special purpose of destroying commerce
on the Great Lakes He was taken pris-
oner at the same time that Captain Bcall
was captured and was confined at Fort
Norfolk for three months under sentence
of death. His commanding officer, Cap
tain Beall. was executed in New York
State. Mr.. Wheeler obtained his release
with & number of other Confederate sol
diers when that government threatened
to execute as many Union Naval officers
as there were Confederates sentenced to
be hanged He afterwards became a
member of Company B. Nineteenth Fir
ginia Battalion of heavy artillery. To-
wards the close of the war while this bat
talon was stationed around Richmond
and detained at Point Looko~t, he wa:
again taken prisoner but was paroicd
June I'd, 1865.
Mr.. Wheeler was made assistant fore
| man Of the American composing room i'll
| 1871 and became the chief of that de
part.rent fourteen years later. He was
a general favorite among the printers and
uron the occasion of his retirement last
summer, the employees presented him
with a handsome testimonial. MIR
Wheeler was member of both the Ma
Sc mic and Odd Fellow Lodges and bore
the highest reputation, both for his stc-'-
ing integrity and general uprightness.
He was charitablv disposed and dis
tributcd his aims in a quiet unostenta-
tious manner. The deceased is survived
by widow, Mrs. Margaret Wheeler, and
three children. They are James r.
Wheeler, who is attending law school
in Baltimore; Mrs. Annie R. Barrow, OF
Roland Park, and Miss Mary {. Wheeler,
a school teacher in Baltimore. His IT,
neral took place on Monday, the inter
ment being in Loudon Park Cemetery.
Baltimore. The remains were taken over
the Maryland Pennsylvania Railroad and
were met at the : alton by large gather
ing of friends ard former co-workers %
the deceased. Among the floral offerings
was a handsome wreath sent by Genera
Felix Agnus, editor of the Baltimor,
American. Handsome floral tributes
were also made by the men of The Amcri
can composing-room.
The pail bearers from his home were T
c. Galbreath, Wilson Harkins. Allen Gal
: breath, Edward Robinson, Morris Har
kins and Thomas Harkins. The pal
bearers in Baltimore were chosen from hi
associates in the American office.
In speaking of the death of Mir. Wheeler
Sundays American pays the following
editorial tribute:
"Mr Samuel w. Wheeler, who dice
c Yesterday at his home, in Hartford county
t was for thirty years connected with til
i composing room of The American and 70
# fifteen years its foreman. The pape
: never had a more loyal or efficient en-
i faithful employe. In charge of one OF tn
k most important departments nfthe cstal
:, lishment, with large force o. men undo
:. his direction, he proved unusual abilit
II as a manager and chief, winning the re
e spect and esteem not only of his employ
d ers, but ofall associated with him. TEos
d who worked under him, and who, rlI
n haps. knew him best, were all his friends
n No t;.sk was too hard for him, ard il
: never shrunk from any labors i'll the il
tore t of the paper to which lie gave Il
r. best years Of his life.
5. His private life was above reproacl
10 Mount Lebanon Methodist Protestar