The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-01
DEATH OF
W. NJ. GREEN
Wichita'S Oldest Citizen Was
Buried Yesterday.
HAD REMARKABLE CAREER
Was the Head of Five Genera
tons in Wichita.

". NJ. Green, the Oldest citizen of
Wichita, was buried il Maple Grove Gene
terry yesterday.
Mr.. Green died at the home of his SON
in-law. Mr.. Wilbur, At 1850 North Main
street, after short Illness
The deceased wanted TO live to be 100,
and undoubtedly would have lived to
reach that remarkable age had it not been
for the fact that his health was under
mined by worry because of the practical
ly incurable Illness o. the venerable wo-
man who had lived il wedlock with him
for over 81 years and became with him
the head Of five GENERATIONS OF his race,
al living in this city.
Mr. Green, had he lived till next Au
gust, would be 81 years of age His
health has been good all these years. and
only last fall when reporter for the
Eagle spent a few hours with him he
looked and felt and acted as if he could
easily ass the century mark.
Mr. Greens life was full of interesting
incidents preserved TO four of his succeed
ing generations and TO his friends, by a
memory that was nothing short Of mar
vellous.
York, when there were proportionately
more revolutionary soldiers living than
there are Union veterans living now. He,
himself. was the second cousin OF that
revolutionary hero whose mother ID to
him: Nathaniel l don't want thee to go
into this war, but If thee do go in, don't
let them shoto thee in the back"
The next door neighbOr OF AIr. Green's
father was the famous Aaron Burr, who
had killed Alexander Hamilton two years
before the man who was buried yesterday
was born. When Mir. Green grew up
he knew Burr well, saw him at target
practice with his pistols frequently, but
never liked the man. Until recently he
was fond of relating the daily doings of
Burr but in no complimentary way.
1t Is long ways back. but Mr. Green
was linked with the revolutionary war.
No less a person than the cabin boy who
attended Admiral" Paul Jones during
his brilliant attacks on the Eaglish-On
sea and land-was hiF friend, the latter,
Of course, an old man when Green was
a boy. He also had the honor of the ac-
Quaintance of Lafayette, having met him
at the house of an aunt, where the IA
nous Frenchman was guest when he
visited this country.
Mr.. Green also met General Jackson and
made his maiden speech for the hero OF
New Orleans when he was a candidate
for the presidency in 1928. lie cast his
first vote for jackson and has voted for
every Democratic candidate for president
down TO and including Bryan with one ex-
ception-McClenan. in 1864.
When Admiral Decatur returned from
the Algerian war in 1Sle-a war of piracy
"a tremendous reception was arranged
for him at New York. Mr.. Green stole
away from school that day and attended
the event.
Nearly every Freemasen has heard Of
the Morgan case, and every aged person
remembers the excitement ii caused. 8Ir. I
Green was at the trial of the men who,
1t was alleged, kidnapped Morgan away
from home and led him to his alleged
doom.
He also knew men who had seen Major
Andre when hefwas executed
When MIR. Green was a very young man
he took up railroading for an occupa-
ton. There were but a very few miles
of road in existence at that time, and
modern engines and passenger coaches
were unknown. He served in the rail-
reading line for half a century and Wit
messed the wonderful development of sys-
TENS.
Mir. Green had a wonderful memory. \
year or two ago-when he was She
recited the Declaration of Independence
for reporter for tn Eagle from
memory. and also the biggest portion of
his maiden speech for Andrew Jackson
in 1928.
Mir. Green's generation in this city by
direct line. are Mrs. J. X. Brink. Mrs.
Emma Robinson. Mrs. Day and two Day
children. lie was a fine old gentleman.
and his posterity. while mourning his
loss, can feel proud of their descent from
such man