The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-12
VAS I )
VERY SUDDEN.
William IL Allison
Passes Away at His
Residence
FELL 10 THE SIDEWALK TX

a.
The many friends OF Captain William
II. Allison we're shocked yesterday TO!
learn Of his death, which occurred sud-.
denly at an early hour Q G the morning
Z his residence. No. $40 West Franklln
Street, in this city. n 4.
Two days spreyi ously. while king to
his office from his home, Cap lain III
aon was seized with dizziness and fell to
the sidewalk unconscious. He soon re-
8vived, however and with the aid Of
friends, who canieSto his assistance. was
attic to walk home. 1T was hoped that
his trouble was of a temporary character
and his SUBSEQUENT improvement seemed
to justify this hope, but about 2 o clock
yesterday morning he died n suddenly
from what Is believed y to- have been a.
second stroke . apoplexy. II
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Captain Allison was born and reared
il this city, and had been identified
with its business and social life for for.
~ years. He was tho youngest son of
William Allison. one of the most promi-
rent ante-bellum business men of Rich.
mond His mother was Ann Waters. of
Maryland. one of the bellies of her day
, lie was ~ member of tho firm OF Nilsson
and Addison, extensive fertilizer manu-
facturers, until the dissolution of that;
firm "a. few years "a go.
During tho Civil War he was a ca p
tain in the Confederate army, and was
d gallant soldier He was captured at
the battle OF Sailors Creek, In 1866. just
prior to the surrender at Appropriations
and spent some mont his. after the close
of tho wnr.as a. prisoner at Jphnsoi's
Island. He was one Of the fourteen hum
Sdred Confederate officers confined in tho
jcld Capitol prison in NASH ON on he
hight OF Lincoln 8
S Captain Allison was n member OF Lee
Camp, and took deep interest in all
that concerned the history OF: the 8 treat
struggle betweensA ho z States, Ile 4 was a
devoted Bmember5of Broad Street Motho-s
dist Church. Ill which he had long filled
the fflco OF iseR steward. IIeS was an
earnest and consistent Christian, 4 and mis- Is,
trust was as simple and confiding as
that of II little child, exempllf lying, as
tha did. In the purity Of his private NE.
Ills faith. which was of character rare az
ily4 excelled. ts35g'
iSi. ,g5 WAS VERY POPULAR.
Captain Allison's nature teenled with
geniallty,5 and Ills happiness seemed al
ways complete. ] indeed, f8askd to name
his most striking charac teristic, u his
friends would probably point to,Sthe q ll-5
parent happiness which life seemed al
ways to have for him, IL !, I,
Captain a lllson was lever married, lis
handsome home on West FRANKLIN street g
was presided over by his nieces. the
Misses Moore. and was always Q pen TO
his friends whom lie numbered ~ the
score. He leaves u sister, Mrs, NJ.
Carson. OF Floyd Avenue and numerous
2n!eces and nephews among them war
lner Moore, j, Preston Carson and Mrs
THOMAS l.. Moore. OF this city. and Mrs.
Nv. NJ Lille, wife Of Professor Lie OF thet
University OF Virglnn. Iic was q mem
ber Of tho Wrs.morelnnd and Common
wealth Clubs. and was 4 familiar f,sare
The funeral services Will he held ~
Brond street Methodist Church at half .nil
past 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon on me ne
interment will beat Hollywood.
,rho following detail from Lee Camp
viii meet at the Camp Hall at o'clock
and attend the funeral :,
59 REV. Il, p, Smith, and Comrades Geryns
storrs. John a. Curtis, " 81 Freeman
Alexander ", Archer, John NJ. warren
George William Jarvis and Il Curtis S ~