Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-16

between the time he was taken sick on the
Chevy Chase road and his death at the
loop station where he had been carried by
a passing car.
The Fatal Illness.
Mr. Poor was a member of the Chevy
Chase Club, and had left his home at 1871
Connecticut avenue on his bicycle about
1870 o'clock in the morning, presumably
to ride out to the club. He was on the
Chevy Chase road near Cleveland Park
Heights when he was attacked with sud
den illness. He hailed a passing electric
car and explained to the conductor that
he had been taken violently sick The
conductor took both Mr.. Poor and his
bicycle on the car, but by the time they
had reached the loop Mr.. Poor SO i'll
that he had to be removed to the waiting
room. He was in state of partial coll
lapse. The ambulance of the Emergency
Hospital was telephoned for and DR.. j.
Ramsay hewitt was called in. Before the
ambulance arrived. not more than ten min
utes after it had been summoned, Mr..
Poor was dead
Mrs Poor. who had been at church, was
hastily summoned. and reached home
about the time the ambulance arrived with
the body. DR.. Poors death was due to
acute indigestion and heart failure. but it
was great surprise, as he was supposed
to have been in excellent physical con-
dition. He had only just returned from
visit to Narragansett Pier. where he had
spent three months Will HIS vile anu SOH,
and was thought to have benefited greatly
from the rest and change.
Native of Mississippi.
Mr. Poor was a native of Mississippi hav-
ing been born at Port Gibson October q,
1914 His early life was spent at Hillsboro,
Ohio, in the schools of which state he re-
ceived his education. In 1868 he enlisted in
the LIST Ohio Volunteers, of which regiment
his brother Frederick W. Poor, was major
and subsequently colonel. Some months
after his enlistment he was compelled to ac-
cept his discharge on account of attack
of typhoid fever which he contracted in the
line of duty. On his recovery he at once re-
enlisted and served till the end of the war.
He engaged in farming for several years
after the war, first near Manassas, Va, and
later in Prince George county. Md. He then
came to Washington, and was graduated
from the law school of the Columbian Uni
versity in 1876. He practiced law for five
years in the Office of his cousin, Mr.. Will
liam Webb. Here he was associated with
E. j. Stellwagen and H. B. F. mcfarland.
both struggling young attorneys In those
days. In 1881 he was offered the position of
treasurer of the Washington Gas Light
Company, which he accepted and held con-
tinuously up to the time of his death. He
was elected director of the company last
spring.
Club and Church Connections
He was well known In Washington So
ciety, being member of the Metropolitan,
the Alibi and the Chevy Chase clubs.
He and his family were active members of
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church In 1887
he married Miss Ella Wharton of Philadel-
phia. daughter of Judge Francis Wharton, a
lawyer of national prominence and author
o. many standard legal works. They have
one child, Wharton, now In his first year at
Harvard University.
Mr.. Poor had many relatives In Washing
ton. nearly all of whom persons of
prominence. John Sidney Webb and Henry
Randall Webb. attorneys are his cousins, as
is also Col. John Cassatt of the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad. Mrs c. c. Glover. wife of
the president of Riggs National Bank, is
also closely related to him, and Gen. Wood
hull is a near relative. He was a nephew
of Admiral Poor, and was a member of the
Loyal Legion, this honor descending to him
on the death of his brother, Col Frederick
Poor.
Will of John c. Poor.
The will of John C. Poor, who died sud-
denly yesterday. was filed today for pro-
bate. His wife, Ella Poor Is pamad colo