The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-09
DAVID w. FORD 2 PASSES AWAY City Engineer of Mont
 gOmery is Dead. ILL SEVERAL MONTHS Had Been a Municipal Official
 Several Years. Identified With Engineering Improve- ments of City and Had Many Friends--Funeral at 3sSO
 o'clock This Afternoon.

David Wharton, Ford, City Engineer of Montgomery, In the 44th year of his age, died at 9:25 o'clock last night at his residence, Amanda Street, after an illness continuing throughout about six months.
 Mir Ford had been associated with the engineering department of the city TarouHhent these years he had an active interest in city, county and State politics. and, at the time of his death was member of the Central tee. as one of the representatives of Ward 2.
 While MT. Ford had been critically i'll for some time and few weeks ago the end was believed to be near. his condition had grown more encouraging until early in this week his family and his friends clung to hope that he would recover. He had a setback, how he was rapidly passing away. Mes sages received down town after night fall indicated that he could not live through the night and a number of city officials, hurried to the Ford resi- dence, to inquire of his condition and to offer their services to his family. He was unconscious all of yesterday, residence found that dissolution was near at hand.
 For more than a year MT. Ford had been sick man. About six months tiicted with a dangerous malady, and his physician advised him that he should seek relief in the Southwest. Seven weeks ago he secured leave of three months. intending to go to New Mexico, His condition, in the mean time. had become so critical that he went to a local infirmary for attention. h. md yAnk n ton, when it was ascertained that he had complication of organic troubles. He was removed to his residence a few days later. and on Saturday. October and it was thought that the City En- gineer would pass into eternity at any moment. But he rallied and a change for the better came. A patient suf- until a radical change occurred early Monday morning. when MT. Ford lost all consciousness and never regatned consciousness to the time of his death. ruary IF, 1882. His father was Isaac M. Ford. for many years a prominent railroad bridge builder of Middle Ala bama. As a youth, he who was des- tined to be an important official of Montgomery removed with his parents to Greenville. where he grew to man. hood and received a school education: He matriculated at the University of Alabama, and. after taking an academic course of study, received his degree of civil engineering from that institution:
 Twsnty years agG Mr Ford entered cred City Engineer of Montgomery, as an assistant. He exhibited great talent for engineering work. Four years there City Engineer under Mayor Crommelin. This office MT. Ford held continuously to the present time with the exception of the four years during which Mayor CIishy was at the head of the munfci . pal government.
 As City Engineer Mr. Ford was close
 y identified with the groWth ef Mont, his long and active service he had be- l come familiar with the engineering re- quisites that go toward the upbuilding the city acquired street paving. sanitary sewerage and other modern convent ences In all of these undertakings Mir. Ford in his official position played an As a lifelong Democrat Mir. Ford took great interest in the affairs of his par delegate to State and county conven- tions and was, for several terms a mem
 Der of the Central Council. On numer- ous occasions he was selected as an election manager at the polling booth of Ward 2. in which he resided.
 For a number of years MT. Ford had been member of St. Johns Episcopal Church. He was also a member of Gen. tral Lodge No. g, Knights of Pythias, and an honorary member of the Mont gomery Greys. He was member of the celebrated company of Greys which won SO many trophies for excellence in military tactics under Captain M. H {. Amerine. His bearing always gave ev-
 Mir. Ford is survived bv his wife and an adopted son of Montgomery. and Mrs. Sarah B. Ford. his aged mother, of Birmingham. His father died many years ago.
 The funeral will take place at S30 o'clock this afternoon from St. Johns Episcopal Church. Rev. E. F. Cobbs will conduct the services.