Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
VIM 7. MATHEWS DEAD
Noted Portrait Painter Sue
cumbs to Injuries.
AN INQUEST ORDERED
AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE EXACT
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Brief Funeral Services Tomorrow-Re-
mains to Be Forwarded to
Canton, Ohio.
AN INQUEST ORDERED

Prof William 7. Mathews, the aged ar
fist, who was run over by garbage wagon
at 10th and E streets northwest on Deem
Der "a. died about o'clock this morning at
the Emergency Hospital as the result of
the injuries. Coroner J. Ramsey hewitt in
vestigated the circumstances this forenoon
and decided that there should be full in
quiry into the matter by the coroner's jury
He thereupon announced that an inquest
would be held at II o'clock tomorrow fore
noon at the morgue.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook will perform
an autopsy this afternoon to determine the
exact extent Of the injuries to Prof. Ma
thews. At the Emergency Hospital he was
treated for compound fracture Of the
right leg below the knee and shock, 1t is
said. 1t is the belief of physician who
was well acquainted with Prof. Mathews
that the violent fall he received when he
was struck by the heavy iron wagon in
jured the brain, which, with the resultant
shock, caused death.
DR.. George H. Shoulder, with whom
Prof. Matthews roomed at no 18th street
northwest, stated today that as soon as the
autopsy is over the remains will be taken
in charge by Undertaken Lowe and re-
moved to his establishment at 612 11th
street northwest, where short funeral serv-
ices will be held before the remains are
shipped to Canton, Ohio, for burial. Com
plete arrangements for the funeral will be
| Ilduc, perhaps, tHlS evening.
Two of Prof. Matthews brothers, Major
Charles II. and Edwin Matthews, are citi-
zens Of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and they
have sent Geographic instructions as to the
services and shipment Of the remains
William Minor, the colored driver of the
garbage cart Is held by the police, and
will be present at the inquest tomorrow.
Born in England.
Prof William 7. Matthews is believed to
have been about seventy years old, al
though his exact age is not known here, and
DR.. Shaulter said that before the accident
he was active as men many years his
junior. He was born in England, and when
small boy was chorister at the famous
Westminster. The remains will be placed
In the same cemetery where lie those Of his
friend from youth, President Mckinley, with
whom he was on terms of almost brotherly
intimacy.
1t is related that when Matthews was in
his teens his young friend, William Mckin-
ley, was much interested in his early efforts
at portrait painting. On certain occasion
Matthews was engaged in painting an anna
teur portrait of his sweetheart a girl whose
principal features were her auburn hair and
freckles.
Don't forget to put her freckes In the
picture" whispered young Mckinley.
"Oh, they'll be there replied Matthews,
Il will be true to nature"
Afterward Mr.. Matthews related to an
intimate friend that he would not let any
one, not even Willie Mckinley, see the pic
ture, as his boyish attempt to depict the
freckles on canvas had proved to be
failure.
Why" said he, "the girl looked in that
portrait as though she had an awful case
of smallpox" . --E-
Exchange Of Compliments.
On another occasion, when Mckinley was
young man and just developing as an
orator, he said to Matthews:
IF 1 could only paint pictures as you
can, I would be happy"
you can excel me-" was Matthews gen.
erous response. 'You can paint your
thoughts in the prettiest of word pictures
and I cannot"
For long time Prof Matthew'S studio
was in the Corcoran building but latterly
he did great deal of his work in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art. He had many
warm friends in the Ohio colony in this
city, also among the distinguished men of
the nation. His forte was portrait paint
ing, but on occasions he produced several
exquisite fruit and flower pieces. Among
his most precious treasures was letter
from Mr. Mckinley written at Columbus,
Ohio. March 3, 1898, just after the writer
had been inaugurated as governor of the
buckeye state.