The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-12
W. Miller, Pioneer Lake.
Captain. Died at His Home
Wednesday Evening
DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE
Capt. Miller Had Been Ill for Many
Months, But the End Was I'm
expected-He Was Long In
terested in City's Welfare


the pioneer residents of Kenosha, and
one of the best known of the early
sailing masters sailing out of Kenosha
died at his home on Park avenue just
after 4 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
Death resulted from stroke of heart
disease. Captain Miller had been Ill
with bronchitis and asthma since
last December and there had been
little hope of his recovery but on
Wednesday he had been particularly
cheerful and the physician attending
him had expressed a hope that his
ailment was yielding to treatment
and that he would recover.
When the final summons came
Captain Miller was sitting In his
chair with his wife and children about
him. His head dropped over on his
breast and he seemed to drop asleep,
but it was the sleep that knows no
awakening.
The death of Captain Miller marks
the passing of a man long a resident
of Kenosha and one who has been
connected with many industries in
the city. He had many friends in the
city and to these people his death
will come as personal sorrow.
Lysander W. Miller was native of
Pennsylvania and was born at Erie on
Feb. 81, 1887. He came West with his
parents in the early forties and SET
tied in Southport. The parents built
up their home out on the sand ridge,
just south of the city, and since that
time Captain Miller has been a resi-
dent of Kenosha. EARLY in life he
adopted the work of a sailor and for
nearly forty years he followed the
lakes. He was the owner and master
of the steamer C. H. Hack1ey for
more than thirty years aud at that
time the Hack1ey was considered one
of the finest steamers on the lake.
When he grew past the meridian of
life he decided to give up his career
as master of vessels and he engaged
in business.
His work on the lakes had left him
a comfortable fortune but much of
this money was lost in later years in
improbable business ventures. He
was for time associated with the
late u. J. Lewis in the brick and tile
business and later he went into the
faxseed business. Neither of these
ventures proved success. In later
years he had been Waterman at the
Simmons factory but was forced to
give up this work several months ago
on account Of his illness.
Capt. Miller was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Emma Bisse1l of
Rutland, VT. She died more than
twenty-five yers ago leaving one son,
Mortimer Miller, who is now living at
Los Angeles, Cal. In 1880 Capt.
Miller married Miss America Bisse11
of Joliet, Ill, who, with three chill
dren, survives him. The children are
Alfred Miller of Chicago and Edith
and Mary Miller Of Kenosha.
Captain Miller was a member of
the Kenosha lodge of Masons and has
the honor Of being the second candi-
date raised by the lodge. He was
also member of the Royal Arcanum
and several other fraternal societies.
The funeral will be held from St.
Matthews church on Friday after
noon. The services will be under the
direction of the Masonic order aided
by the Rev. Charles L. Mallory,
Rector of the church. Interment will
be in the family plat at the city ceme-
terry.