The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-18
Who Was Highly Esteemed by All
Who Knew Him.
HAD JUST REACHED HOME FROM
HIS OFFICE WHEN HE WAS
ATTACKED, LOST CONSCIOUS.
NESS IMMEDIATELY AND DIED:
WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES,
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.

Dan W. Reilly. city tax assessor and
one OF the most widely known and !
popular citizens of Pensacola eX.
pred suddenly yesterday afternoon ats
2:lo O'Clock at his home at the COR
ner OF Palafox and Strong streets. f,
Death was due TO uremic commissions. I
due to kidney trouble, and the de- ,
ceased lived only about fifteen min.
utes after he was $500. attacked, never
regain hg consciousness which was
lost with the first c0nvulsion.
while ~. Reilly had been in bad
health for several years his condition
was at no time GERS iiered serious
and recently he 1as been more cheer
full and apparently in better health
than for years. due TO a trip to Ashe-
vile. where he TenGfled fer a month
aid apparently was greatly improved.
In Office in Forenoon.
Mr.. Reilly was i'll his Office IN the
Thiesen ng all OF the forenoon
attending to mis- duties as tax asses
sor, and ..OSe with whom ne con-
versed state that he did not complain
OF feeling tfnwell About 1870 o'clock
IN the afternoon he boarded a North
H'n car for his home for dinner.
Upon reaching there Mrs. Reilly in
QUired of his health and as to how
he was feeling and he replied that
his head was troubling him some.
She advised him to fie down and l>est
for awhile and perhaps he would feel
better He walked towards the bed
to do so. and just as he reached it ha
fell in a CONFUSION.
Ia. ~
near. was hastily summoned. and he
was Joined shortly afterwards by
Drs. Anderson and Kennedy. but Mr..
Reilly was beyond medical aid, and |!
after living in an unconscious state
for about fifteen minutes, he passed
away
A Popular Man.
Dan Reilly was a popular man. He
was one with whom it was a pleasure
to come dn contact Always jovial
and good natured he had kind word
for everyone. and he made friends of
those with whom he became acquaint-
ed. He was known all over {Pensa-
cola, having been born and reared |,
near here and was a rsfdentSof thts
city for many years. holding public =
Office twice during this period
Born at NasytYard.
The deceased had reached the age
of As years. He was born at the /.
Pensacola navy yard, where he lived
until he became Of age. being employed
as telegraph operator there, and
during the yellow fever of;18S3 whicht
swept Warrington, he was one of tho :
few to remain at his post Later ha
came to Pensacola and entered the !
service of the Western Union as oper- +
a;or which position hesheld with sat q
isfaction for ten vars reSigning tor
become associated with his brother I
Frank Reilly. In the wholesale cigsssS
and tobacco business In 1893 he wac,
elected tax collector of the city, whfci3s
position he held for a period Of tw<fl
years
Five years ago he was appointed
tax assessor by the City Council aud
he has since held that position with
satisfaction to the public.
Fifteen years ago he married Mss
Bessie Jordan. of this city. and to this
union there were born five children,
three boys and two girls, the oldest of
whom Is fourteen years OF age and
the Youngest two weeks. In ADDITION
TO these he leaves two brothers, Frank
and c. NJ Reilly and one sister. Mrs.
II. B. Hatton. the two latter residing
at Little Bayou.
Many Callers at Home.
The news of the sudden death q
Mr.. Reilly spread rapidly over the
city. and during the afternoon and
night there were many callers at the
| home-fr'ends who desired TO gaze
upon the face OF the deceased once
more and to offer condolences and
sympathy TO the shocked and be-
| reaved wife and relatives.
Funeral This Afternoon.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted fhfs afternoon at St Michaers
church at 4:3O o'clock, the curtege
| leaving the family residence at
ocock for the church. The pail
bearers will be J. s. Reese, Jno. B.
jones, S. 2. Gonzalez, Jr.. II. III.
CONTINUED on Psse .Threel -.