The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-20
Pneumonia Develops in Most
Acute Form.
Rural Mail Carrier, Paralyxcd and
Seriously Burned, Lay Twenty.
Hours In Cold.
BODY WILL BE BROUGHT HERE

route, No. 3. died OF pneumonia at
o'clock this morning at the farm
house of Magistrate w. e. Lane on
the Husbands road four miles from
Paducah. His life was despaired of
from the time he was discovered ly-
ing with his head in the ashes OF q
camp fre where he had doubtless
been for 20 hours. His family was at
HIS bedside and his physician, DR..
J. w. Pendley.
Tuesday morning Boyd Shemwell
started from his home. ga Clements
street, Mechanicsburg. and reached
the post Office at his usual hour. He
left over his route and was seen to
pass the Chesterfield farm FIVE miles
out on the Shutdown road about 5
o'clock. This was the last seen OF
him until Wednesday afternoon at
1 O'Clock. when a negro farm hand.
clearing land on the Lane farm. half
q mile from the road found Shem-
wells body still and cold lying with
his head In the ashes OF FIRE the
negro had made the day before In
burning brush.
Securing aid the negro returned
90 the scene and the body was taken
20 the house. At first II was presum-
ed the carrier was dead, but at the
house he emitted groans. and when
Or. J. w. Pendley reached him he
was breathing slightly. The physi-
/, elan worked beroically for four
hours and finally secured regular
respiration. but his patient was hope
fessly burned. and a more minute ex-
animation showed him TO be paralyz-
ed on the right side.
The theory OF the unfortunate ac-
cident Is told best by DR.. Pendley
who has made minute Investigation
II follows:
BOYD Shemwell was sober. as tes-
tided by persons he saw en- route and
talked to him. He reached the road
turning into the Lane road and was
doubtless paralyzed. falling out of
his wagon. or getting out when he
first symptoms of the malady ap-
peared. His horse went on and left
him. and seeing the fire Shemwell
dragged himself to II. Probably ex-
hausted when he arrived, or maybe
overcome while warming by the fire.
he fell forward and his head went
into the FIRE.
THE fire was built by negroes
who burned trash and brush taken
from land they we're clearing. One
OF the party discovered the body 20
hours after II was missed and after
a searching party had worked part OF
the night and day In vain.
Ellis scalp was burned to the
skull His right side was paralyzed,
and congestion, caused by the ex-
posture TO the cold. developed rapid
ly. Last night his breathing grew
difficult and this morning he was SUI
fering from acute pneumonia. He
never once regained consciousness"
Popular Man.
Boyd shemwell was one Of the
most popular residents OF the coun-
~. For years he has been prominent
ly connected with politics. He was a
magistrate in the county for term
or two. but was school teacher by
profession, man OF more than ordl-
nary Intelligence.
Shemwel has a wife and several
children. other relatives were noti-
fed of his condition.
shewmell's feat OF dragging him
self to the fire with one side useless,
fully half a mile from the road. is
one unparalleled. The ground where
he left his buggy indicated his move
ments, and through the woods can
be seen traces where he laboriously
dragged his body to the fire.
Shemwell's body was brought to
Paducah today. The funeral will
take place tomorrow with burial In
Symsonla cemetery. Shemwell was
as years old and is survived by his
wife and FIVE children, four girls and
a son. The two older girls are Misses
Purnla and Belle Shemwell.
Shemwell Has Rational Moment.
Today Mr.. Irwin Potter who sat mp
with Mr.. Shemwell last night. stated
that about 2 O'Clock this morning he
reused opened his eyes and recog-
nized his wife Mr.. Potter and Magis-
trate Lane. He was asked where he
had been and what was the matter
with him.
81 don't know" was the only reply
he made. and then lapsed into I'M
Consciousness again.
Shemwell was never himself after
his young son was accidentally sho
and killed more than year ago.
1.-THE father often talked to me o.
the boys DEATH" Constable A. c