Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-04-01
SUDDEN DEATH
OF SAM MARSHALL
Expires While Chat
ting and Smoking
Cigar
VICTIM OF WHITE PLAGUE
Prominent in Masonry and
Also an Elk-.-Remains to
Be Sent to Tennessee.

While sitting on the edge Of his
bed smoking a cigar and chatting will
visitors, Samuel w. Marshall, a loco
motive engineer employed by the
Santa Fe Central Railway, suddenl.
fell backwards and died almost in
stantly Saturday at midnight at his
room in st. Vincent's Sanitarium. The
lighted cigar dropped from his mouth
there was a slight relaxation of the
muscles, Pickering of the pulse, ani
/ life was extinct. The deceased ha(
beell a sufferer for several years from
tuberculosis which caused his death.
John w. Mays, manager of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company, and George
A. Riddle, locomotive engineer on the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, had
cale. to see Mr.. Marshall They in
tended remaining only about an hour
but the Invalid seemed to be feeling
better than he had for week past
and insisted upon them remaining
longer His mind was clear and he
talked coherently, even laughing and
making joking remarks. He finally
craved a cigar which he began smok.
ing and had taken few puffs when
without moments warning, his life
endedlike the snuffing out of a candle
Mr.. Riddle had left for home and
harlly stepped out of the room when
his friends death occurred Mr.. Mays
was STILL in the room and so was Sis
ter Wilhelmina, who had been nursing
Mr. Marshall They saw at a glance
that the end had come. The dying
man had been forced to sit up in bed
with bis feet resting on the floor fol
week Or more because he coughed
whenever he attempted to lie down
and it was in this posture that he
passed away.
Had Worked on Several Roads.
Samuel Wesley Marshall wai
.27 years of age and was born
at Clinton, Tennessee. He came tc
New Mexico about five years ago in
search of health and secured employ.
ment as a fireman on the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway running
west OF Albuquerque, A year later he
secured a position as fireman for the
Santa Fe Central Railway followed. by
promotion to engineer and he made
his home since in Santa Fe. He ap
peared to be improving up to about
six months ago when his health be
gan to fail again, but he continued
working until his weakened condition
prevented him. He had been a pa
tient at the Sanitarium for about a
month and 1t was realized when he
entered the institution that his death
was only question of time. From
a young man of robust physique the
insidious disease had SO sapped his
vitality that he was but shadow of
his former self at the last.
Spanish-American War Veteran.
During the Spanish-American War
the deceased enlisted as a private and
participated in the famous charge up
San Juan Hill and at the close OF
hostilities was honorably discharged
He was a 32d degree Mason, hav.
ing belonged to Montezuma Lodge,
No. /, A. F. and A. Masons, Santa Fe
Chapter No. l., Royal Arch Masons,
Santa Fe Commandery No. /, Knights
Templar, Santa Fe Lodge of Perfec.
ton No. /, Ancient and Accepted
Rite of Scottish Free Masonry, Mac
key Chapter No. / Of the Rosey Croix
Denver Council No. 1, of the Kadosh
and Colorado Consistory No. /, the lat
ter three being at Denver.
He was also member Of Santa Fe
Lodge, No. AGO, B. P. 0. Elks.
When fireman at Albuquerque, he
joined Highland Lodge, No. 467, OF
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men, and subsequently Identified to
Pioneer Lodge, No. 10S, with head.
quarters at Chama. In this latter or
ganization his life was insured for
s1,500 with his father named as bene-
ficiary.
Body Shipped to Old Home.
Brief funeral services were held
over the remains this afternoon pre-.
paratory to the shipment of the body
to Heiskell, Tennessee, where the
family home is located and where in
terment will take place. The burial
rites here were under the auspices OF
the local Masonic fraternities and
fellow members of the Elks served as
pail bearers.
The deceased was unmarried. Be
sides an aged father the only sur
viving relatives known here are {
brother and sister living in Tennes
see.