The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-09-13
GEO. BEYMER DROPS DEAD
A FORMER NORFOLK MAN sue.
cuMBs IN CALIFORNIA.
FELL DEAD ON THE STREET

NJ WE pCJWSII ohdtlON HYSnt at hHo
Norfolk junction Depot Has Just
Received Word by Mail Of the Sud-
den Demise Of His Father.
II. NJ. Beymer, station agent at the
Norfolk Junction Northwestern depot,
has just received word of the sudden
death OF his father, George w. Bey-
mer at San Diego, Cal. The dead man
lived in Norfolk for many years, com
ing to this city in 1887. For some
time he conducted grocery store
here. He dropped dead on the street
in San Diego while walking with Fred
Hollingsworth, formerly of Norfolk
Burial was in the Masonic cemetery at
San Diego. The telegraph strike pre-
vented the transmission of a message
to this city by wire so that news Of
the death, which occurred August 80
at 1920 p. m, has just been received
here by letter.
Besides II. M. Beymer, two other
sons survive the deceased P. w. Bey.
mer aged eighteen, and Raymond Bey-
mer aged eleven. Mr.. Beymer came
to Norfolk from Lenox, Iowa. Some
time ago he left Norfolk and went to
California where he has been pros
pecting for mines. 1t is understood
that he was we'll off at the time of his
death. He had never been sick a day
in his life. The coroner's inquest pro-
nounced the death due to heart trouble.
Concerning the death, San Diego
paper says:
While walking down Fourth street
yesterday afternoon, apparently in the
best of health, George w. Beginner,
without the slightest warning either
to himself or his friend with whom he
was walking, sank suddenly to the
ground, gave a few last gasps and
died.
Mr.. Beymer and F. Hollingsworth, a
recent arrival in this city, who resides
at Thirtieth and Ivy streets, were
quite chummy and were in the habit
of travelling around together and max
ing many little side trips about the
city. They met early yesterday morn
ing and made an appointment to meet
each other on the plaza at o'clock.
Hollingsworth was there at the ap-
pointed time, but Beymer did not ar
rive until about 1920 o'clock.
The two men then started walking
down the west side of Fourth street
and on their way Beymer was explain.
ing how it happened that he was late.
He had been down fishing from one
of the wharfs and stated that he was
delayed, as he had assisted a teamster
in recovering some bundles Of shingles
which had fallen overheard
Just as they were crossing e street
and in the act of stepping up on the
cars to continue on down Fourth, Bey-
mer suddenly lurched to one side,
threw out his hands in an effort to
clutch a telegraph pole within reach
and sank to the ground, back down.
Police Officer Johnstone's saddle horse
was standing hitched to the same post
at which the stricken man clutched
and the man fell with his head almost
under the horses hoofs. Had the an
imal not been gentle horse, it is very
probable that the head and face of the
body would have been badly disfigured
by the stamping hoofs.
Several men hurried to the scene of
the accident and assisted Holdings
worth in lifting the stricken man to
the sidewalk and placing him in a sit
ting position on the walk, leaning
against the post. Beymer, however,
was beyond recovery, for with few
groans and gasps he expired, within
two minutes after the time of falling.
A physician, who happened to be
there at the time, pronounced the man
dead and Johnson e Connell, under
takers, were notified. About fifteen
minutes later their wagon arrived on
the scene and the body was removed
to their establishment.
Beginner, who was a man about Sc
years of age, came to the city last
winter from Los Angeles and has been
living at the corner of Third and H
streets. AS far as known he has no
relatives in this city, but it is known
that a nephew, who is manager of a
restaurant in Los Angeles, survives
the deceased and that he also has rel
atives residing in Iowa, Idaho and 9th
er states. The deceased lived for five
years in Los Angeles before coming
to San Diego.
Mr.. Hollingsworth stated that he
had never seen the man sick and had
never received such a shock in all his
life as when he saw his old friend die
so suddenly. 1t is supposed Beymer
was heated and somewhat winded
from his efforts to keep the engage
ment, and that he died from heart
failure