The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-12
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NOT YET ANNOUNCED
Colonel Bush Was One of States
Greatest Men and One of Birming-
hams Wealthiest Citizens.
Sketch of Busy Life.

most distinguished citizens, dropped dead
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock on the
golf links of the Birmingham Country
club. Colonel Bush was going around the
course and had just finished the seventh
hole. AS he raised his golf club for the
second stroke on the next hole he swayed
with his arms in the air and fell back
ward A number of friends were making
the course with him, among them being
W. w. Crawford. II. l.. Badham and A.
/. Fulenwider. Mr.. Badham, who was
nearest, rushed to Colonel Bush and sup
ported his head in his lap There was not
a tremor after his fall and death was APP
parently instantaneous.
Two physicians, Dr.. Cook and DR.. Lull,
were playing tennis nearby and when
they reached Colonel Bush's side they
pronounced him dead from apoplexy.
Green & Co.'S ambulance took the body
to the Bush home, 223o Highland avenue.
1t was stated at the residence last night
that no announcement OF the funeral ar
rangements would be made until the chill
dren had been heard from. One of the
sons. A. Ii. Bush, is attending college in
Denver.
Colonel Bush was one of Alabama's
most representative men, and was in fact
national figure. His prominence in bus
mess did not deter him from taking
keen interest in all public questions, and
his prominence is shown by the fact that
he was named by President Roosevelt as
a member of the International peace com
mission.
He was one OF the wealthiest men in
Birmingham and his benefactions We're
numerous, although they were always
,naie in such way that the public
rarely heard Of them.
Numerous Business Connections.
Colonel Bush came to Birmingham from
Admission In 1898 and became president of
the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company, from which he retired few
years ago. AT the time of his death he
was Interested in numerous enterprises.
but he had his affairs so organized and
systematized that he was able to have
much of his time to devote to public ques-
tions and to the enjoyment of wel-earned
rest after busy and eventful life. His
most prominent business connections at
the time of his death were with the Shell
by Iron company, the Imperial Coal COM
pany, the American Trust and Savings
bank, the pipe concern at Gadsden and
the Bush Grocery company of Mobile.
Death came as great surprise to those
who were intimately associated with
Colonel Bush from day to day because it
waA thought that he was in the best OF
health. He was constant walker and
In addition to the daily exercise he took
on the golf links he loved to walk to and
from the city from his home on Highland
avenue
Colonel Bush was most active among
the coal operators Of the district in the
days when there had to be an annual
adjustment of the wage scale of the min
ers, and it is noteworthy that the union
coal miners always regarded him as one
of their strongest and best friends.
Sketch of Life.
Col T. G. Bush was born in Pickens
county. Alabama, on his fathers estate,
In 1877 He was a son of Albert P. and
Sarah A. (Williams) Bush. His father
was a native of George but came to Ala
bama in 1885 and settled at Pickens-
Vile, where he followed mercantile line
of business for many years. Mrs. Sarah
Bush was a daughter Of Curtis and Pa
tieuce williams and was native of
Alabama. T. G. Bush's father moved to
Mobile in 1852 and engaged in the cotton
rommission business
Colonel Rush,s childhood was spent in
p,clrens county ana in Mobile. At the
600 Of IA he entered the University OF
Alabama but two years later left the
collape to enlist in the civil war. He
organixed two military companies in 1863
snd In 1sA was adi,,tant Of the corps of
cadet. that was ordered into service. He
,eft the service Of the cadets the same
,,aar and entered the regular Confederate
army as adiutant of the Fifty-second Ala
b.,na After q. severe battle at Blakely.
Ala IN Nav. 1885 he was captured and
,,aid nr,soner of war at Shin island
- o. Nv ORLEANS A. the surrender of
c. nick Tavlor he was exchanged at
vta,,sh,,re Mics and later paroled at
,ta,,d,sn Miss
eftar tha war be entered the University
:, nsiss,ss,,nt October 1865 and. after