The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30

Yesterday afternoon on the third hOor %
fai house a. Columbus avenue aud
SiN-v tr-t street ~. was ~ wears pid
Mr- iilli- LAWYER Who has an apart
nen' there say- that Mr. Webb knocked
uu her door aud when -ha answered told
L"r he VA f-eInK sick and wanted glass
81 water Nhi'e she Wa getting the
water IN" suv- he colluI -.d AMI speedily
b'-cpIu. Unconscious Mr. LAWYER ~en'
h-r mai = couple Of doors down ia"
block 20 the u'fi,s - Dr Shil"v "
NNuur f"N minutes after Dr. Wynn"
got - VIZ W"bb'- side Nlr W-hb died.
The doctor notified the nfic- Il the
Coroner and IA. body ~as taken 10 the
W--t SIXTY eighth street police station
Nr- Edward y Holden NJ Webb'-
daughter was f"lI over the telephone
that her father had died suddenly and
asE.-I the coroner 10 allow the BODY 20
remain ~ the polio. station until sh- and
Mr. Holden got there When she arriv ed
N" police turned over 10 her the contents
- NJ Wabb'S pockets. which included
two gold watches. tsoin checks. prufni--
sorry note which Mr. Webb had made ONT
80 trIst company for ts0 oOD and had
raid "a month ago. with liSf Of the seCurI-
we. vut 40 az collateral. and number II
ria,..- nf diamond iewelry The col
Int.ral va stock o. the Union. Pacific.
III. Southern Pacific and The Northern
Pacific The certificates were not found
ou rr body
Dr Albert Weston Coroner Feinb-rg'-
pnv-ician found the cause - Nlr W"bh'-
death 10 have he.n heart disease aud
kidney disease.
Nus LAWYER was ul.-' iou-d by Coroner
FruhrrC and Nv The policeman who
cam" rom th" West - 7ty-aIgh'h - rect
station on IN" first report - Nj Webb
death She told both 81 them ~" story
Of th. drink ~ water and IN" added that
~. had nsy.~ seen Mr. N"bb b.fpra h."
knu-I ..d a. her door sayin- D." wH- ~
Mr Webb was superintendent 81 th"
SUNDAY school N the N"bb Memorial
I hurch - Madison and PRIOR - the
erect ON ~ that btIiiding h- wac connected
" Ith ~. Presbyterian Church N Madison
and - good deal II IN" tune conducted
III. sunday school lie CAV" IN" new
church ~ memory II his son. James
Webb II who died fifteen wears ago
MIR Webb was born ia Norwich y Y
February 2 1890 the son u & - Baker
W-bb ~. Was educated m M. icadarnv
80 Harry 4 Lockwood which used Z,
~. ~ ~ Broadway New Nnrl Ia lSf3
h. went - work Tor Duremuz SIrdnm
4 NlNun whnl"-al" dealer ~ dry goods
and H.. wears later h" lrft that firm -
~ ?, Arnold Sp'lihworth \ g.. whole
saer- N fancy goods
Mr. Webb started hir alcohol Disabling
firm ~ 1853 A. hrSi u was uudsr his
own name alone. but later when hi- son
h.camr old enough - engage IN business
~ WIS changed 10 James 4 Webb 4 Son
IN. firm did business ~ ~ Pearl street
and vas under Mr. W"bh'- management
until - absorption 10y the American
Distributing Company ~ which Mr.
Wehb wac mad" treasurer and director
lie was also director ~ tho Central
stamping Company
They sud ~ Madison last night hat
", Wahh was IN" rlde-r cornmut"r on
fh. IackaWanna ". moved - Madison
~ ise, and when h" d,"d he WIS IN" largest
property owner N IN" vililg" n" Vas
a 'ound"r 81 m" National Iron RAM,
there and a director SINCE - In'orTora-
ton ~" Wa also vice president and ~
rector " tho MorristoNn Thus. Company
Ne wa- m" second pr"-id"n' ~ m"
NJ \ ~ Madison and feN wears go
Whom - wanted = nov building NJ Wobb
gave sfG ~ for y Ne was NeU Israev
elsctor fpr Benfamin Harrison and Wag
member NJ the New Nork civ Repuhhcau
Club Ne lived With HE daughter ~.
lav at n v oodland road. Madison.