The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-18
Connected With Many Big
Railroad Construction
Projects.

Mr.. B. E. Wellendorf, one Of our most
popular aud respected citizens, died
suddenly Wednesday morning, May II.
he had spent the previous evening at
the Elks' club rooms playing cards with
party Of friends and was apparently in
the best Of health and spirits when he
went to his rooms at the Franklin
House at about 10 o'clock.
About five years ago he suffered with
gangrene In one Of his toes and owing
to srteriosclerosis it became necessary
to amputate the limb. above the knee.
Two years later his other leg was am
putated, since which time he has spent
most Of his time In rolling chair and
was looked after by an attendant,
George McBriar, who left him about
LIS Wednesday morning sleeping
peacefully. When he returned at I
O'Clock to waken him, he found him In
precisely the same position that he had
left him. He had evidently passed
away peacefully during the night with
out ever waking up. 1t is supposed
that blood clot had formed In an ar
terry and reached the heart, causing
instant death.
Mr.. Wellendorf was born in St. Marys
January 6, 1S45, and was, therefore, in
his sixty.sixth year. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Matthias Wellendorf, we're
among the earliest settlers of the town.
But one of their children now survives
in the person Ut Mrs. j. w. Heylmun,
Of Holidaysburg, Pa. The deceased
was civil engineer by profession and
was employed in the building of the
Danbury Division of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad, the
Catawissa Division of the Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad and what Is now
the Buffalo & Allegheny Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He was chief
engineer and superintendent of the
Clarion River Railway and Of the P. S.
& N. Railroad when they we're first
built and was partner in the firm OF
Miller & Wellendorf, which constructed
the Johnsonburg Railroad. More re-
Gently he located and constructed
railroad In the Adirondack mountains
in New York State, the name Of which
we do not now recall. For several years
he was engaged in the hardware bus.
iness In Reynoldsyille, Pa. He was
also member OF the mercantile firm OF
Hall & Kaul Co. Of this city. He had
amassed a considerable fortune and was
the owner Of considerable real estate in
this section. He was director In both
the St. Marys Gas Company and the
St. Marys Water Company. He was
warden Of the St. Agnes Episcopal
church at this place, member of the
Masonic order and OF the B. p. o. E.
On September 25, 1877, he married
Miss Julia Hall, Of St. Marys, who is
sister both Of Senator Hall and Judge
Hall. Unfortunately she was not with
her husband at the time of his death,
as she had been in poor health herself
for some time and left the evening be-
fore for Kirksville, Missouri, to consult
an eminent specialist of that place.
1t falls to the lot Of but few men to
be held in such universal esteem as was
Mr.. Wellendorf. Prior to the loss of
his limbs he was pre-eminently noted
f,r the intense energy which he dis
played in all his business enterprises.
While he was extremely successful as
a constructing engineer and insisted
that every man under him should do
his full duty, he was always beloved by
his subordinates, who are unanimous in