The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-04
Capt. ]. Ed. O'Brien Dies
Suddenly on Train While
Enroute TO Pensacola

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70 the station 70 make sure that he
had not been given something else.
lie asked the man 10 let him see the
bottle from which be had procured the
pluto water. but was refused.
After returning 10 the train Capt
O'Brien was attacked with vomiting
apeila and these continued until =
short time before he died. There
we're Indications OF fermentation. and
a physician who boarded the train AZ
Ia Orange. Ca. stated that this fact
looked suspicious as Pluto water
would have the opposite effect. The
conductor % the train secured the
physician By wiring ahead for him. but
he boarded the train too late. AZ Capt.
o'Brien was then dying.
WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN SUR
NlvE.
Capt o'Brien IL survived BY a wife
and ave chiidren-four boys and one
EiFi-ranRing IN aEe from J. Ed, Jr..
the youngest. who IL ~ years old. 20
Mallory the oldest who IL ~ years
old. The others are la Louise. aged
20. Robert r.. aged ~. and Patrick
Henry. aged Il Mrs. OBrten was be-
fore her marriage. Miss Katherine
Long. daughter % Or Nimrod Long %
Alabama Capt O'Briens father died
six years aRo and his mother passed
away last apTinE Mrs. r. Motta y
Pensacola. e his only surviving sister.
a WELL KNOWN FIGURE.
Capt. j. I'd. O'Brien Was well
known figure IN the political and So
ciai hfe 81 Florida and he was proba =
bly better known al the national cap
ttai than any other private citizen IN
Florida SIC was particularly active
IN politics and had enjoyed many
honors az the hands 81 the Democratic
party. re was a candidate last spring
for congressman "a larEe from Florida
and he made 4 strong race. but a pro-
tracted illness during tho campairn
prevented him from completing his
canvass and no doubt contributed
largely 10 his defeat II is quite pos
aihle that hts sudden death yesterday
might bc traced IN part g the illness
contracted In last springs primary
election contest
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
J. "a o-Brien was born IN Key
West. IN 1855. and was reared on Sui
lfvau's Iaiand I'm Charleston harbor.
lie went from there 70 New York city
where he worked Cor two years AMI
eight months. ATTENDING TIE New YORK
evening high school while there lie
came 10 Pensacola az about the are ~
II years and went 90 work for p. r.
PITT 20 learn the carpenters' and Join
sra trade He later became a clerk IN
q store az Warrington and a. the age
81 "a ne became an apprentice IN the
pilot business. being awarded the
pilots branch. or license. four years
later. TIE organised and was first
president Of the Florida Pilots Asso-
citation. In 1895 b. was elected presi-
dent 81 the National IA Pilots Assoc
citation ana he vas stiil serving In that
capacity AZ the time ~ bis death. most
T % Ms time being spent m Washing
ton looking after the pilots interests
In matters Of legislation. re served
/ n the Florida state senate frum the
/ Second district (Escambia oourfyl foI
one term. the sessions being IN 1895
and 1901. re served also az chairman
% the Escarnhia county Democratic
executive committee and he was. be-
fore the advent % the primary. an ac-
tive nwure AZ most Of the Democratic
tconventtons IN Florida
Capt OHrten was an able and via
uroua character who possessed ths
ivAre quality 81 both making and hold
inS friends and his death viii Gauss
senusae regret among All who know
him.
Fgnsrai Arrangements Lister.
/ The funeral arrangements viii b
announccc later. after Mrs o'nrter
can be heard from