The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-03-07
WALKER WINSTON
DROPS DEAD
Wealthy Planter Was Buying Farm
Supplies When Stricken.
BEEN MARRIED SHORT TIME
Dismay Reigns Throughout the City
When News of Shocking Tragedy
Rapidly Spreads-Was Popu-
lar With All Our People.

On Tuesday afternoon. while appa-
rently in the best Of health and spirits.
and while looking after his business
affairs, Mr.. Walker Winston was sud
denly stricken with heart trouble, or
more specifically what is termed by
the medical fraternity, an aneurysm,
and was dead in just few minutes.
A the time the fatal stroke came,
Mr.. Winston, in company with one of
his oVerseers, Mr.. G S Rice. and Mr.
Bruce Smith, salesman: was looking
at some farming tools in the ware
room Of the RUSSELL raham-A lderson
Co, upst airs over T. O'Briens Palace
Market According to Mr.. Bruce
Smith, who was very courteous in
furnishing The Times with all the in
formation possible, Mr.. Winston
seemed to have fainting spell, and
was in the act Of falling, when both his
co mpanions rushed To his side and
catching him in their arms. supported
him and eased him down gently to
the floor Mr. Rice ran out for a ply.
sician.
Mr.. Winston only remained pros
trate few seconds, when he arose 10
his feet, but had only stood In an up
right position an instant when an
other falnting spell seized him. and.
as the excited sufferer was again about
to fall, Mr. Smith caught him and as
sisted him 70 a seat on a tool box.
The palOr Of death seemed 10 over
spread Mr.. Winsron's features, but ne
remained in a sitting posture untfI
the doctor arrived All tile time
thoroughly alarmed, Mr.. Smith bus
led himself with Mr.. Winston chat
ing his hands and bathing his face in
water
bed OF mattresses and such other
things as could be gathered up. was
improgised for the afflicted gentleman.
but after lie had been placed on the
hurriedly made bed, Mr. Winston
asked the doctor to let him get up,
and, among other things, said, take
oil my shoes, put some more water on
my face. " The dying man seemed 10
talk somewhat excitedly and at ran !
dom, although his poise and self. |
possession never left him, even upon |
the very threshold Of dissolution. The |
last words he uttered were: II want !
10 go home, | want to go home. | !
want to go home To my wife" as II |
he was pleading, and was afraid he |
would never see her again.
Deceased was married in the spring |
OF 1912 TO Mrs. Pamela Graham. one |
OF the best known and best loved la |
dies OF 81. Francis county. The we'd |
ding ceremony was performed in Chi |
cago, but Mr., and Mrs Winston did |
not arrive In Forrest City until last |
october, since which time the de- !
ceased had fallen right into the har-
ness, as 1t were, and had made |
friends with all the people he had met. |
lie had already won the deserved rep.
utation OF a hustler and worker and !
each day found him the possessor of |
some new friend who had known Mrs.
winston before they were married.
Mr.. winston was most affable gen.
tleman. He was man of PROPOSES
ing and pleasing manners and had in
gratiated himself with large num-
Der OF persons with whom he had
dealt with in the conduct of his bust
ness affairs
Mr.. Winston had paid The Times
Office number OF visits, and in our
comings and Roings about over the
city we were always glad TO hear fav-
orable comments and congratulatory
expressions of our new citizen.
To many people OF this city and
county, however, Mr.. Winston was no
stranger. His mother and the moth
er OF Mrs. Walter German, were sis
ters. Deceased was born near Tus-
cumbia. Ala, and was about SIS years
OF age at the time of his death. He
was exceptionally well preserved.
Deceased came to Arkansas first
about the year 1879, when quite
young man, and accepted position as
salesman with r. and Is. Block, at
Old Wittsburg. Subsequently he
came TO Forrest City where he en-
gagged In the mercantile business for
Russell, Gwynn Co., but later worked