The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
James A. SfeWan Dies
While Walking on Street
WAS ENROUTE TO ATTEND
MEETING OF KNIGHTS
TEMplAR.
Death Was instantaneous and No Per-
sons Were Near at Time-Was
Pioneer Resident Of City.

OF Wheeling commandery No. I.
Knights Templar. James A. Stewart.
pioneer resident of the city. was
stricken with heart trouble and col
lapsed on the sidewalk on the Island
approach to the Suspension bridge
about 7:45 o'clock last night. dying
Immediately. He left his home APP
parently in good health. having eaten
a hearty meal and hurried away to be
present at the meeting. He wore the
uniform OF the lodge when death
called him.
He was alone when the end came,
and no person could be found who
had seen him fall. The first known
OF his demise was when two young
men found his body lying on the side
walk in front of the round house"
on the approach to the bridge. The
boys notified persons I'm the neighbor-
hood and the body was carried to the
home OF Herbert O. Baer where DIR.
w. p. McGrail was called. but il was
too late. as death had won.
AS soon as the word was passed.
a great crowd congregated near the
place where the unfortunate man fell.
For a time his identity was in doubt.
as few of the younger people knew
him. until l.. A. Lallance. Jr.. a great
and identified the body. Coroner Gala
Mitchell was called to the scene but
stated that an inquest was unneces-
sary and that he would depend on the
diagnosis of DIR. McGrail. who had
been called Immediately after his
death. and who had already fixed the
cause as heart failure superinduced
by old age.
Following the momentary inquest the
body was removed TO the home OF his
niece. Mrs curtis T.. Brown. at No. $40
North Front street where the body was
prepared for burial. Curtis Brown.
nephew OF the deceased. who Is secretary
Of the +. W. Banner company. and at
the time Of the sad occurrence was
working AZ the store. was almost pros
rs ne had left the deceased in apparent
ly good health when he departed for his
sorrowful News.
Friends OF the family and old CO.
partners IN business who had known SIR.
stewart in the days OF his early life and
who had associated with him In practi-
cally all the walks OF life. are almost
prost with the sad message impart-
enjoyed the wide friendship and hearty
good will Of the general public so mucn
the deceased
AIR stewart was well known frater-
naily. and took great interest In WORK
elons this line. He was "A member OF
Templsr. Of Paris. kentucky. being a
past commander OF that bOdy. Durius
tue time he has been member Of the
order he has never missed "a meeting.
and at the time OF death was on mis- way
10 visit his adopted commandery OF this
city. lie one 81 the widest known
AIasons Of the states of West Virginia
and Kentucky. taking an active part in
The deceased has been lifelong mem
her Of the Protestant Episcopal church,
being affiliated with ST Luke's +. T.
church on the Island During his entire
life he has been successful IN business
and has ever been ready To help those in
need.
. Life's History.
he was the son Of John Park and
sarah Hughes Stewart. and was born n
Martinsburg. West Virginia. in Febru-
airy. lsi2. lie came 10 mis- city when
but mere boy. After graduating from
| the public schools OF the city. he enter
/ ed the employ Of the Logan Drug Com
pany and travelled for them much after
/ the fashion Of circuit riders during the
/ early SOS. \ grand niece Of the de
/ ceased said last night that when but e
| child he would tell her Of the cold win
/ ter days that he had ridden mile after
| mile over rough unbroken mountains eN-
| posed to the wild storms and to the
/ wilder beasts that infested those noun
/ tains at that time
III Mr.. Stewart was connected with this
| firm until 1870. when he went 20 Paris.
1 Kentucky. and there entered business
/ for himself Here ne worked until tie
/ year 1890 when he returned TO his nom,
town and purchased the drug store a.
now Occupied by W r. Dinsmore. lie
later sold the business to Mr.. I.allance
and returned TO Kentucky. where he re-
sumed his former business relations in
That town until five years ago when he
disposed Of his store and came 60 this
city to live with his nearest relative.
Mrs curtis Brown. Of North Front
r street
: Here ne has resided in "a retired fash
= i2n for ne past hve years. devoting mis-
. time 20 the work OF his lodge and Ais
church Deceased was "a SUCCESSFUL
business man and at the time Of his
Z death owned two valuable farms near
: Paris. Kentucky also "a drug store Al
though not graduate OF any college.
lie had dug out the ingredients 81 "A
!. practical experience. Ills education was
, the kind tsugit ~ the living Things and
/, Tie vac registered druggist boz the
states or Vest virginia and Kentucky
. and one ~ the best authorities on pnar-
: maceutical work ia the state.
= ii's library - knowledse aud books
nas long been the hello Of many young
! held ~ pharmacy. and nov with tho
j posssing. ~ This Erent life they have lost
usily guide worthy 81 following.
In GOOD heath
stop now the pages ~ history and see
the Wide difference with which persons
meet their Maker az the end With
probably unusual gusto Tho now dead
funu relisned his supper W. ich nar fleen
2 prepared by his dotiuE niece and had
made ready 90 attend the meeting or MS
1
{ spirits high and feeling boz the best of
health. be walked to no bridge whIcn
> would have carried him fo tle city
) proper. and there. hy one mere touch of
TIE hand ~ death FELL never Co. rise
sSain The first intimation or warning
2 that hat uuusupectinr family had OF
! the sal occurrence was vs. hen u rneaacu-
, Fer came and announced foo fNcm That
= their beloved relative bad die.
Thus hr one stroke. THE home which
. Aar Dob Toe midst OF pftuaIaftlu for iu-
. ffIHfmHH ffFfIfifteH. was plunged into
deepfFt gloom. The life witch bad gone
f0rth from Them in health sud good win
WnH brought back to them afIff and cold.
Nfrunre ~ speak ur tO greet the loved
ONES Who had been the cheer of nIa aged
percentage Ou THE earthly shore. 4 Ufa
spent iu IHffIlrfaT nrI work. and for
, Wh'u mono can aHF Hunhf against him.
had departed o. meet .ta wHErr ir che
land beyond
r.. Jacob nrIftnrhauU rector of &c.
itiEe r. y D. church. fHHut fu fHe homo
- hla departed usriehinuer l. aonr re- .
. fne SAD nrNe reached HIui and remained
Fith the hrreHfed family fur quito I
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