The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-08
WILSON BROWN IS
DEAD IN NEW YORK
FOLLOWING TWO
MAJOR OPERATIONS
Friends Shocked by Death
of Man Who Lost His
Brother Only a Few
Weeks Ago
REMAINS TO REACH
BIRMINGHAM LATE
ON SUNDAY NIGHT
Funeral Will Be Held From Residence
of Eugene l.. Brown Monday
MOrning-Was Reared in
Perry County

Wilson Richard Brown, senior men,
ber of the firm of Brown Brothers &
Company. died yesterday afternoon al
the Roosevelt hospital in New York
CITY,
His death followed a second operation
performed Wednesday for appendicitis
He was attended at his bedside by DIR
G. T.. Brewer, the celebrated surgeon
his brother, Eugene I. Brown of Bir-
mingham and two nurses.
His death followed the serious COM
plications of his malady that had baf-
fed for two days the attending physi-
clans. Mr.. Brown was stricken the Sec
ond day after his return from Marion
Ala, where he accompanied the re-
mains of his distinguished brother, the
late William CARROT Brown, who died
in New England.
Mr.. Browns remains will leave New
York this afternoon and will arrive In
Birmingham Sunday night at 10 o'clock
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs Eugene L.
Brown. The funeral will be held Monday
morning from the residence of Eugene L.
Brown, 1908 Highland avenue. Details as
to the hour and arrangements for inter
ment will be announced later.
Mr.. Brown, according to DR.. Brewer
in message to a local physician, was
afflicted with gangrenous appendicitis
In addition there was a deep pelvic alb
scess. For two days after the first
operation the patient progressed favor
ably with an even temperature and a
normal pulse. Sudden intestinal con-
striction made it imperative that a
second operation be performed, which
followed resulting in his death.
Born in Marion
Mr. Brown was born in Marion, Ala
September 5, 1860. and was therefore al
the time of his death SO years of age
His parents are dead, but Mr.. Brown
is survived by four brothers, Wilbur
Eugene, Charles and Henry Brown. The
fifth brother. CARROT Brown, died re-
Gently He has several well known
nephews, among them being the Rev
Hogue of Baltimore Bradley Brown, Will
bur G. Brown, Charles F. Hogue, Thomas
Brown and Cyrus Brown secretary OF
state.
Wluely hnOWn III IOHtlcS
Mr.. Brown served in the state legis-
lature for one term. that of 1895. He
was widely known as politician and
was constant attendant at legislative
meetings. He was of an unusually at
tractive personality and made so many
friends that he was almost forced into
the legislature from Colbert county while
re siding in Sheffield which C,ty he made
his home for several years before COM
ing to Birmingham. He seemed always
to prefer to work politically for his
friends, rather than for any honors he
might secure for himself.
He came to Birmin CHAM in 1900 and
with his brother formed the firm of
Brown Brothers & Company, which is
one of the most successful real estate
concerns here. In that firm also was
Frank B. Fowlkes of this city. The
firm handled the location of the Ter
minal station on Fifth avenue, was
largely instrumental in the erection of
the Woodward. the First National and
BrownM Marx buildings, as well as being
the agent for several other deals of
large proportions.
Wilson Brown about three years ago
became interested with his brother and
associates in New York real estate. Mr..
Brown was delegated to handle a large
tract there and after three years OF
strenuous work had closed the deal,
making a very tidy profit for the firm.
The last details of the transaction were
being handled when the late Garrotr
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