The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-27
The End Came at 9 O'Clock
Yesterday Morning, Fol
lowing a Long Illness.
BODY TO BE BURIED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
The Deceased Was Identi-
fled With Many of the
City's Prosperous Indus
tries and Was the Owner
of the Largest Red Snap
per Fishing Business in
the World.

the World.
Capt. Thomas Everett Welles, one OF
Pensacola's foremost and successful
citizens and a man who numbered his
friends and admirers by his acquaint-
ances, died yesterday morning at
o'clock at Cambridge, Mass, where he
had been under treatment for diabetes
and carbuncles for the past eight or
ten weeks. a telegram from his son,
Frank, reached Pensacola yesterday
shortly after the noon hour bearing, tho
, sad news Of his fathers death. To
those who were intimate with the
family the death Of Capt. Welles d1d
not come unexpected but this did not
lessen the shock. For the past few
! days messages from Cambridge an
nounced that the patient was growing
weaker and for fOrty-eight hours pre-
| ceding the death he had been in an
unconscious condition.
Capt. Welles was fitty-nine years OF
age and enjoyed good health until
about three years ago, when it was
discovered that he was suffering from
| diabetes During the last year Of his
| life he suffered greatly, but his strong
! constitution, his indomitable courage
| and will power carried him through
many of the trying Ordeals Of opera
! tions when a weaker man would have
| given up.
Can't. yVelles left Pensacola the first
portion Of July for Old Mystic, Conn.
| and letters coming from him for several
! weeks after his arrival announced that
| he was improving and had prospects
| of returning to Pensacola In better
| health than for several years. How
j o. la
returning here a carbuncle developed
| on his neck and he went to Cam bridge.
near Boston, for an operation. PhEai-
clans and specialists in such diseases
| were consulted and other operations
were necessary, which greatly weak
ened the patient and for the past four
weeks he hardly ever left his bed.
THE FUNERAL SUNDAY
| The funeral Will occur Sunday ar
ternoon. A telegram was received last
night that the body would be shipped
from Boston this morning, accompanied
by the wife, son and daughter and viii
arrive in Pensacola Sunday morning
and be conveyed to the family resi-
dence on East Gadsden street
The burial will be in st. Johns cem-
etery, and the hour of the funeral ana
pail bearers will be announced later.
A RESIDENT SINCE 1878.
Thirty eight years ago, in 1873, Capt.
weJles. then a young man Of % years,
left the rock-girt coast of Connecticut
in search Of a wider field of activity
and landed in Pensacola. Almost I'M
mediateIy he shipped in one Of tho
numerous fishing smaclts which had
lust begun prospecting in gulf waters
and which was helping 10 start tho
great red snapper fishing industry that
tn ma
He came to Pensacola n stranger, with
neither money nor friends, and with
nothing but the native ability and In
domitabIe will and industry with which
he carved his name and fortune in
this city.
Shortly after his arrival in Pensa-
| cola. Capt Welles secured employ
nent with the Pensacola Fish Com
pany, Of which the late Capt. :. 9.
Cobb was the head, and for a few
months he worked as an employe.
Whatever he undertook he did well,
and. attracting the attention Of the late
Cant. e. E. Saunders, the latter in
1883 formed a partnership with him
under the firm name OF e. r. Saunders
e. Co. and Capt. Welles soon became
: : MANAGING partner In the business
! which he built up to the largest whole
sale fish business on the entire gulf
; coast. Following the death OF capt,
Saunders a few months ago, Capt.
Welies purchased the formers interest
in the firm, and at the time Of his
9 death he was sole owner Of this i'm
mense fishing business-the largest OK
it's kind in the world
In addition to his immense fishing
interests, Capt. Wclles was Interested
In numerous other business enterprises
among which were the Welles- kahn
Company, the Marine Grocery Com
pany, Northup g. Wood, The Marine
= Railway Company together with Varl-
: Gus real estate and banking interests
! He was one Of the organizers Of the
Citizens National Bank, and served
! for several years as q vice president
= and director in that institution. retain %
ing his interests In IL when 1t consol'- .
J dated with the Peoples National ana
. became the present Citizens and
s Peoples National Bank. At Athens
& Ala. he owned a beautiful summer
q home and extensive plantations where
b he and his family spent portion q
each year.
8 In political affairs, Capt. Weiles was
n always active and he was for years q
q poIiticaI leader in Pensacola and Flort-
= da. He served as chairman or the
y Pensacola City board Of public safety