Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-10
ACCIDENT INDIRECT CAUSE
HEALTH BEGAN TO FAIL TWO
YEARS Ago WHEN HE GRIEAED
OVER DEATH OF HIS ONLY RE
NAMING SISTER.

John L. Walls. president and manager
of the Field Commercial Company. ana
Il resident Of Brownsville and MatamOru>
III different times. since l>G.. died at
his home at Monroe and Eleventh streets
at = O'Clock today. An accident three
weeks ago when a piece of furniture fell
over on him was the indirect cause of
Mr.. Walls death lie has been in fail
ing health since the death of his last
sister. Mrs. Mary Spinclla, at New Or
leans, two years ago. The shock of the
fall caused him 10 take 10 his bed. liz
was seycDty-onc wears old.
Mr.. Walls IL survived by one brother.
Edward Walls. "A ranchcr Of this county,
bN a niece. Miss EVELYN Walls of New
Orleans. and by six ncphcws. DIR. Ii. H.
Wallis OF Workman. Texas. Frank. vii
liam. Edward and Bartic Walls of New
Orleans. and District Attorney John \.
Wallis of Laredo. Miss Walls and DIR.
Walls were with the deceased nj the time
uf his death. lie had never been mar
rict.
The funeral was announced 10 bc held
from his late residence M : O'Clock this
afternoon. with services NJ the Church
VI az E~sttlNN lltsAIA. NOiANihttth ~ TT
thcr G.. II FrigoD. lnterment will he
made in the family plot al the city Gem
ctcry.
The pail bearers are: Honorary. Dan
icl Nturria. Il. NJ. Miller. l.. &. Forto.
Joseph Webb. Antonio %Longoria. and a.
\. Browne: Active. John II. Seaman,
Il. NJ. Field. Francisco Lnngoria. George
i. Murphy, W. Ill. Mason Jr- u 10
scph Donate
John l.. Walls was porn IL New Or
leans OF French parentaee. Leaving the
Christian brothers college at 1t. Louis
as a young man he came 10 TINS section
Of the country in l>G2. locating AT Bag.
dad. then 4 iIOurishing coast town. lie
left Bagdad before the storm i'm 1861 that
DESTROYED the town. and came 10 Malta
murvs where h. became associated with
the late Il lturria az a shipping clerk
and was with Nturria until 1857 when he
left for New Orleans.
MIR. Walls returned 10 Brownsville IN
1893 AT which time he took charge of the
business OF the Field Commercial Com
pany. nj one time one of the biggest
houses in this section of the country,
and MaS it, president and manager un.
III niN hNAiH.
During the years following his conncc-
tino with The Yturria interests Mr.. Walls
was successfully United States consul
at Nucyo Laredo, Tampico and Mstamo
orr. lie was consul in MatamoroS at th,
time of the breaking out of the Span
ish American war. and left that city for
New Orlcansh for a stay Of several
years.
lie az u time was n purScr ON the
King n cKedlyeionflhcrgOhou gKinKesh
King Kennedy line Of boats hat piled bc-
tween Bagdad and MatamoroS. and Al the
time Of the battle Of Matamoros when
the McxicanS attacked the Macmillan
forces in MatamoroS. Mr.. Walls acted a.
a clerk en- a French gunb0at thai was on
the river. This was the occasion when
the French eunboat threw Il few shells
over Fort Brown because the American
soldiers s,nt ~ cheers for the Mcxicans
who were attacking the city. Nr. Walls
translated the role sent BY the American
comm lnder in Fort Brown 10 the French
commander IN regard 10 the incident.