Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
STRICKEN IN STORM,
| IRVINGTON MAN DIES.
George II. Patston Victim of
Paralysis Soon After Leav-
ing Home.

Suffering from a stroke of paralysis
in the binding snowstorm yesterday
morning. George H. Patston, fifty
years old, well known in national
guard circles, fell in the snow at
Springfield avenue and Durand place,
Iryington. Discovered a half hour
later by friends. he failed to recover
and died at noon in GLADDEN. Lodge
Hospital He had left his home, ap-
parently In the best of health, having
gone out for a newspaper.
When Mr.. Patston was found he
was taken into 1851 Springfield ave-
nue., where restoratives were admin
istered to him. but to no avail. A
messenger was dispatched to, his
home, % Chapman place. and returned
With his son. who on recognizing
him sent for DIR. John F. Lowell, of
1044 Clinton avenue. The doctor him
self was sick in bed. but sent a tele-
phone call for his father, DR.. F, II.
Lowell, of "A Mapes avenue, Newark,
who hurried to the dying man.
Becoming impatient the son, George
T. Patston, went to GLADDEN. Lodge
Hospital and there procured a
stretcher and together with three
other men carried his father into the
hospital DR.. Lowell, sr., and four
nurses OF the hospital worked over
Mr. Patston for several hours, but
he died about noon. DIR. Lowell. sr.,
said that death was due to cerebral
hemorrhage.
Mr.. Patston was born in New York
city, February Is. 1865. He has lived
in many places both in this and In
New York State, and settled in irving
ton about five years ago, While in
Irvington he was employed as an ac-
countant by the Worthington Pump
Works Company, Harrison.
When he was sixteen years old Mr..
Patston Joined Company +, Battalion
Engineers, OF which in five years he
was made sergeant. In 1890 he en-
listed In the Ninth Regiment. New
York National Guard. Later he Joined
the Fourteenth Regiment and later
the Seventy-first Regiment. National
Guard. the last mentioned of which
he was drum-maj jor for nine years.
While in the New York National
Guard Mr.. Patston was called upon
to assist In quelling several riots of
large character. The first was the
switchmen'S strike in Buffalo. which
occurred in 1892, and the other was
that of the motormen's strike in
Brooklyn, N. Y, in 1896.
In business life Mr.. Patston has
held many important positions. In
1890 he was general Eastern freight
agent of the Union Pacific Railroad
with offices in New York city. This
position he held for six years and
then went with the H. o. Cereal Food
Company as its general traffic man.
ager in Buffalo. Later he came back
to New York as traffic manager for
brokerage company.
Funeral services will take place at
the house tomorrow night at $3.50
o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev.
Parris C. Greenly. pastor of Irving
ton Methodist Church. Mr.. Patston
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Susie
Patston and son.
Mr.. Patston was quartermaster-
sergeant of Company A, First Regi-
ment National Guard of New Jersey.
He was a member of George B.
Adams Council Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and
was drum major of Irvington Council;
Roseville Camp. No. %, Woodmengof
the World, and of the commits
stoned officers of the First infantry
N. J.. N. G.. of which he had been
drum-nlajor for the last six years.
The j. o. U. A. M. will also assist IN
the funeral services.