The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-16
G. ADAMS Is
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Suffered Second Defeat at Hands Of
Naval Reserves, of Atlantic City,
After Getting Good Start.
GIRLS MAKING GOOD SHOWING

Israel G.. Adams, sea captain. rail
road director. banker and real estate
broker, widely known through South
Jersey, and for many years actively in
touch with Republican politics. died at
his home in Linwood Wednesday
morning, at $50 o'clock, from pneu-
monia.
Capt. Adams was at his Office in At
lantic City on Saturday last, but in the
afternoon complained that he was
feeling ill. When he reached his home
in Linwood at 8 o'clock in the after
noon, he was just able to enter the
house.
He became 50 weak that his wife
Immediately called the family physic-
ian. Sunday he developed acute pneu-
monia. He steadily grew weaker I'M
til the end came, which was not uneX-
the family of his critical condition.
He was conscious almost up to the
end, although at intervals he was de
lirious.
Deceased was born in Bakersville,
10Y Mortified, this courtyard was in
his 74th year. He came of Quaker
stock and was the son of the late
Israel ScuH Adams. being the young
est of a family of seven children.
His widow is the daughter of the
late Samuel Sanders, of Mortified.
Surviving him are two sons, Morton,
who is a lawyer in Philadelphia. and
Charles, who is engaged in business
in Philadelphia. and three daughters,
Mrs. Howard Mcconnell, of Pleasant
Vile; Mrs. Amelia Corson, wife of DR..
Walter Corson, of Atlantic City, and
Miss Mabel Adams, at home.
Deceased was a director in the West
Jersey and Seashore . Railroad, and
helped to form the Second National
Bank and the Atlantic Safe Deposit
and Trust Company, in both of which
he has been a director since they were
chartered, and was also a director
in the West Jersey Title Company.
He opened a real estate office in
Atlantic City with former County
Clerk Kit Rape, in an Office on Allan
tic avenue, near Arkansas avenue, in
1883. Rape withdrew and was sue
ceeded by Clement J. Adams as part
ner, until the dissolution in 1910. when
C. J. Adams took owe the business
under the firm name of C. J. Adams
Co.
Captain Adams finished his educa-
ton in Pennington Seminary and be
fore he was q he was made master of
a schooner. He followed the sea until
he retired in 1883, trading on the coast
and to the West Indies. During his
career at sea he was ship-wrecked in
1865 off Cape Lookout. His vessel,
the Spray, ran on the shoals there
in a storm, eleven miles from shore,
where no help could reach him and
his seamen. From Monday until
Thursday they lived, he and his crew
of five men lashed to the rigging, and
lived on cold food. They were half
frozen when finally rescued by a crew
from the warship Admiral Porter,
which was proceeding to Washington,
to attend the second Inauguration Of
President Lincoln.
He was a member of Keystone
Lodge, No. 153, F. & A. NJ, Trinity
Chapter, No. SO, r. A. NJ, Atlantic
C~ommandery. No. 20, X. T., Crescent
Temple, A. A. o. N. NJ. s., Seashore
Lodge, No. SIS, X. of p, and several
other lodges and organizations.
He had long been a faithful and
consistent member and official of Cen
trail M. E. Church at Linwood.
Funeral services will be held from
his late residence to-day Saturday
at 2 p. M, and interment will be made
in P~leasantville cemetery.
The pastor of Central Church, Rev.
J. C. Kulp, will oficiate. assisted by
Revs. VanHook and Fitz-George, form-%
er pastors, and Rev. DR.. Glenrock, a
former friend at Pennington Seminary.