Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-19
|. B. WEISENBURGH is
TAKEN SUDDENI Y
Prominent Citizen and Business
Man Expires While Playing
Golf Late Friday

on the golf links here about foul
? o'clock Friday AFTERNOON.
News of his sudden taking
came as a severe shock to his
friends and lowed ones, and was
almost the sole topic of converSa-
ton in town in the evening,
Mr.. WelSenburgh had not been
feeling well for some time, it de-
velops. However, neither he nor
his FAMILY thought his condition
serious. although he suffered a
somewhat similar attack here
about two weeks ago, it is said.
He planned to, make a visit to the
Mayo sanitarium at Rochester,
Mimi, for a thorough physical
examination. He told his brother
Charles Weisenburgh, who was
with him at the funeral OF their
father in Frankfort early in the
week, that he hoped to go to the
Mayos within few days.
lie had been here with his fam
lily since then, but plannea to re
turn to his business headd dklarters
at Hamilton, O., on a late train
Friday. He at first planned tC.
leave on the | 80 northbound !.
& n. but after luncheon decided
to Join some friends for d few
holes at golf and go on the later
train.
His friends noticed nothi, 9 aD-
parently wrong as they started
the game, nor did the deceasel
complain of feelingGll. However,
at the finish Of the fifth hole.
which is at the top OF the long
hill in the extreme eastern part
of the links, he told the boys f,
go ahead without him; that he
was feeling bad and having trou-
ble in getting his breath. H.
companions refused to leave him
however, and went to the cool,--
.spearby and got him a drink OF
water. Mr., Weisenburgh then.
said he had a severe pain in his
chest and couldn't get his breath.
His ftiendS became alarmed an;
one hastened across the links fer
DR.. c. E. Smoot who was nea
the club house. Mrs. Weisen-
burgh who had driven out to- the
grounds with her husband, was
chatting near the club house She
and DR.. Smodt sped in a machine
to where her husband was i'll
Harold Oldham and PreSto1
Smith assisted them 20 get hiI
in the car and it was driven back
to the clubhouse for water Nj
Weisenburg continued to become
worse, it was apparent.
Dir. D. ]. Williams was passing
and called to the aid OF his broth
cr physician. An hypodermiG in
jection was given the sick man,
an attempt to relieve him, but
before anything further could be
done, he expired. The physicians
thought that d stroke Of apo
pleXy or heart trouble had caus-
ed his sudden death.
Lewis Weisenburgh was 43
years of age, the son of L. B. !
Weisenburgh, Sr., who preceded
his son to the grave only a few
days. The deceased was native
of Frankfort, where his aged
mother lives. He had made his
home here for number of years,
having become associated early
in life in business with Col. H. B. !
Hanger. Later, Mr.. Weisenburgh
took over the management of
their ice manufacturing enter
prises. He made his headquar-
ters at Hamilton, O., from which
point he supervised their proper
ties here, at Hamilton, Middel-
town, Troy, Ohio, Lafayette az
South Bend, Indiana. A man OF
unusually fine business instincts.
energetic and of keen perceptions
Mr.. Weisenburgh achieved sig
nal success with his properties.
He was commissioned lieuten-
ant in the naval purchasing de-
partment during the war and
gave to his country at that time
the full benefit of his splendid
abilities.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Sneed,
daughter of Rev. H. H. Sneed, of
Gulfport, Miss. She is'prostrat-
Cd by the suGdenness of the shock
and to her in this trying hour,
the hearts of all go out with ten
derest sympathy. She is left with
three children, the Oldest Reed
Weisenburgh, employed at one of
his fathers plants at Troy, O.,
and L. w Weisenburgh, Jr., and
Nellie. The deceased is also
survived by his mother at Franz
fort, and one sister, Mrs. Joseph
Rupert, of Frankfort, and three