The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1890-10-18 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

NEW BRIGHTON GENTLEMAN DROWNED.  On Monday afternoon the body of Robert Fulton Lang, ooMon broker, residing at 15, Mount-road, New Brighton, was found in Lake Windermere. Attention was first drawn to the fact that somebody had &impaired by the finding of • bat and • walking stick on the shore of the lake near Storrs. The man who found these articles, Evans, &gardener, immediately caused information Sc be conveyed to the pollee at Holiness, and a party of men were sent out in beam with drag nets. These men recovered the body about half-past three. It impure that the deceased gentleman bad for some time been 'offering from depression which followed an operation which he miderwent last year. It appears that deceased who occupied an important ,mosition as bead of the office of Messrs. Smith, Edwards and Co., Liverpool, had • residence at Low House, near Bownees, whore his wife and family used to spend the summer months, and amoidmit to custom he had joined the family for Cm weekend. He left has house abent 7-30 on Monday morning. and some hotr's later his hat and cost were found on the More. It is Bibbed that the deceased, who whit &god 40, was on the best of terms with his employoxe. At the highest which was nib'stly hold, Mr. Lang, of Paisley, brother of the dbo.aeed, mated that he had received letters from him last week, which showed that he was in • very depressed state of mind. Deceased's widow stated that when he left ths bonne she understood that he was going fore walk, and she was to meet him. A verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind" was retuned. It is stated that Mr. Lange heath had been seriously affected ever since an operation which had been performed in thespring and this, coupled with looses by unfortunateinvestments, led to gram depression, which mast have driven him to this rash NAL Mr. Lang took an active part two or three years ago in extending the membership of the Ancient Pootpitths Assimilation in Wallasey, and in promoting the agitation which eventually led to the law suit and compromise regarding the footpaths over the Billeted Marsh. He also lent valuable help to Mrs. Hirt, in cenneetioa with her Sheltering Homes, and was some years associated in the Sunday school work of the Seacombe Presbyterian Mission, as a member of Dr. Muir's congregation; but more recently he became attached to the Rake-lane Congregational Oliver. Much sympathy is felt with has wife and olnldren. The funeral of the deceased gentleman took plow on Wednesday, at the Bowmen Cemetery. The RIM Professor Taylor, of Windermere, the Rm. Dr. and the Rev. J. H. Gwyther, of Liscard, took port in Me smelt*. Of the famiZ she deceased, Mom were present Messrs. W. and J. Lang (brothers) and Mr. J. Highgate (brother-in-law), of Paisley. The firm of blows. Smith. Edwards, sod Co., was represented by Mr. A. G Smith and Mr. H. Bierermseb. Amongst-Mope present were also Mown. G. WPorran, of Lame; A. Lindsay, and R. A. Job, elLiverpool • and other friends from the neighbour. hood. Wraiths were mat from the family of the deceased in Paisley; the saleroom staff, and the warehouse of Mesas Smith, Edwards, and Co.; and also from the Now Brighton Golf Club, of Whioli the late Mr. Lang was treasurer.  A UL*,--AN bffortarr DIEICOTZWI is announced in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable reinedy for nem= 'debility, physical exhaustion, kidney diseases, and kindred complaints. The discovery was made b 3 • ntissionary in Old Mexico. The Rev Joseph Holmes, Blom:mbar, Mansions, Bloomsbury Bqesans, Londe n, Will send the prescription free of &ergo on receipt of ern. addressed etrunped envelope. Mealion WI MM.  Ontormaz Ponmut num.—These pens neither earateh nor quirt the ink, the points being rounded by a nersly.inveeted method. Sample boxee,_post free 6d., front Wilhite! Brothers and Co., Ltd., A4414414'1 Now Mee.