Washington City DC Archives Obituaries.....Houston, William H October 9, 1910
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/dc/dcfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Alice Warner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003503 August 6, 2009, 9:19 am

The Washington Herald, October 10, 1910
Washington Man Expires Suddenly


William H Houston Drops Dead Near Alexandria.

Body is found by Constable.

Electrician Employed at Local Theater Believed to Have Expired from Hemmorrhage
of Lungs 

Alexandria, Va., Oct 9.-- William H. Houston, about twenty-four years old, an
electrician at the Gayety Theater, Washington, dropped dead shortly after 5
o'clock this afternoon at New Alexandria. Death was due to hemorrhage of the
lungs. The body was found by Constable B. Foley, of Fairfax County, Justice T.
B. Wright was notified and the remains were removed to Wheatley's undertaking
establishment, where an inquest will be held to-morrow morning. 

It is supposed that Houston was travelling across a field to board an electric
train for Washington. The spot where the body was found is near the river,
between the car tracks and the old powerhouse of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company. 

Houston was well dressed and had $26 in his pocket and wore a watch and chain
and signet ring. He was a son of John H. Houston and lived with his parents at
415 Sixth street northwest, Washington, and was unmarried.

Following the inquest to-morrow morning the body will be turned over the
Undertaker A G Fry and taken to his home in Washington and prepared for burial.
His father came to Alexandria to-night to arrange for sending the body back to
Washington. 

When Houston left home this morning he was in his usual health and did not
complain of feeling ill. He was a member of the electrician's union, of Washington.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/dc/obits/h/houston44gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/dcfiles/

File size: 2.2 Kb