Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1908 — PARTICULARS OF BANKER’S DEATH [ARTICLE]

PARTICULARS OF BANKER’S DEATH

Addison Parkinson Ran Two Blocks - to Catch Street Car and Aggravated Old Ailment. Chas. T. Moody, son-in-law of Addison Parkison, went to Chicago on the early train Thursday morning, in response to telegrams from Mrs. Parkison asking him to meet them at Chicago and to assist them on to Rensselaer. He knew that Mr. Parkison was in a very critical condition and wfcpn he found that death had overtaken him before the train had arrived at the station in Chicago he was not much surprised. He found that Mr. Parkison had been accompanied all the way by his physiqiqn, Dr. Cooper, of Burnett, Cal., who had been aiding a Los Angeles physician in caring for the aged banker for the five consecutive years that

he bad wintered in California. As soon as the train on which they were passengers had reached Chicago arrangements were made for bringing the remains to Rensselaer and they reached here Thursday night at 11:10 o'clock. The body was taken to the Parkison residence on Forest street. From relatives the particulars of his last sickness are learned. When he left here last tall he was in unusually good health and he started out in his winter’s sojourn with an extremely joyous feeling. He was somewhat exhausted by the long trip to the coast and his health began to fail soon after he reached there. He bad a cold and a light touch of pneumonia and he was constantly in the care of his physician, although most of the time able to be on his feet. About three weeks ago he started with his daughter, Mrs. Geo. P. Ketchum and his wife’s sister, Mrs. Berry, from Burnett to Los Angeles. The trip was to be on the streeet car and Mr. Parkinson thought he heard a car and started to run to catch it. He ran for almost two blocks and so exerted himself that be produced a rupture of the blood vessels of the groin, from which he had previously suffered. It resulted in a severe hemorrhage. They went to Los Angeles unconscious *of the effect the exertion had had upon him and he accompanied the ladles on a shopping tour and bought and carried around with him a heavy jug of wine. After returning to Burnett he was compelled to go to bed and he lost a quart of blood and he was in a very serious condition for some days. Later he improved somewhat, however, and his daughter returned to Rensselaer, but his improvement was only temporary. He was determined to return home and his physicians realized that there was no chance for him to recover, so they consented to his starting and Dr. Cooper, of Burnett, accompanied him. He grew weaker from the time of their departure and fearing that they might be compelled to remove the remains from the train in case of death the physician worked heroically to prolong the life. But death came just before the train reached the city. The funeral will be held at the late residence on Forest street at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. It will be conducted by Dr. H. L. Klndig and Rev. J. C. Parrett. Interment in Weston. cemetery.