Submitted by: Nana (NAY-na) RUTHERFORD Redell
Date: March 6, 2007
Email: nredell@charter.net


Atlanta Constitution, Friday September 19, 1902

DAVID HALL DIED YESTERDAY

Death Occurred At His Home
In this city, yesterday morning Prominent passenger Man, Was Traveling 
Passenger Agent for Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad-FUNERAL TODAY

David G. HALL traveling passenger agent for Georgia Southern and Florida 
Railroad and one of the most popular of Atlanta railroad men died from 
hemorrhage of the brain yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at his late 
residence, 456 Washington Street.

Mr. Hall had been sick for two weeks, but few of his friends knew that he 
as in danger. The news of his death was a great surprise even to those who 
knew him best. Mr. Hall was one of the best known passenger men in the 
Atlanta and his death is universally deplored.

At the time of his death Mr. Hall was 43 years of age. He was born in 
Atlanta ( census said he was born in TN) and spent almost his entire life 
in this city. He began his railroad service with the Central Georgia Railway, 
first being ticket agent and afterwards city ticket agent for that time in 
Atlanta. For a number of years he traveled for the Old Eastern Tennessee, 
Virginia and Georgia while Colonel B. W. Wrenn was general passenger agent 
of that line. After consolidation of the East Tennessee into the Southern 
System, Mr. Hall  went with Georgia Southern and Florida as travel passenger 
agent.

Mr. Hall was know throughout the country as he was for a number of years  an 
enthusiastic member of the American Association of Travel Passenger Agents. 
It was his intention to attend the session of the association which is now on 
in Quebec, but he was taken sick the day the party from Atlanta was to leave.

No railroad man in Atlanta had more sincere friends among is association that 
"Dave" Hall as he was familiarly know. Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, a 
daughter, two brothers and one sister.

At the meeting of the Transportation Club last night a committee consisting 
of Assistant Central   Passenger Agent, W.H. Tayloe, of Southern , Travelling  
Passenger Agent N.B. Baird of the Cotton Belt and General Agent J.N. Merrill 
of the Burlington was appointed to draft suitable resolutions deploring the 
death of Mr. Hall.

The funeral service will be held from the residence this afternoon at 8 o'clock. 
The interment will take place at West View. The services will be in charge of 
the Knights Templar. A special escort of railroad men will attend.