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P.O. Fergusson Road.
Bombay.
6-5-11

Dear Mrs. Parker,

You would hear last week from Percy that he had not been keeping so well, On the Tuesday of that week he was down Class firing at Santa Cruz, and on returning he was not well complaining of a severe head ache, well he had to send for the Doctor, who treated him for fever, which was up to 102, till the Sunday when it was 104, so I was up with him so soon as I heard, but fortunately he broke out into a good perspiration till about 8 pm and had a very fair nights sleep. Now I knew he would not be able to look after himself, so he and I came to the conclusion that it would be best for him to go into the hospital, and I took him in on Monday the 1st, His temperature was then 102 and it has remained at that ever since, they are treating him for enteric, and he is being well looked after. I have been down nearly every other day, and Allan or Wright the other, but they will not allow any one to speak to him, as it is the Doctors strict order that he must be kept absolutely quite and that no one is to worry him in any way. Allan once slipped the nurse, and asked him how he was, he seemed cheerful and told him that he had better get off or he would be getting into trouble, so you see that he has all his senses. Of course he is in some danger, but then the fever must take its course, and let us hope that he will be a lot better by this time next week. I was up last evening and saw him, but did not speak to him, he looked thin of course and a little flushed. He was reading the mail letters which the boy had taken in to him. You will be very much cut up I know, but then we must hope for the best and God willing I hope to be able to give you, or what will be better still, a letter from himself next week. I will close now with my best wishes. Remember me to the children. Glad to say that all the family are well. Though the weather is very hot.

Yours sincerely
W.R. ...say


Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.
Loco: & Carr: Department.

Parel Works, 12/18th May 1911
No:S/34.

The Ag. Loco: and Carriage Superindendent deeply regrets to announce the death of Mr. P.J. Parker, Foreman of the Carriage Shop, Parel, at St. George's Hospital on the 10th of May 1911. Mr. Parker who obtained his early training at Eastleigh on the London and South Western Railway and came out to India for the B.B. & C.I. Railway in 1901 and was made Carriage Shop Foreman in 1904. During his service for 10 years Mr. Parker carried out his duties thoroughly and with energy. The Company have lost a valuable servant and his staff a good and sympathetic master.

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