| THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, Phoenix, Arizona, 15 May 1894 - "DIED ON THE DESERT, TWO BODIES DISCOVERED NEAR CULLEN'S WELLS" "A Memorandum Book Contains A Thrilling Story of Burning Sands and Deadly Thirst" "Two more prospectors have gone to swell the list of those who have abandoned the hunt for gold to fall down on the burning sands of an Arizona desert under the blazing sun and die. At that moment a pint of water would not have been exchanged for all the gold in the Harqua Halas, whither the ill-fated prospectors were journeying. The bodies were found near, that is to say, within a dozen miles of Cullen's well, last Saturday." "A letter was received at the sheriff's office yesterday from JOHN DREW, station keeper at the wells notifying the authorities of the ghastly discovery. The letter also contained a memorandum book found on one of the bodies, containing brief information concerning the dying writer and his partner." "It was: I am WILLIAM ROGERS, a native of CORNWALL. My father is WM. ROGERS of Churchtown, Breage, Cornwall. Goodbye. I am dying of thirst. My partner, BILL MCDONALD, has left me to go on to Harqua Hala." "It was also discovered from papers in his pocket that ROGERS was a member of the order of Sons of St. George and had recently come from Helena, Montana. Directions were also given concerning his trunk." "The body of MCDONALD was found four miles from the wells." "The station keeper's letter was not profuse. It only stated that the bodies had been found and that a man had been sent out from the wells to bury them. � Beside the memorandum book the only article mentioned in this letter as having been found was a shaving set. Neither the appearance nor probable age of the dead men was described nor is it stated on which side of the wells they were found or in what direction they were probably traveling. From the condition of the bodies it was supposed that death came last Thursday. An inquiry here failed to discover anyone who remembered that any prospectors of those names had lately been in Phoenix and it is supposed that they had gone from Prescott. Cullen's Wells are about eighty miles from Prescott so that if ROGERS and MCDONALD were on their way from the north to the Harqa Halas by the way of Vulture, they would have reached the vicinity in which their bodies were found." THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, Phoenix, Arizona, 8 Aug 1894 - "A BROTHER-IN-LAW'S INQUIRY" - "A RELATIVE OF WILIAM ROGERS TURNS UP AT LAST" - "Since the finding of the bodies of two prospectors, WILLIAM ROGERS and FRANK MCDONALD, on the desert near Cullen's Well more than two months ago, scores of letters of inquiry from England have been received by the county officials and newspapers of Phoenix. In nearly all cases the writers are persons who had relatives traveling in this country of the name of either ROGERS or MCDONALD, but no connection could be established between the inquirers and the dead men. MCONALD, by the way, was not a native of England." - "Yesterday, JUSTICE KINCAID received a letter from WM. KING OF ST. BREAGE, ALLSTON(?) (ALLESTON(?)), CORNWALL, the address which was found in ROGERS' memorandum book. KING claims to be a brother-in-law of the dead man. Both ROGERS and his father, KING says, were naturalized American citizens. He had heard that there were suspicions of foul play in the death of ROGERS and MCDONALD, and he is struck with astonishment that the bodies were buried without the formality of an inquest." "He had written to T. J. DREW, one of the discoverers of the bodies, but had received no reply. He is anxious to collect all possible information concerning the manner of his brother-in-law's death." Daily Universal Register", London, Middlesex, England, 5 Feb 1787 - "James Elliot, advertised by the General Post-office, as the person suspected of robbing the post-boy of the mail near Truro, on the 11th inst. was apprehended by the following remarkable means: As a man was riding from Padstow to Bodmin, he passed by a person who he thought resembled Elliot, having some faint recollection of him, and saw him go into a small farm-house. When he arrived at Bodmin, he communicated his suspicions to a friend, who thereupon got some constables, and party of soldiers, who happened to be there; they all went to the farm house, and on searching they found under a bed Elliot's clothes, in the pocket of which was a Newfoundland bill, which had been protened(?) in London; this convinced them that he could not be far off; they therefore renewed their researches, and at length discovered the marks of a man's foot on loose corn in the upper room; which led them to a hole in the thatch, and there they found him in his shirt." WAUKESHA FREEMAN, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 19 April 1877 "A GLORIOUS LITTLE WOMAN" - "Houghton (Mich.) Mining Gazette: Some five years ago since HARRY ODGERS, a miner from Truro, Cornwall, England, arrived in this locality. Before leaving home he loved a certain lass, the only daughter of an inn-keeper, to whom he proposed marriage, but was rejected. Two years ago HARRY, who was employed at the Delaware mine, met with an accident by which he lost his eyesight. The news of his terrible misfortune didn't reach the ears of his Truro sweetheart until quite recently. She thought of the man who once told her he loved her, and her woman's heart softened. She wrote to a friend in Keweenaw County, and in time got a history of the condition and the sad plight he was in on the distant shore of Lake Superior. The other evening a quiet little woman arrived on the stage from L'Anse, and before many hours she was at the house where the blind and maimed miner was stopping. She came to take HARRY back to England, without any fuss or noise, and, if he'll allow her, she intends to care for him the balance of his days. Monday's stage took HARRY and his old sweetheart on their return to Cornwall. She doesn't want to be be married until she gets home. If there is one seat better than another in Heaven, we know a little woman who will be entitled to it when she leaves this world." WAUKESHA FREEMAN, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 26 May 1892 - "W. H. SLEEP" - "Biographical Sketch of the President of the Village" - "In the Sentinel's series of mayors of Wisconsin appeared the following in regard to the president of Waukesha: W.H. SLEEP, president of the village of Waukesha, is a native of England and was born in Cornwall county, July 18, 1848. He came with his parents to Waukesha in 1857, and has always resided here since. He was a pupil at the Union school a considerable portion of the time under the tutelage of Prof. A. F. North, until 1868. In that year he went to work as overseer at the Industrial school farm, and three years later he took a position within the school. At the end of the fifth year there he was married to HATTIE A. BENNETT. In 1879, MR. SLEEP was apointed superintendent,and MRS. SLEEP matron. He served with marked success as superintendent for twelve years. MR. SLEEP was twice elected a member of the village Board of Trustees, the last time in May, 1891, when he was chosen for two years. This position he resigned to accept the office of president, on April 7. After leaving the Industrial school, MR. SLEEP became identified with the National Exchange bank, being elected second vice-president. He is the president of the Kenilworth Real Estate and Loan Company, a concern that has proved an important factor in the development of Waukesha during the past five years. But a few months since MR. SLEEP moved into a new residence which cost $5,000. He has three promising children, two daughters and a son." WAUKESHA FREEMAN, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 11 June 1896 - "Well Known Waukesha People" - 'W. H. SLEEP" - "WILLIAM H. SLEEP, vice-president of the National Exchange Bank, is of English birth and first saw the light in Cornwall, in 1848. When a boy of nine he came to Amerca with his parents, JOHN AND ANN SLEEP, and the family settled in Waukesha, where their two sons and two daughters still reside. WILLIAM acquired his education in the public schools of this place and in 1870 was appointed to a subordinate position in the State Industrial School. By faithful attention to duty he was gradually promoted and in 1878 became assistant superintendent. The next year he became superintendent of the institution succeeding MR. HENDRICKSON. MR. SLEEP continued in that important position for eleven years, until 1891, when political reasons caused his retirement. His administration was marked by great patience, firmness and unremitting attention, and affairs at the school moved smoothly and successfully under his care. After his retirement from the school he became actively identified with the National Exchange bank, as stock-holder and director, and later as vice-president. MR. SLEEP was married in 1873 to MISS HATTIE BENNET and they have two daughters and two sons, the older daughter, MISS MABEL, being a graduate of the Union School and at present a student to the Whitewater Normal School. MR. and MRS. SLEEP have a handsome home on Maple Avenue, which they built four years ago. In politics MR. SLEEP is a republican and has held several local offices. He was serving as president of the village at the time of the Flygia(?) pipeline invasion several years ago, and stood uncompromisingly for the rights of the village. He is a Knight Templar and member of the local commandery, and is the president of the Kenilworth Real Estate & Loan Co. He is a man of upright and favorable character, and sound judgement, and a public spirited, wide-awake and valuable citizen." WAUKESHA FREEMAN, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 14 Dec 1905 - "MRS. SARAH PEARDON" - "MRS. SARAH PEARDON died Dec. 1, 1905, at her home in Whitewater, Wis., aged 81 years and six months, and was buried at Farmington; Rev. JOHN LUGG officiating. MRS. PEARDON'S maiden name was SARAH CORY. She was born in Cornwall, England, June 4, 1824. In 1846 she was married to WM. COLWELL and came to America: they lived in Eagle, Waukesha Co. a short time until they purchased a farm in Farmington, Jefferson Co. MR. COLWELL was accidentally killed in 1858 while running a threshing machine. In 1868 she was married to RICHARD PEARDON, of Eagle, where she lived until his death in 1887. Since then she has made her home with her children. She was the mother of seven children, six of them surviving her, viz.: MRS. MARY CAMPBELL and MRS. STATLE ROBINSON, of Whitewater; MRS. HATTIE DUNNING, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; EDMUND COLWELL, of Woodland, Minn.; WALTER COLWELL, of Clyde, Kas; and CLAUDE PEARDON of Springfield, Illinois, five of them being with her during her last sickness. MRS. PEARDON was one of the early settlers of this state, coming here in territorial days. She was a member of the M. E. Church and enjoyed a large circle of friends." WAUKESHA FREEMAN, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 9 Aug 1906 - 'THOMAS HOOPER" - "After suffering for many year swith a cancer, THOMAS HOOPER passed peacefully away July 28, 1906, at the home of his son, GEORGE F. HOOPER. He was born at Jacobstow, Cornwall, England, January 1, 1825. He was apprenticed as a stone mason at the age of thirteen years, for a term of six years. He immigrated to America with his parents in Octobert, 1845, and worked at his trade until the year 1850, when, in company with his brother, RICHARD, and others, he went to California. After spending a few years there - he returned to Wisconsin and settled in Rome. He was married in May, 1854, to HARRIET TRATT and moved to Palmyra in 1865, where he afterward lived - first on a farm then moving to the village about fifteen years ago. On May 30, 1905, he went to the sanitarium for treatment, where he remained for eighteen weeks, after which he was taken to the home of his son, GEORGE. Although he suffered intensely, he bore it all with patience and endeared himself to those around him, through his cheerfulness. He leaves a brother, RICHARD HOOPER, of Lake Mills; two sons, GEORGE and EDWARD, of Palmyra; six daughters, MRS. WM. PETT. of Ottawa; MRS. EDW. AUSTIN, of Johnstown; MRS. MOSES SLEEP, MRS. JOHN DUNHAM and MRS. FRANK TREWYN of Palmyra: MRS. GEORGE WEAVER of Tibbetts; thirty-four grandchildren, to hold him in loving remembrance. His wife and two sons preceded him in death. Those who came from away to attend the funeral services were RICHARD HOOPER and son, JOHN, of Lake Mills; MR. AND MRS. E. M. AUSTIN and two sons of Johnstown Center; MR. AND MRS. GEORGE WEAVER of Elkhorn; F. A. TRATT, PAUL TRATT, JOHN COX, CHARLES KENDALL, MRS. JENNIE K. HALL, and MRS. GEORGE RUTHERFORD of Whitewater; ALBERT HAM of Milwaukee ---- Palmyra Enterprise." WEEKLY GAZETE STOCKMAN', Reno, Nevada, 25 April 1889 - 'KILLED IN A MINE' - "The Esmeralda "News" of the 20th inst. says: Last Friday night JACK ROBINSON brought word to town of the killing of JOSEPH COCKING in the Western mine, in Garfield district. He said that while deceased was at work in a drift in the mine a large quantity of earth caved on him. When the cave ws discovered all possible speed was made in getting to the unfortunate man, but before he was extricated from the dirt it was found that he was dead. Deceased was a native of Cornwall, England, and about 45 years of age. A brother of COCKING, who resides at Amador City, Cal., was notified of the sudden death, and arrived at Garfield last Monday." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 28 Nov 1889 - "Died" "NORTHCOTT - In Virginia City, Nevada, November 23, 1889, SAMUEL DOVEY NORTHCOTT, son of SAMUEL and HESTER NORTHCOTT, a native of Cornwall, England, aged 10 years, 11 months and 3 days." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 21 Nov 1889 - "Died" "BURLEY - In Gold Hill, Nev., November 18, 1889, MRS. FRANCES BURLEY, wife of JOHN BURLEY, a native of Cornwall, England, aged 63 years." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 8 Aug 1889 - "Died" "HARRIS - In Gold Hill, Nevada, July 31, 1889, JOHN HARRIS, a native of Cornwall, England, aged 48 years." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 20 Feb 1890 - "Died" "OLIVER - In Virginia City, Nevada, Feb. 17, 1890, FRANK H. H. OLIVER, a native of Cornwall, England, aged 43 years." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 27 Feb 1890 - "Died" "HORNBROOK - On American Flat, Storey County, Nevada, February 19, 1890, SAMUEL HORNBROOK, a native of Cornwall, England, aged 65 years." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 16 April 1891 - "WAS IT SUICIDE?" - The 'Chloride Bell' chronicles a death at Candelaria in the following manner: JAMES GILBERT, a native of Hayle, Cornwall, England, died suddenly on the night of the 9th. JUDGE HOWARD held an inquest on the body, and the jury found that he came to his death by drinking to excess. He was about 59 years of age, and was a machinist by trade. And it publishes in another column, what follows: COLONEL JACKSON received certain information the past week which caused him to set on foot an investigation that led to the discovery that JAMES GILBERT had been in possession of about nine pounds of amalgam, which was stolen from the HOLMES mill, where GILBERT was recently employed as machinist, making repairs. On Thursday, GILBERT was informed that the fact would be made public, and as GILBERT died very suddenly Thursday night, a good many people are of the opinion, notwithstanding the verdict of the Coroner's jury, that he committed suicide by taking poison." WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada, 28 May 1891 - "Died" ELLIS - In Tuscarora, May 18, 1891, RICHARD ELLIS, a native of Cornwall, England, aged 48 years. WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada - 27 Aug 1891 - "Died" - STEPHENS - In Virginia City, Aug. 21, GUY STEPHENS, a nateve (sic) of Cornwall, England, aged 22 years. WEEKLY GAZETTE STOCKMAN, Reno, Nevada - 12 Jan 1893 "THIRTY MINERS DROWNED" - By Cable and Associated Press "London, Jan 10. --- At Penzance, Cornwall, this morning, the water suddenly rushed into one of the mines, cutting off the retreat of the miners at a distance from the main shaft, and thirty were drowned." WEEKLY NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, Reno, Nevada, 11 Feb 1882 - "A SAD AFFAIR" - "TWO YOUNG MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES BY BLOWING OUT THE GAS IN THE DEPOT HOTEL" - "Four young men, two of them brothers by the name of Coombs, and the other two named THOMAS ROWLETT and W. M. HIGGINS, came down from Sutro on Monday evening bound for the eastern part of the State. They all took rooms at the Depot Hotel, and retired about a quarter to ten o'clock. The two brothers occupying room 47, and Rowlett and Higgins room 45. They were perfectly sober and had been sitting in the bar-room of the Hotel talking over their trip East, and what they proposed to doing. At five minutes to six yesterday morning the Chinese porter went upstairs to call the men to take the train. He attempted to arouse the occupants, but receiving no answer went down to the office and on the way met W. J. GILLESPIE the clerk, who started upstairs at once and noticed that gas was escaping. He got up to the transom and opened it, then passed through another room out on the cornice of the building and opened the window of the room in which the two men were in bed. By this time other help had arrived, and upon examination the gas was found to be on full force. It was turned off, the windows thrown open, and everything done to revive the two men. Higgins was found on the front side of the bed cold in death, lying upon his back as calmly as if he was sleeping, and he looked as if he had been laid out for burial. Rowlett was on the back side of the bed, which was about eight inches from the wall, but had moved himself around so that his head was down between the wall and bed, and was still breathing when found. He was, however, past all help and died before eight o'clock. They were both young men, Rowlett being about 22, and Higgins 27 years old. They were natives of Cornwall, England, had been working in the Sutro Tunnel, and had just been paid off and discharged. One of the Coombs brothers returned to Sutro yesterday to break the sad news to a brother and sister-in-law of one of the men. Their bodies will be taken back to Sutro this morning, where they will be buried. One of the strangest things about the affair is that the gas-burner is so high that a man of ordinary size would have to get on a chair to blow the gas out, and beside this a placard is fastened on the burner which says in large letters, "Be sure and turn off the gas." How the terrible mistake was made will remain a mystery. The proprietors of the hotel are very careful to guard against accidents of this kind, the last person on watch in the hotel going through the halls for the express purpose of seeing that the gas is out and none escaping. It is supposed that it was not noticed in this case on account of the door and the transom over the door being very tight. Verdict of the Coroner's Jury. - We find that the deceased THOMAS ROWETT was a native of Cornwall England, aged about 22 years. Also, W. M. HIGGINS was a native of Cornwall, England, aged about 30 years. That they came to their death on the morning of the 7th day of February A.D. 1882, in this county by suffocation, or strangulation by inhaling illuminating gas, and that the same was accidental or the result of blowing out instead of turning off the gas in the room occupied by them. To all of which we do certify by this inquisition, in writing by us signed, this 7th day of February A.D. 1882. - W. S. LAKE, - C. W. JONES, - F. COOK, - S. J. BRYANT, - L. PENDLETON, - S. MEYERS. 'A MISERABLE WHELP' - A man who has been hired temporarily to do some chores about the Depot Hotel, yesterday went into the room where one of the men who were suffocated were laid out and robbed the dead man of some shirt studs and a collar button. Officer Avery got track of the wretch and arrested him, and by a mere chance found one of the studs in his pocket and the others in his bed. His name could not be learned. He is of French extraction and does not seem to be known much here." |