The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-15
AIAu.ox WALLER n1eHr1na1LL.

The good friend and esteemed eit'ze'
whose name appears above 10 dead ID
died between the hours of 10 and l
O'Clock on the night of Saturday last
the 18th inst. HIS illness (consump.
,ion) Was of so long duration and BIZ
falling SO marked OF late that bis friend
were not surprised when his demise wa'
announced. He died in thu arms of b..
brother, Mr.. Gideon r. Nightingale, whe
arrived here on the TIN inst. to be neal
lin in his last moments. 1t is proper
that we should furnish forth some out
iiues of our dead friends history. Il
is beyond the pover of our pen 70 do
Justice to the admirable traits of his
character.
Alauson W. Nightingale was born in
Ashland county, Ohio, on the 17'h OF
Nay, 1896. When . lad he and bis
brother worked with their father At the
painters trade, in the pursuance OF
which "Lanes achieved in after > ears
q mach more than ordinary skill.
.La.es" and acid" were among the
'i9ers Who came TO California across the
Great Plains The two brothers were
among the pioneers of N.rysville. Of
which city the deceased vas elected
Chief Engineer in 1856. The same year
Re was elected to the office of City Mar
shall. He filled both of these positions
Nth great ability. Indeed be was lifted
for such business as demanded activity
combined .i,h sagacity, courage and
straightforward integrity. He never
fai,ered for one moment from any dan
ser, never shirked any responsibility,
however serious. His quarrels we're al
ways in behalf of his friends-and of
these he had many more than the major
ity Of men can claim
Lance vent to Fraser River in May,
1853, underwent terrible perils and hard
ships while there, prospecting and e1
ploring. He was twice reported dead
by letters from tina, country. He return
ed from there IN the Autumn of 1859 /
s,d he came to Nevada in the Spring OF
1860. He Immediately after coming |
.ere organized /. company of thirty
eight mounted men under the name OF
TIE Truckee Rangers I: and with this
command be participated in the Indian
: zh,s Of that year, serving at one time
& der Col. Jack Hays, and subsequently
making an expedition far into the then
.nkoown Black Rock country. He dis
Covered Surprise Valley while on this
.adian hunt. He subsequently settled
q Hamoolds county and vas appointed
- Sheriff by Territorial Governor Nye.
ie organized she first Republican Con-
-en,ion held in that county; and in the
all of 1864 he was nominated to the
Zee of State Controller to which he
vas elected for term Of two years.
/. was late in the incumbency of this ,
ffice that he Was attacked by az acute
!. IA mutation Of the lungs, from the eff
cts of which disorder the pulmonary
lection which caused his death Tn :
oubtedly proceeded. He was appoint ,
/, apoa the death of the late T. G.
ni,h, Sheriff of Ormsby county. Fail
- health induced him to resign this
See; and it was the last he ever q
cid.
Lance Nightingale was remarkable
Ian. Time was when he was without
ANY sup.riors for manly beauty, SYM a
.e,ry of figure, and the graceful sc:ivi-
: watch accompanies those excellent
f.s He was skilled in all manly
Jorts was As feet of foot as a deer !;
5uld ou,-swim all his companions; and
"a one OF the best Geld shots in the
1uu,ry- He was the most open-heart-
1 and open handed Of men and We
light relate . dozen stories illustrative 4
Z bis cool nerve and ubfipching eous- 4
&c He once wrenched pistol out of q
e murderer, Sam. Browns hand when
sowu was abou. to kill q PROSTATE man .