The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-15
..Thc Arkansas Traveller.
SKETCH OF The LIFE OF THE LATB COLONEL
SANDY FAULKNER, TIE ORIGINAL NARRATOR

| SKETCH OF THE LIFE uF The LAih CoSVShA'
SANDY FAULKNER, TIE ORIGINAL NARRATOR
OF THE POPULAR STORY.
little Rock Gazette, August 81
Yesterday afternoon our city was shocked
| over the news of the death Of Colonel Sandy
Faulkner, who died at bis residence, on the
corner of Commerce and Fifth streets, at 3
| O'Clock, Of gastric fever.
a brief sketch Of his life will not be unin-
teresting. Colonel Faulkner was born in
| Georgetown, Scott county, KY, March 8,
1903. and was seyenty-one years of age at
his death. He came to Arkansas in 1929,
and settled in Chicot county, on the Missis-
| sippi river, as a cotton planter.
In 1889 Colonel Faulkner with his father,
| the late Nicholas Faulkner, a Virginian by
BIRTH took up his residence in Little Rock,
becoming the owner of another place on the
Arkansas river below this city. He disposed
| of both plantations before his death. The
wife of the deceased passed away before
him, in June, 1871: His family consisted Of
four children, two sons and two daughters
The eldest son, S. &. Faulkner, Jr., is now
in California, where he has resided for the
mast fifteen years. His other children are
Mrs. Buchanan, residing at LeHiSburg, Con.
way county; Mrs. Ssllie +. Trapnall and
Philip T., both Of whom resided with their
father.
On the 26th of July, Colonel Faulkner
was baptized by Rev. L. b. Lee, and with
God before him, his death was easy.
1t is well.known throughout the South
west that Colonel Faulkner was the original
personator of the "Arkansas Traveller"
aud it was his pride to be known as sucn.
| The story, it Is said, WAS founded on little
incident which occurred in the campaign OF
1910, when he made the tour of the State in
company with the Hon. A. Il. Sewer, GOV
eruor Fulton, Chester Ashley and Governor
Yell. One day, in the Boston mountains,
the party approached squatte1's for infor.
nation of the route; and Colonel "Sandy !"
was made spokesman OF the company, and
| it was upon his witty responses the tune and
story were founded,
On the return to Little Rock, q grand ban
ouet was given in the famous bar-room /"
which used to stand near the Anthony
House, aud Colonel ssSandy" was called on
| to play the tune and tell the story. After
ward it grew in popularity. When he sub:
seouently went to New Orleans, the fame OF
the Arkansas Traveller" had gone before
him, and at a banquet, amid clinking glasses
and brilliant toasts, he was handed violin
by the then Governor Of Louisiana, and re-
ouested 10 favor them with the favorlte ARK
ansas tune. at the old st. Charles hotel q
snecial room was devoted to his use, bearing
in gilt letters over the door, " Arkansas ira
Weller"
During the war between the States Colonet
Faulkner was captain of ordnance at the
arsenal in this city, until the place was ahan-
doned to the Federals. From here ne went
to Tyler, Texas, where he still held the po,
sition of ordnance officer. Al the close Oh
the war he was at Marshall Texas, but re,
turned to this city. He was comphmented
at the first term Of the existing Legislature
by the naming after him of the new county
| ST Faulkner.
At the converting Of the present Constitu
tiona. Convention he was elected door
keeper, which position, together with mags
trate for Pulaski county, ne held ~ tne tin'
OF his death. ;,
Throughout the State his death VIII o
sorely felt, for he was a good man, inc se :
4 centre OF q brilliant social circle, esteelne'
aud beloved by all who knew him. n