Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-07-27
No. 36
a SINGULAR CARE ER.

life ana Death of the Colorado Duelist-
Sad Endi = of AN Eventual Life.
The funeral o: Alfred u. Jessup Jr., whose
death at River Bend, Colorado, was noticed
in the columns of this paper some days ago,
took place from the residence of his father,
14l6 Walnut street, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Mr.. Jessup Sr.. who had come to
this country purposlng to visit his son IN his
Western home, was III this city at the time
the sad news reached here, but the rest of
the family were resident in England. The
interment was in Woodland Cemetery, the
funeral services being conducted by the Rev.
DR.. Suddards, of Grace Church.
Alfred D. Jessup Jr. was born in this
city in December, 1916, and was educated in
a school in Connecticut. On the breaking
out of the war, he being then but lad OF
fifteen, he ran away from school and enlisted
as private in one of the Connecticut volun-
teer regiments. After serving a few weeks
his father procured his discharge, but the
lads adventurous spirit having become fully
aroused it was impossible for him again to
submit himself to the restraints of study, and
after remaining home for some time be
joined the FIRST City troop of this city, and
accompanied that regiment on the three
months campaign. Though still but mere
boy he was very tall and large for his age,
and his indonlitable pluck and courage made
his services equal to those of any man in the
troop. He was capital horsenlan, and the
greater portion of his time of service was
occupied in scouting and other hazardous
duty.
In the spring Of 1866 he, with a single COM
the world. The journey across the Plains at
that time was particularly dangerous. The
Indians were suspicious and resentful of the
encroachment of the whites. The following
posts were insutlic;ently guarded, and, as q
consequence, the sayages had grown bolder
in their raids. The two young men left
Leavenworth, Kansas, with acanvas-coyered
wagon and four light mules. For about
month they travelled entirely alone, but On
the borders of Nebraska they found the
Indians so bad that they found it necessary
to join train for the purpose OF mutual
protection. Their party numbered "a in all,
| and for nearly three weeks the party was
beset by bands of,hostile Sioux, who followed
| them until they came to a military post. Ar
| irving at Denver, then just rising into promi-
| nence, the two young men visited the
different mining camps and twons of Colorado
skirting the mountain to Bishops Pass, and
proceeded thence to Salt Lake City. Proceed
ing westward toward Sacramento they made
frequent detours, visiting whatever was of
interest by the way, now journeylng alone
and again Joining the wagon trains they.
overlook. In California they explored the
wonders of the Yosemite, then comparative
ly unknown region, and after remaining here
some time they sailed for the Sandwich
Islands, and thence to China, Cochin China,
Malacca, Ceylon and India to the Himalayas,
returning half way back to Allahabad. Upon
making the great journey across Central India
by ''coolie dak"-a two wheeled cart drawn
by sixteen natives-they arrived in Bombay
Proceeding thence by steamer to Alden, and
up the Red Sea to Suez and through Lower
Egypt to Alexandria, their further journey
was interrupted by cable telegram to young
Jessup announcing his mothers dangerous
sickness and summoning him home by the
quickest route In all his dangerous and
adventurous journey, in the hardship and ex-
posurc to which they were exposed, his COM
panion bears witness to his chiyalrlc disposl-
ton, his desire to protect the weak from
imposition and his disposition voluntarily to
assume more than bis share OF the hard work.
And now comes the contrast. After having
been at home but little while, Jessup went
to Europe and made the grand tour. lie
visited all the great capitals from Paris to
Vienna, from St. Petersburg to Rome. Sup
piled with abundant means he lived most
luxurious life, and became sated with all the
pleasures of continental life. His sense Of
manliness and his keen enjoyment of innate
refinement of character that was occasionally
strongly marked kept him from many of those
excesses into which other young men have
fallen. While living in this way he insisted
on having all the appointments OF bis daily
life as nearly perfect as might be. For him
there was no middle course. Unless he could
dine en- regle in the city he preferred bit OF
bacon and the freedom of the backwoods.
Some six weeks ago he went into business
here as partner in the firm OF CowperthWalt
& Co.. but the roaming habit had grown too
strong for him to be long contented with the
daily routine of office work. In 1878 he gave
up bis position here and bought stock farm
in New Mexico, which he afterward transfer
red to Colorado. This sort of life seemed to
suit him exactly, and on visit to this city
last winter. he expressed himself as
thoroughly satisfied with his new occupation
and his desire to make his home permanently
in the West. The accounts which have been
received of the sad affair which resulted n
his death cannot be accepted without reserva-
ton. He was stranger in the place, anu
the quarrel was with a resident there.-f'H'Id-
delphio Telegraph June Goth.
ANTIQUITY! thou wondrous charm, what
art thou, that being nothing are everything.
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