Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-14
MAJOR s1BLEY's SUDDEN DEATH.
Stricken Nth Cerebral 4poplery at HI,
HOtel--Sketch of the Deceased.

Stricken Nth Cerebral Apoplery at HIS
Hotet--Sketct of the Deceased.
New York Times, 18th.
Major Alexander Hamilton Sibley, of De-
troit, Mich, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing of apoplexy at the New York hotel.
Major Sibley was born in Detroit in October.
1917. Upon leaving school he was employed
as messenger for the bank of Michigan.
He rose to be paying teller of the bank, and
held that post for many years, and up to the
dissolution of the institution After short
period, during which he was engaged in the
shipping business on the lakes, he became,
in 1916, interested in the mining of copper
| on Lake Superior. Although successful in
this pursuit, he was attracted to California
by the reports of fortunes being made there
rapidly, and became one of the immigrants
of 1S49 to San Francisco, who have since
been known as ''the Argonauts.' He
did not 60 to the mines, but remained in
San Francisco, where he went into business.
He made good deal of money at first, but
three fires, occurring in quick succession,
stripped him of the greater part of his pos
sessions. He left San Francisco and went
to London, England, where he began bust
nets as a banker, with limited capital. He
returned to this country in 1856, and once
more became interested in copper mining on
the shores of Lake Superior. He continued
in this business until the opening of the
late civil war, when he procured contract
to furnish forage to the army of the Po-
tomac. About the same time he was APP
pointed a Quartermaster, in which position
he rendered services valuable to Gen. Nc
Clellan during the first Peninsular cam
paign. At the close of the rebellion Major
Sibley returned to copper mining,
and became president Of the Sill
yer Islet Mining company. Two
weeks ago he came to this city from Detroit
with Capt. w. B. Frue, to assist the latter in
organizing company to work the Penob-
scot gold lead in Montana territory. He
worked every day from the time of his arri-
val at the New York hotel, and appeared to
be in the best of health. On Tuesday night
he was more than ordinarily merry, and con-
versed with Capt. Frue until l o'clock yester-
day morning. At 6 o'clock in the morning
the latter heard the fall of heavy body in
Major Sibley's room, and, upon entering,
found him lying upon the floor, upon his
face, as if he had just rolled out of bed.
His face was purple, and he died two min
utes after Capt. Frue lifted him from the
H.
Coroner Woltman visited the hotel yesterday
with jury, and held an inquest,
which resulted in a verdict of death from
cerebral apoplexy.
Some months ago the Major was Frustrated
by tumor, and, although receiving expert
medical treatment, his life was dispaired of
even by his physicians, as the tumor was
sccceeded by a stroke of partial paralysis
that disabled his left side. Contrary to ex-
pectations, however, he rallied and recovered
his former good health, which he retained
until his sudden decease. The deceased was
brother of Gen. Henry Ell. Sibley, Govern
OF of Minnesota who earned considerable
reputation for his conflicts with the Sioux
Indians i'll 1862. He had captured quite
number of them, and about to hang
them. when he received telegram from
President Lincoln, forbidding the execution.
He was also a brother of Col. Ebenzer S.
Sibley, who is now spending the Summer in
Europe. He leaves wife and three chill
dren, two sons and daughter. The body
will be removed to Detroit for interment.