Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-24
GENERAL BArrkRMAN DEAD.

A tslesraphic flash from Tombstone
Arizona, brings the sad news OF q
death OF General c. G. Bs'tsrman at
tha, pl:o, yesterday morning from heart
disease. This intelligence comes with
sudden and peculiar unsIpectedness.
from the fac, that the General left the
Comstoek only a few weeks ago to take
charge Of the Head Centre mine at
Tombstone. Of which he had been sp-
pointed Superintendent. He was about
fity.,hr.s years Of age. . ans specimen
Of physical manhood. and apparently In
the very prime Of life aud health. but
for yssrs he has at timss been afflicted
more or less with heart disease. which
10 stated to have finally been the aus
Of his death. Over sIsrtion in Q new
add hot climate In his indomitable ambi.
ton to drive ahead the work hs had
undertaken probably increased the ten
dsncy to heart disease and induced the
fatal result. His sstimsbls wife. also
20 we'll known to the people oil the Com
stock, left here only some three or Tour
weeks ago to join her husband. and was
With him at the time Of bis death.
General Battsrman was q native OF
New York. but when he was very young
his parents removed with him to Bos.
ton, which vas the homo Of his youth
until lsa9. when hs went around Cape
Horn to California. thus becoming m
Of the early pioneers OF the Pacific
Const. He worked u mining and at
Whatever occupation hs found handy.
and Vas among the leading spirits whsf.
ever hs went. Yet. although q OF the
most gspi.l.hesrted men In the world In
the estimation Of those Who knew him
best aud most intimately. his natural
dienif,d reserve did not allow him to
even aspire TO the prominsncs to which
his natural abilities and truly response.
bl. nature really entitled hin. he mar
.ied iu California. and came to Nevada
In 1865 With his family.
His career In this State 10 familiar to
all old rssidsnts. At arst he was Super.
~intspdspt Of the Crown Point mine. and
subsequently, was engaged 10 the broker
age business with J. II. Douglass .,
Virginia City. When the defsultins
State Treasurer Rhodes committed
suicide, Batt,rman was appointed to
serve out the rest OF the term. he was
appointed Superintendent Of the Gould
4 Garry mine. and ct n time be was
also Superintendent OF the Imperial
mine. He was Warden OF the State
Prison for four years. up to last winter.
allins that peculiarly responsible posi.
ton with tbs utmost efficiency and
afsa. credit to himself. until the change
In the political administration let him
ont.
With the military interests OF the
State hs has also been prominent. taking
Q particular and beneficial interest
therein. BE was for . long time Cap.
tain Of the National Guard ct Virginia
City. and through his military knowledge
and influence brought that company up
to 1t least a. high . standard OF psrfso.
ton % any on the Pacific Coast. He
was promoted nuslly to the rank Of
Brieadi.r.G General OF the Nevada State
Militia. which was his military rank a'
the time Of his death.
General Battsrman has been . prom.
ineut member Of the Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows for many years. and has
passed through the highest degrees and
honors Of the Order. being recently
elected for the second time Grand Rep
r~sssntativs from this State.
4 more patriotic lover Of bis country
never existed. Liberal In his construo.
ton Of the social. religious or political
rights Of al. generous hearted and chart.
table, he did not die wealthy. and II be
had any enemies be never cared enough
for them 10 recognise them a. such.
He died % be lived. . true man and good
sitis.n. and . very large circle OF apprs.
sisiivs friends. while deeply resrs,tine
his death. will sincerely symPsthizs with
his bsrsaysd vile and children.