Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-09

DEATH OF JOHN BREARLBY.

The sudden taking off of John Broar-
ley was surprise to the greater portion
Of our community, though few have
been aware that he was suffering from
chronic disease internally that was liable
to carry him away at anytime. He had
been a resident in Lewiston and vicinity
Tor nearly 20 years, and was extensively
known by all classes, and was always an
active energetic man, Of good judgement
in financial matters, but without re-
fined education. When he first came
among us he was poor in pocket and
turned his attention to the mining camps
He made friends wherever he went, and
soon as an expressman from Elk City to
Lewiston, he acquired some means. He
was entrusted with large amount Of
Gold dust from the miners, who paid him
literally for the risk he took in transport
ing the dust, amid robbers through the
mountains. He was faithful to his
trusts He gained the confidence OF
John Proctor, au assayer, having much
means of his own, who took him into the
assay office and gave to him an insight
and knowledge Of the business, and when
he left for San Francisco he turned over
all his assaying business to Brearley, as
well as the collection Of his accounts, and
assisted him with means to carry on the
business of assaying and buying gold
dust and bullion. Through Proctor and
his own fidelity and sagacity in this bus
ness, he accumulated considerable mean,
nd gave up the assaying and gave hir
principal attention to banking and ex-
change He invested in the Lewiston
ditch, purchasing out the greater por.
ton, and the Touring mill near Snake riv
er. He repaired and enlarged the same
at an expense of $4,000, and divided
his attention between banking and tn,
manufacturing Of -four, both for homt
and foreign markets He was cnergeti,
and attentive in person to most of hi
business. He employed many men and
was generally prompt in all his engage.
mcnts with them, whereby they wer,
generally trusty aud faithful towards hin
aud his interests. He was kind and lib
eral to the poor. Seldom did ever mar
or woman, who was honest, appeal to hin
for aid and have to go away empty hand
ed. He was prosperous, and in tnaneia
circles, both at home and abroad had at
quired much business confidence. IL,
had his enemies, but most of them wer,
among the class, whose very instinct
seems to be to envy man who is pros
porous. In matters pertaining to tn,
public Improvement and developement O.
the place, he was ever among the mos
forward and liberal, and was often dis
posed to upbraid and condemn the slug
gishncss and illiberaluy of others, who
were as able as himself to bear the publ,
burdens. The community of Lewiston
in his death has lost an energetic either
whose place it will be found hard to ill
and even his worst enemies will be com
PEELED to admit this fact. He was taker
down on Tuesday eve. and died at !;
p. Nj. on Saturday From the time ht
was first taken he expressed the full be
lief, to his friends, that he should not re-
cover, and gave full directions relating t,
the disposition of his property. liz
seemed to retain full consciousness up t.
almost the last gasp of life, He leaves q
wife and two young daughters, brother
and family in Lewiston, and brothe,
aud sister in Michigan, to NOUN his loss
He was born in Wheatland, Michigan
and came to this coast when quite young
and carly became identified with the in
terests Of North Idaho, and has adhered
to her fortunes and made his money and
invested nearly the whole of it here in
the deyelopement of North ldaho's re-
sources. In this respect he has been an
example worthy of imitation by others
who have made all their money here
We will all miss him.
POST MoRTEM.
At the request of the deceased, made
10 friends before death, was called upon
to hold post mortem examination of the
body of the deceased, John Brearley
The examination made in the presence
of DIR. J. Q. Monkey revealed quite an
extensive inflammation of the small mites,
tines, with tympanitis and peritanitis
The peritoneal cavity contained an exuda-
ton Of disorganized pus, to the amount
of pint or more, which upon further
investigation proved to be the product
of numerous small assesses in the loose
areola tissue connecting the colon with
the lilac .fascia, which portion of the
bowel was found to be hypertrophysd
and indurated TO such an extent as to
form an obstruction to the further pas
sage of fsces from the small to the large
intes;ines, eonseque ntly inAamatory action