Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-08

Mr.. James Crawford died at his home
Oh Third street, at two o'clock yester-
| day morning. after long continued
! illness The deceased was born in Can
| ada in 1887. and was " years of age at
| the time of his death. He came 10 the
| Pacific coast III 1854. and after looking
! about for some time, finally settled in
| Portland, where for a number of years
| be was employed BY g. w. Vaughn, in
the hardware business. While in Port
| land he formed the acquaintance of w.
| A. Harrington. VINO At that time was In
the employ of Corbett i Maeleay. As
| the two men became better acquainted,
they talked over toe future prospects of
| the coast, and finally made up their
| minds to Come to Seattle and engage III
mercantile pursuits. Accordingly. in
| August. 1863. they left the Webfoot
/ State for Puget Sound. After looking
about Olympia for week or SO, they
came To Seattle, and bought out the lit
| Il. esta blishment owned by ID. HOr
tor, Oh Commercial street, and In less
/ than year the firm of Crawford d Har-
rington was known all over Puget Sound.
| The firm, composed as it WAS of enter
prlsing, active young business men,
prOspered from the start, and in few
| years marched to the very foremost
rank. In 1850 Mr.. Crawford realized
| that his health was failing, SO that he
could no longer attend to the rapidly
increasing business with any degree of
satisfaction to himself, and he proposed
| To sell his interest i'll the business. MIR.
| Harrington Was 10th to part With his
old companion and partner, but when
MIR. Andrew Smith made arran ,ements
to buy from Mr.. Crawford, everything
was fixed up satisfactorily. Mr.. Craw-
ford retired with something over a hui
dred Thousand dollars, as his share of
the proceeds of ten years work. Since
his retirement Mr.. Crawford has made
4 visit to his relatives and friends ia
Canada, and also Travelled all over Cali
fernia, sOjournlng at the different re-
sorts and springs In the hops of recover
ing his rapidly failing health, but all to
no purpose. That dread disease, con
sun ptlon, had taken hold upon him, and
It was beyond human control to shake
it off. He returned to Seattle. and has
continued to grow weaker and weaker,
day by day, till yesterday morning,
when death came and relieved him from
further Suffering. He died without a
groan or struggle, and his attendants
could not believe taat he was passing
away, until the vital spark mad fled and
he ceased to breathe. His mind was
clear to the very last, aud he realized
that the end WAS near, although he tx
pected to again be able to sit up. he
died at exactly two O'clock, and for
several hours previous to that time he
would rouss ap and ask those about him
If II WAS Yet two o'clock. Several times
before that hour arrived did no do TIA g.
and rs stated above, he died exactly at
two o clock. He left IA will bequeathIng
his property to relatives and friends
Father PrefontaIne and A. A. Denny
were designated as executors withou,
bonds, to carry out the provisions of the
will. The will WAS drawn up about four
Years ago, since which time his niece
Mss Anna Shannon, has been a con
slant attendant upon her afflicted uncle
being with him constantly and admins
terlug to his every want. As a mark OF
respect for her devotion and sacritic
for him. Mr.. Crawford recently made d
deed ot the homestead occupied by him
on Third street, to Miss Shannon, and
left her five thousand dollars in money
besides, i'll addition to the provisions
heretofore made in the will thus max
ing her perfectly independent, so far rs
this worlds goods are concerned. The
funeral services will be held ut the
Catholic Church at O'Clock Sunday
afternoon.