Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-07
DEAD CAIIFoRNIANs.
Thirty WfIliOnaires who have Died
Within Ten Tears-A Record Of Mil
lions Wei and Jn-Placed by Benefae-
tors and Mfsers.

Thirty M1H40ualTe& who have Died
Within Ten Years-A Record Of Mil
lions Wen and In-Placed by Benefac-
tors and Hisers.
The san Francisco Chronicle says that
al afternoons search among the records
disclosed that a. least thirty milliOnaires.
al 0f whom made their fortunes in Cali
fornis, were separated BIZ death from their
hard " easily earned money during the
past ten wears. The list commences with
James do LaVeaga- whose estate was val
ued a. x3-pyg.gg for prObatiEg purposes.
and who died ia the spring Of 1S-4
Lsveaga made his money IN Specializing
III commercial stock, holding large
amounts II yas and water stock al the
time ri his death. In the summer u the
same year ". y. Bourne. worth $4,000 90.
made in mining enterprises. was found
dead with a bullet in MS brain. IN the
following year V. C.. RalstOn gave up the
pursuit Of money under SAD circum-
stances. The next millionaire who went
the way II all flesh, dying In his bed. wa
/. =. Z rocker. II Sacramento the brother
Of the living Charles. lie LETT $500. 90.
After him came John :. Manson. a man
who valued his wealth al an even 5000
90. He died In April. ls76, having spent
his life in dealing in real estate. The
next millionaire whom death selected a. a
shining mark was James Lick. who be-
queaths u pOsterity several millions OfdOl-
lars and i've Lick trustees, who have
since been jealousy guarding the tO-be-
distributed millions for the Insignificant
salary 0f 800 a month. After that came
Marx Hopkins. with money enough 10
furnish a dozen milliOnaires. All viii
remember his money. but fewer the day
II bis death. which was the 18Th Of March.
ISIS. Hopkins did not make his money.
The government the state. the counties
and the towns donated i 70 him. Having
broken ~ upon the railroad quartette.
Death. within one short month. also Wis
tied the mining magnates. De pitched
upon ". :. O'Brien as the most eligible
man. regardless Of the ten-milIiOn-dollar
anchor which bound the departed u the
s0rdid concerns II the world.
In July. ISIS. Michael Reese took leave
Of his millions in California. He died far
away in Bavaria. His local monuments
are some of the worst looking shanties
which ever adorned the architecture Of
this wooden city. L. =. Woodward. the
proprietor Of the gardens AT the mission.
was called away on August -. 1879. He
was man VINO. IN MS own way. had
contributed much 70 the happiness Of
mankind. and VINO never Cbtruded his
wealth except in the purchase Of some
new curiosity. Edward Martin. treas
urer Of the Hibernia bank, liquor dealer.
and owner Of 100. 900 in hard cash. died
in May. 1870. In February, 1850 Henry L.
Robinson died al Norfolk. Va. He was
worth nearly S2.OJg.000, One-half Of which
was in California, where be acquired bis
wealth. He thought enough Of the poor
Of the city 70 leave 80. 90 for their benefit.
II is well u repeat that his bequest was
made because the poor. who have never
vet received one mill Of the money, might
forget the fact. In December Of the same
year Oakland contributed one 70 the mil
liOnaire congress in the mansion beyond
the skies. This was J. Mora Moss. whom
cruel death tore away from $1.J00,O0O
worth Of property. The year 1881 began
with the death Of VIM. Meek. a million
aire land owner. Andrew J. Pope. twice
a millionaire. all his life long a lumber
dealer, next went over 70 the silent ma
jOrity.
Louis Strauss. a prosperous merchant.
with accumulated wealth worth at least
a million. died in February. 1851, and in
July, 1881, his competitor, just across the
street William Sahlein. left this vale Of
tears. He. also, was classed among our
milliOnaires. The names and gifts Of the
last named two may both be found on the
books Of several charitable Institutions.
In 1SS2 California lost four milliOnaires.
Theodore lie Roy died in March. leaving
$3.50. 900, an unsigned viii, a hOusekeeper
who claimed 10 be his wife, and chance
for the lawyers to earn a fat fee. II. VI.
Newhall, worth $l,000,0 900, died in April.
Daniel Murphy. the wealthy san
JOsean. followed in October. He was
a large landholder. Then came Daniel,
the brother Of Seth Cook. The month Of
October was fatal also 10 him. He left
g. 900, a young widow, an infant child
and several disappointed spectators in
Alta stock. The current year has seen
more disastrous than auV preceding one
ID. j. TalIant. the banker. The second
was Hugh J. Glenn, the farmer king, who
was hurried INTO eternity by the bullet Of
an assassin. The third was II. b. Tiche-
nor, a lumber dealer, who left an estate
worth just 81, 900, 900. The fourth and last
is Thomas b. Blythe, over whose remains
and s5,000,000 half a dozen widows are
now weeping,