The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-07-20
MIssoULA, NJ. T., July 10, 1855.

| contracts covered 40 miles Oh granins' hnS
body will be embaloIed and sent east
MIssoULA, NJ. T., July ID, 1885.
T.. L. Bonner, Esq, Deer Lodge:
washineton Dunn died yesterday on the
cars. He was not feeling well when he GOT
on the Pullman at Wallula, and kept his bed
all the way up. At one o'clock yesterday the
| porter gave him a glass of water and ne
| turned over and laid on his side, in which
| position he laid until about eight o'clock p.
IN, when the porter, thinking he should
change position, tried to wake him and found
that be was dead. There was doctor on the
train who made an examination and said ne
| thought Dunn had been dead two or three
hours, as he was commencing to get rig1d
| and cold Mr.. Dunn had been down looking
over the PendIeton r. L. with Hendricks
and son. Hendricks came home about ten
days ago, leaving his son and Mr. Dunn to-
gether, expecting them to follow in about
three days. Mr. Damn was travelling alone,
and il is not known where young Hendricks
is. He will probably be able to give us fur
Their Information.
The train was delayed at Coriaccan last
into Missoula at noon to-day. Yours truly,
A. B. HAMMOND.
+ Mr.. Hendricks, known as ''the Bishop,
arrived from Missoula Tuesday evening and
says Mr. Dunn had been looking at work on
three diff rent new railroads and expected
with Mr. Hendricks to take contracts-he,
Dunn, going home and Hendricks to look
after the W ork The death of Mr.. Dunn dis
sipate all these projects. 1t was the opinion
of the physician on the train that Mr.. Dunn
died of apoElexy. The body was embalmed
as well as it could be done in Nssoula, and
il was the intention to keep it until Mrs
Dunn arriveot from their home at Lock haven,
Pa, but on NJ onday morning the condition
Of the body indicated il could not be much
longer kept
In 1867, when the Utah and Northern un-
der the direction of Brigham Young had run
into a case of suspended animation at Frank
lin, Idaho, Mr. Dunn was engaged by Rich
ardson, Gould, and the U. p. Co., as they
successfully owned it, as superintendent of
construction, and it was under his direction
the road was pushed through to Silver Bow.
StClIB the Vi Ludb EOdu,
Mr.. Dunn, in connection with Z. l.. Bonner.
L. j. Fisk, and Nelson Bennett, took heavy
contracts on the Northern Pacific, their con-
tracts covering the greater portion of the
road from the Three Forks in Gallatin county
to the western limit of the Jocko reservation
in Missoula county. All this work, except
the overhead grade of Nelson Bennett s. Co.
at Mullan tunnel, is now completed, the final
estimates have been received, and the work
closed up. Mr.. Dunn was fortunate in these
contracts, accumulated handsome fortune,
and was about TO retire from the immediate
and act We supervision of his contracts when
death came upon him. He leaves a most es-
Unable wife and four bright children, and to
protect them against the vicissitud-s of for
time had insured his life for their benefit to
the amount of 900 or so, 900.
Mr.. Dunn was an excellent gentleman, pos
sessed Of sterling qualities and royal good
nature that was manifested in all his rela-
tons in life. By business tact, close atten-
ton and fair opportunity he had at the age
of forty-ive acquired a competence and was
arranging to return to his family and home
and enjoy his well earned rest when his
summons came. He died peacefully and
without pain, his eyes closed, his limbs COM
posed easily, and not n feature distorted. He
is mourned by many friends, and his bereaved
family have their heartfelt sympathy.