Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-25

.s.1a 81 A. eLD sETTLEE.

Al ksIf. psst O'Clock yesterday iA
= u..ry Allen Atkins, ons Of the most
s,ssly ~ respected citizens Of King ooun-
80 !, sasasa quietly ssay at his reaidenee
g ~. r;ty. His death was NOT unex.
....a. I, hs had been rapidly falling
s~-y,r,l weeks. and bad bssu unabis
!. ~ poarishpenG for several days bs.
n. ~ fatal hour. His dsaah was not
..r,upanisd by any strasRis. de lay
--..sIv 4, hIs bed, surrounded BY fam
\ ~ trends. Gradually bis bfeath
- ~ shastef and shorter, till &c last,
s...s,,ss fl,e sliWhtest effort on bis part,
Z. -s.ssd 10 bse stha, and The physif'isns
s.sennesd that be was dead.
to dsoeased vas born at Wateri1ury,
r.,~art. On September II, lszI. MS
,.ssrsx died while he was yet child,
80 seuna Henry Allen went " live
s:sb e, uncle 10 Ohio. Being desirees
4 scquirine an education hs vorkssd nis
~ through TwensbnfR Institute. 10
()6,o. praduRting with DONORS. ha tnen
fJIoxed nueroanIils pursutts tiil the
California gold sxoitement IN tcso,
~hrn IL closed up bis Affairs 10 the
80. and In 1Bi9 crossed tho plains 70
0sl.foruia. where ne followed mining
IN he tbs spring Of 1853. vssn, at
t,.efrd bv the Frazer river excitsmenf,
Il ezraa north. After fsmalning M
P,,tiab Colambia until the fail tf looo
h came over TO Puget Sound, and 70,
esssd IN Seattle, wlscre be has fesidsd
srss since. Fos time he worked az
plle driving. In 1853 he vas sihsted TO
;he Iorfitsrial Legislature from Ming
soa1sy, bat when the time for she ses
1sos ekme round, hs, had some wofk ON
had and resigned.
Whsn the pale driving business got
foIl. he accepted olerkship 70 the
11nrs 81 Dexter Horton. and tii lsob ne
ND N. II. Hhoudy bought otlt TIE uusi-
80. and condueied it for two OF tbFee
sesrs rntier tha Arm nAme Of Atkins q
shgsdy, Crawford Il HaKringtIfi becon,-
he their successors In the pns'ness 10
il lsc7 MIR. Atkins vas Inairisd 70
Enl Mary j. Osborne, mother ut E2en
]. ()shsrne, who had arrived from Mas.
aehusetfa Aha pruyi01s year. Aftef
nlIInq ont his mercantile eustiieas ne
warned TO plle-driv,ng. eud has bail,
n,,Ts wharyea aud drawn mote piles
han any other man ON Ptaset SouHo,
III work extending from sisalatoom 70
Fictoria.
ip 1863 he was appointed py the FIRST
slkastsr Of the city OF Seattle, Mayor,
sna,hs following rear he wals sereisels y ], \
10 Thai oifoe. In 1872 he was elected
nharG Of King coanty, hnv.nE nsAIsn
I. v. Whyekoix II Aha hepubitsah oen
Ration Tor that qthoe-she only MAJ
sho for swensy years best ne latnenseo
NycknH Ia dsSlveutson. MT. Askini
AZ IA nothing Cor niiios, and afsef 20
ng slseied Shnrh be tur,sd toe otiio'
war 10 ais deputy. tae iaie 4. ,. Has
eli, aud 81 tha clese Of ais teru5sSsi
.ot 4 candid aa8 for rr-aieu.ion. ffou
e7t 20 1878 be Has q kegent OF she Ter
|iloriat Univsraity.
lie vas elected q n1ember OF ~, John's
Lodge of Masons IN 1851, and Vas feus
q Ave times chosen Master Of toe
Lodge In 1893 he vas elected Grand
Mater Of the Grand Ledge CT the Ter
rIlery. hut declined 10 ssfys.
III. Atkins was Sesttls's 6fst mayor
znd i the iirst 10 die Of thoss Who kavs
had tha hon0f Of being ~ the head
q cur municipAI aorernnlens. Hi
lnusssaors, II. l.. vseier, j.f Jordan
fohn Collins, Bailey GAtrsrt, Dr.. g. A.
Ussd, b. Hroun, Orange Jaisobs, u. r,
smilh. H.0. Htruva and John Leary,
no eli residenis u Ssattlss aud val
ioQhsless attend tha funeral.
Ihe dsceisad leaves q WITH fwo
lA1zhlsrs and d SOFA 70 a 7utu his loss.
Rl&1 q sister, t'ersii A, Ulsvssstld. Who
eaides 10 hyattsville, MArylasd, and
NE vas notified VI the saa event by
yesterday,
NJ Aakins was q liberal uise, and a
r>pd provlisr for his family, but not
1ssh OF q hana AZ ancamalatinz wealth.
II, owned q nlue home on Fourth street.
Ssns property 10 Whatoom, and . Roed
IN driver. Ha oar led d policy In the
Manhattan Lsfa Insurance Company
NJ $3f)o.
psAih was saasai hy softsnins Of sha
4xin. she fesitlt Of u severe Mow re-
ts|ssd On tha hpad BY the apiittsn9 Of .
~ II Victoria Absnt iwo years ssso.
Zoe fnnsrA will tiks plsas ffum the
4slho iIsi Protsstaat Church ssn Friday
!sue Sssh, at ls30 D. M. Res. George
4 Wnis9oFth will deliver she faneral
u,snarse. and ". IL White Esq, will
o1ltian 1asoaieally.