Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Ex-Mayor Hardenbergh Dead


Ex-Mayor Hardenbergh Dead.
At $3.50 P. NJ. Saturday General James r.
Hardenbergh, one of the pioneers of this
State, died at his residence, 120 East Four
teenth street, Oakland, of congestion of the
lungs. For some days past he had been
suffering from an asthmatic affection, but
no fears of a fatal termination were enter
tanned until Thursday evening when con-
gestion setin, and all hopes Of saving his
life were reluctantly given up. General
Hardenbergh was born in New Brunswick,
n. j., in January, 1911, and graduated at
Rutgers College. He studied law for some
years in his fathers office, but, although
admitted to the bar, never practiced the
profession. III the summer of 1919
he left his Eastern home to try
his fortunes in the gold fields
of this State. He arrived in San Francisco
early in the fall. He commenced business
as merchant in Sacramento in August,
1919. The house was known under the
style of Hardenbergh & Co. 1t remained
so until May 1854, when it was changed to
that of Hardenbergh & Henarie This
firm purchased the Orleans Hotel, where
the Whittier & Fuller building now stands.
in February, 1852 and conducted the hotel
until its destruction by fire in November
of the same year Mr. Hardenbergh's in
diyidual loss by that fire amounted to
100000. The firm Immediately rebuiltthe
hotel, and the following year disposed of
it to J. B. Bidleman.
In April 1850 he was elected q member
of the City Council and remained in that
office until May, 1851. He presided over
its deliberations, through many stormy de-
bates, with fairness and impartiality that
won for him the respect and esteem of all.
In consequence of injuries received by
Mayor Bigelow in one of the squatter
riots, and which afterwards caused his
death, Mr.. Hardenbergh was called upon
10 discharge the arduous and frequently
unthankful duties of that Office from
August 1St to December 18th 1850. Dur
ing this period the city was visited by that
most terrible scOurge, the cholera, bringing
with ii all the concomitant horrors that
attend an epidemic among a gregariouS
population unprepared for contagion, and
making no calculations for misfortunes of
any kind, which materially enhanced the
burden that naturally attaches itself to
the Office. 1t was at this time that
the first levee was constructed. The
entire duties of supervising this enter
prise devolved upon him, he being the
Chairman Of the committee appointed by
the Council to superintend its erection. In
Mav.,, s5l, he was elected TO and held the
office of Mayor until April, 1852. He was
reelected by q handsome majority of his
felow-cihzens to the same office in April,
1853. During his second term the old
water works were erected, streets filled up,
graded and planked, R-stfeet levee con
structed, and parts of the old levee strength
ened. 1t was at this time that there was
strong effort made to have the seat of Gov
eminent removed from Benicia to Sacra-
mento Mr.. Hardenbergh was at the head
of this movement. and TO his efforts more
than all others is Sacramento indebted for
the State Capitol Mr.. Hardenbergh for
many years was proprietor of the St.
George Hotel, and also was Postmaster for
a long time.
In 1861 he removed to San Francisco
and in partnership with Mr. Dyer, con-
Quoted the Russ House for several years
In 1874 he removed TO Oakland, and built
a handsome residence on East Fourteenth
street, where ne continued TO reside with
his family until his death He had been
permanently identified with the Republican
party in California, and for some time held
the position of United States Surveyor
General. Subsequently he received the
appointment of Statistcian in the Mint a
position he continued to hold up to the
present time
The following dispatch was sent from this
city last evening
Secretary san francisco Pioneers Should the
remains of Mr.. Hardenbergh be brought to Sac
ramento, inform me, and the Sacramento Socie-
" viii take charge, If agreeable to deCeascd'S
family. GEORGE W CUESLEY,
President Sacramento Society of California
Pioneers.
The remains will arrive here for inter-
ment on the ll:25 4. NJ. train tomorrow.
ACf. To fFpNrr-fvrOp
Conductor Leroy Enos, who left the city at
$40 P. N. yesterday, in charge of freight
train No. for the Bay, met with a fatal
accident between Webster and Dayisville.
Just how il occurred is not known, but it
is surmised that he was walking from one
end Of the train to the other and, while
descending from a box car to fiat, slipped
and fell SIX cars passing over him. Oneof
the brakemen, who was sitting in the Ca
booSe, noticed a number of Cinnamon in a
held near the road pointing eXcitedly
toward the track, and Just then the caboose
lolted a little and he heard groan. Look
ing back he saw a mans body living on the
Track. ana recognized il as that of the con-
ductor- lie quickly applied the automatic
brake, which stopped the train almost i'm
medlaRiy, and 1t was then backed up to
where the unfortunate man Law He was
I9uhu 70 oe alive but shOckingly hurt
hey conveyed him to Davisville, where
Ae was made as comfortable as possible at
the Lliiard House, everything possible be-
ing done Tor him, but death resulted in
about two hours and a half Justice O'Neal
held an inquest. the verdict heinz tLot tho
death was the result of an accident for
which no one was to blame The remains
were brought 10 Sacramento, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. of which ba
was member, having them in CHARGE and
Will probably be forwarded To Oakland to-
morrow, or after his brother arrives from,
Winnemucca. The left leg OF the deceased
was crushed from the foot 10 the s,roin. and
the left arm from the hand to the shoulder
The right foot was crushed and nearly cut
oil. Mr. Enos leaves a wife and little child
six weeks old. residing il Oakland He
was a man mach thought of by his fellow
employees and all acquaintance.
The FESTIVE HorPER.-Mr. Murphy,
near Brighton, states that he has small
vineyard just planted this season, and he
discovered that several rows were eaten up
by grasshoppers. He then took paper bags
and pulled them down over the balance of
the vines, throwing din over the edges
where the bags touched the ground, and he
states that the vines are not injured. This,
of course, would work well only where the
vines are small. The hOppers are eat
ing up everything Mr.. Murphy thinks
that spraying the.trees with weak kerosene
oil will be a sure remedy, but if there is
fruit it will kill the crop. IL is best not TO
cultivate the ground in either orchard or
vineyard, as the weeds thus killed would
furnish the hoppers with sufficient food,
thus saving the trees and vines
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