The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-14
THE LATE GgO. MORRIS,

HE LhlE GsU. MUhhiS.
At late hour last night, lit
tie before midnight, Mr.. Geo. Nor
ris breathed his last. He had been
several weeks confined to his bed,
and death was expected daily during
the past two weeks. The deceased
was nearly 50 years of age. The
remains were inferred lii the Nuu-
anu cemetery at O'Clock this after
noon.
Tne late Geo. Morris was
Scotchman by birth. His father was
a silk mercer, aud having the means
gave the son a good grammar school
education.
After leaving school he was for
some time engaged rs commercial
traveller for his fathers business,
and made two or three trips To Ire
land in that capacity. On his last
trip to The Emerald Isle he made
large sales on short credits, but hc
had scarcely returned home when
news arrived Of general financial
crash in Irish commercial ciycles,
D ItShlNtN- III bli sAllllOSN tbttNl lp'9 VI
the amounts owing. This was the
cause of the father reading the son
sharp lecture, and the sou, with
out intlmating his intention, packed
up and started for the United States.
He was then about 20 years of age,
and never afterwards went home.
Arriving in the United States and
anxious 10 see as much of the coun-
try as possible with the limited funds
in his pockets, he started inland on
foot. After travelling many hundred
miles and seeing much OF the then
inhabited parts of the land, he ar
rived back to the Atlantic seahoard
with his small capital all exhausted,
lie then went to SEA, and contin-
ued . sea life for many years. He
male one adventurous whaling
voyage, and several trips to
various European ports. He work
ed his way up from before the mast
to the position OF command. Be-
fore he left The sea, he was owner of
a vessel, which he commanded him
self.
! During this period of his life he
married sister Of Colonel Stinson's
wife OF New York. This lady died
at Honolulu little less tnan II year
, ago.
Retiring from the sea, Mr.. Morris
; went iuto the timber trade in
Canada There and in that trade
he acquired wealth, until season OF
reverses came TO the entire trade,
and he retired worse off than when
he commenced.
a portion of his reduced fortune
2 he invested in small farm, which
he left in charge of Mrs. Morris,
and started for the newly discovered
goIdields OF California, via Panama
5 Between Panama and San Francisco
the ship on which he and three OF
four hundred others were passen
gers, was wrecked, not far from
) land. some got ashore in boats
some on pieces 81 the VIZ c.i, al,
some by swinlui :, hut larg, pro
portion of the Whole lost their lives i
Z the attempt. Morris, along with lh
captain, stuck TO The vessel to tn
last. When the wreck hal becom
pretty clear of floating timber an
IS dead bodies, the captain essuyed Il
swim ashore, bat never reached j
alive. Ills companion, however
being powerful Swimmer, succeed
8 ed. The survivors Of the wrec
- were ultimately picked up, and take
3 to San Francisco.
Mr.. Morris worked for n g0ot
part of year in the gold mines
but was not fortunate. Abandon
'' ing gold-diggcr' lGe, he cmbarIie
at San Francisco for the llawaiia
V Islands, arriving here in 1898
and was joined seven years later II
his wife. He purrha-ed "a piece O
4 land in KaIihi Va,l,y, and CON
4 menced farming operations. b
= hard work and tru4aiity be acquire
, II competence. Three or four yeai
: ago he leased his farm, and came I
4 reside at PaIama. For some month
: before his death, Mr.. Morris live
=, with his neice, Mrs. Wilkinson, o
= |
the best of care and the closest c
attention.
q The late Mr.. Morris was n r,
3 markable man, physically and mel
, tally. His powers of euduranC
3 were wonderful. He passed throu.
4 what would have killed doz,
, ordinary men, and exceeded the Il!
q of four score. He was man
4 indomitabe will, and was never di
concerted by difficulties or I
verses. His honesty was UNIQUE
4 tionahle and unAinching. He leav
2 many living relatives in Canad
3 August /.
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A FUNERAL OF MRS. AUSTIN.