Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-15
PACIFIC COAST.
Charles CrOcker Passes
Quietly Away.
THE GREAT MAGNATE GONE.
History Of His Disease-An Account
Of His Career-EltOn Attempts
To Escape.


| To Escape.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
MONTEREY, CAL, August 14.-Charle.
Crocker, died here at 8 80 this after
noon.
Charles Crocker died of acetonemia
Drs. Stephen and Simon state that after
the relapse yesterday Mr.. Crocker raj
lied till evening. All night he was very
restless. His son, Colonel Free
Crocker, the medical attendant
DIR. Stephen and his valet were
constantly in attendance On him.
Towards o'clock this morning his con
dition showed considerable improvement
so much 80 that it was deemed pruden
for Colonel Crocker to go to San Fran
cisco. He left on the 6 o'clock A. M
train, on the understanding that
he was to be informed by
wire of his fathers condition,
About 8 O'Clock this morning Mr..
Crocker grew worse and showed signs oi
coma. Restoratives and oxygen were
applied but failed to act as they had done
before. His condition became worse be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock, the coma
deepened, and in spite of all efforts it was
apparent that the end could not be long
delayed. DIR. Stephen then telegraphed
w. H. and Col. Fred Crocker to come on
a special train and bring DR.. Jules Simon
and DIR. Devecchi, who had been sum-
moned before on last Sunday. The party
arrived here at 3 :15, just in time to see
him breathe his last.
Mr.. Crocker was unconscious two
hours before his death and died without
struggle, His recent illness first showed
itself on the night of the 3rd inst. He
had long been a sufferer flom diabetes
and his blood became charged with sugar.
His remains were taken to San Francisco
on a special train at 7 P. NJ, where they
will be embalmed.
SAN Francisco, August 14.-Colonel
Q. F. Crocker came up this morning
from Monterey by fast tr ain and brought
with him the intelligence that his father
was much better, and that he
hoped he would soon be we'll. But
at about II O'Clock Col. Crocker received
telegram from Monterey, stating that
his father was very dangerously ill. The
telegram was from DR.. Stephens, who was
attending the patient. DR.. Stevens said
that Mr.. Crocker's system would not re-
spond to his treatment. He had been
unconscious for several hours, and at
times awoke, only to fall back into an
almost death-like stupor. Col. Crocker
left for Monterey at once on a special
train.
Charles Crocker, whose death occurred
at Monterey this afternoon, received in
ternal injuries by being thrown from a
carriage in New York two years ago.
from which he never completely re-
covered /; and few months ago his con-
dition became SO bad that he was forced
to abandon his business entirely. Since
the 1st OF July he had been at Monterey,
suffering with an attack of diabetes. His
condition did not improve, and during
the last few days it was known that he
could not survive long.
Mrs. Crocker is now on her way from
New York, having started on receipt of
the news of her husbands serious illness.
His SONS, Col Fred Crocker and William
Crocker, were with their father at the
time of his death. The deceased leaves
one other son, George, who lives in Ne
vada, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles H.
Alexander, who is now in Europe.
Charles Crocker came to California
from the State of New York, in 1849, and
afterwards became associated with Le-
land Stanford, G. P. Huntington and
Mark Hopkins in the construction of the
Central Pacific railroad. He was after
wards leading spirit in the construction
of the Southern Pacific, and at the time
of his death was Second Vice-President
of the Southern Pacific Company. He
was 66 years of age. His wealth is esti-
mated at about 500, 900, 900.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Charles Crocker was born near Troy,
New York, September 16, 1922. He was
descended from one of the oldest New
England families. His parents were not
in affluent circumstances. Early in life
he established himself in news agency
in Troy, and later he was with
his father on farm in Indiana. Dur
ing these years he attended the village
school and the greater part of the educa-
ton he received was there. When 10
years of age, he began to learn the
blacksmith trade. In 1850 he arrived
in this State and mined a short
time. In 1852 he opened large
general merchandise store in Sacramen
to. In the same year he married Miss
Mary A. Deming, the daughter of his old
employer in Indiana. In 1860 he was
elected to the State Legislature of
California. In 1862 he joined
his fortune with Stanford,
Hopkins and Huntington in the con-
struction of the Central Pacific railroad.
Later he became superintendent Of con-
struction, and after the driving of the
last spike in 1869, was elected director
IN the company and second Vice-Presi-
dent. The present seven hundred miles
of the Southern Pacific were built under
his superintendency, and the Sunset
route was largely due to his skill as a
constructor in railroad matters. When
all the lines were consolidated into one
system under the name of the Southern
Pacific Company, he was made second
vice president, which position he occu-
pied at the time of his death.
ELTON AGAIN.
He Tries to Give JailOr Russell the
Slip.
STOCKTON, August 14.-Jailor Russell,
of Los Angeles, arrived to-day with 9
oo1xy;of ,,orood T1fov, xrbo ;o ha;pO ro