Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-01-12
Death ofDr. Vim. Harvey.

pr. Wm. Harvey, or thls place, dled at St. Mary's hospital in Tucson, on Tuesday night, January Sth, of dropsy. He was feeling somewhat indisposed for day or two before Christmas but 1t was several days later when he found himself too unwell to leave his room. He was carefully attended to by Flor ence Lodge No. 4, A. o. U. w., and Ivanhoe Legion No. ?, Select Knights, of which orders he was member in good standing, but his condition grew so serious that 1t was deemed advis- able to send him to Tucson where bet ter care and attention could be given him, and he was accordingly taken to that place on Thursday December 27th, just two weeks prior to the date of his interment.
 Under the treatment of Dr. J. c. Handy, Dr. Harvey seemed to improve somewhat and hopes were expressed of his ultimate recovery, but last Tues day morning telegram was received that he was in a critical condition and the following morning another dis patch announced his death.
 Word was immediately forwarded to his relatives in Canada, and to the Master Workman of Apache Lodge No 8, A. o. U. w., of Tucson, to pro- vide a casket and send the remans to Florence. The several orders of that city escorted the body to the depot on Tuesday evening and it arrived in Florence at noon on Thursday and was placed in state at his house.
 Workmen hall and the residence of deceased had been appropriately drap- ed and every preparation made for every mark of respect to the memory of the brother and comrade and the man whose kindness and philanthropy had been felt in almost every house. hold in the valley.
 At hslf-past two o'clock on Thurs day afternoon, the Legion and Lodge met in their hall and proceeded to the residence of deceased, and the pail bearers, Messrs Geo. E. Evans, Levi Ruggles, J. J. Devine, Geo. G. Thurs ton, c. w. Tillman and k. P. Drew, bore the body under escort to the Court House, where the burial service of the order was rendered, after which Rev. l. T. Whittemore spoke solemn words appropriate to the occasion. The choir sang several hymns and the sad procession moved onward to the cemetery. Beside the Select Knights and A. 0. U. w., the Hispano-Ameri- can Benevolent Society was in line and fifty-two vehicles were in the pro cession, it being the largest funeral ever known in Florence.
 At the grave, the impressive cere- monies of the Select Knights was given and the remains of the good man were laid tenderly away in their last long sleep.
 Dr. William Harvey was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, in 1S43, and was therefore in the 46th year Of his age. He was a graduate of Medill College, Canada, anG of Rush Medical College, Chicago. He was lineal descendant of Dr. Harvey the dis coverer of the circulation of the blood He has practiced medicine in Tucson and was subsequently, appointed gov ernment physician for the Pima agency, after which he located in Flor ence and established large practice
 His parents still reside at Sparta, Ontario. He was the youngest of large family and his death was the first to break the family circle.
 He was generous to a fault and never distressed his patients with a demand for his fees and against but few of them did he ever enter a charge for his services. He will be greatly missed ia this community, particu- larly by the poor among whom be la bored with an unse!fshness that does honor to his memory.
 May he rest in peace.