Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-03
DEATH OF D. B. ABRAHAMS,

David b. Abraham, superintendent o.
the New Mexico pcutentiary, died OF
pneumonia at o'c clock this morning. lie
was taken sick week ago, and while has
friends realized from the first that ne was
very i'll, still few had any idea that tue
issue was so near at hand, and hence the
community was greatly shocked ana
greved when it became known that death
had done its worse. Drs. LongwliI,
Symington and Sloan were in attendance.
Yesterday the patient became worse
and it was decided that Dr. Sloan should
remain ut the pententiary over night,
The matron, Mrs. Clark, and the attend
ants were untiring in their attentions.
Mr.. Abrahams suffered greatly during the
night. Shortly before he seemed to be
growing weak r and Mr.. Barber, one Of
! the attendan called the doctor ana gave
the patient some brandy. At the time
Mr.. Abrahams was conscious and asked
If it was 'nearly daybreak." He was
conscious up to within five minutes OF his
death, and at O'Clock heart failure came
on and he died peacefully.
The deceased was A years OF age and a
native of Boston, Mass, where he has u
sister now residing. He entered the
army when a boy, September Ii, 1861, rs
private in company q, 22d Mass. volun-
teer infantry. He was wounded in the
battle at Gaines Mill, Va, being shot
through the jaw, leg and arm, and was
afterWard mustered out August 10, 1862.
In October, 1864, he was commissioned
second lieutenant of company Il, 9TH U.
). colored cavalry, and promo ed to be
first lieutenant April IL, 1866. On August
"a, 1867, he was made I'd lieutenant in
the regular army and assigned to
the Both infantry, which position
he resigned after three years serv-
ice on April 7, 80. After the
war he located in Arkansas and for awhile
served as clerk and also later as captain
on several Red river steamers. He was
subsequently clerk of the district court for
Little Rock, afterward probate clerk and
served in many official places of trust and
responsibility under appointment from
the various governors OF Arkansas,
For time he was also resi-.
dent of Michigan, where he had
charge of an extensive logging com
panyS pant. Returning 10 Arkalsas liz
located in Phillips county, and resided
there sometime prior to coming to Santa
Fe, in 1878, when he located at Golden
Afterward he served for several years as
chief clerk In the surveyor generals OF
flee, retiring to resume his mining opera
tons at Golden, from which place he was
appointed superintendent of the penten
tary November last. He was charter
member of Carleton post, &. A. H., ant
was its first commander.
d. b. Abrahanls was most excellent
man and faithful to every trust imposed or
him. lie was true to himself and hit
friends; companionable, with a natur,
full of sunshine and the milk OF human
kindness, it was always a pleasure t
meet him and to he in his company. Hi
death causes universal regret here ant
throughout the territory wherever he wal
known, and few men have larger &C
quaintance among public men here thai
he enjoyed.
) The funeral will take place at 2:3O to
morrow afternoon from the peniten
tiary, the remains being inferred III thu
national cemetery. Rev. E. W. Mean.
will conduct the services.