Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-14
GEN. FREMONT DEAD.
Close Of the Career Of q Famous Sol
der and Explorer.

Gen. John C. Fremont died yesterday after
noon in New York after an illness of five days
of peritonitis. The attack was brought on BY
over fatigue during the hot weather of last
week. Though in his seventy-cighth year,
Gen. Fremont was remarkably well-pre-
served man. He could have passed for a
man Of ffty.fve or sixty He was tall and
straight, moved with a firm, quick step; his
eyes were bright, his complexion clear and up
to the time Of his attack he possessed so much
of the vigor Of youth that his physician said
he bid fair to live to a hundred He was an
explorer, soldier and statesman. As an ex-
plorer he got the name of Pathfinder and later
he was the path finder of the republican party,
being their first candidate for President
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
He was born Of French parentage in Savan-
nah January Fl, 1873 His boyhood was rather
turbulent, and his earlier attempts to settle
down in a profession unsatisfactory After
acting successfully as tutor in private family
professor of mathematics on the United States
frigate Independence and engineer on surveys
in the southern states he accompanied Nicol-
let's expedition in Its explorations between the
Missouri and the British line. While thus en-
gagged he received in 1898. a commission as a
second lieutenant In the corps of typographical
engineers While in Washington in 1910. en-
gagged in preparing report of these expedi-
tions. he met and became engaged to Miss
Jessie Benton, the daughter of Senator
Benton, and this lady. then only sixteen.
he secretly married In 1871. In 1912 he started
upon the famous first expedition to the Wind
River mountains, ascending Fremonts Peak
now known as Pixies Peak. ON August l5 On
his return to Washington the report Of his ex-
petition was laid before Congress, which
brevetted him first lieutenant The report at
tracted great attention, both at home and
abroad, and young Fremont had the honor of
high compliments from Humboldt.
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
In 1s43 he began his explorations beyond the
Rockies He returned to Kansas in 1874, and
after preparing his reports was brevetted cap
tain in ls45 and sent out on his third expe-
dition to explore the great basin and the mari
time region Of Oregon and California. This
was the most eventual OF all his JOURNEYS.
Threatened at Monterey by the Mexican gov
eraor for his refusal to leave California Free
mont withdrew in safety into Oregon, but meet
ing i'll 1916 dispatches directing him to watch
over the interests of the United States in CAL
ifornia, there being reason to apprehend that
that province would be transferred to Great
Britain, he promptly retraced his steps. The
American settlers, whom the Mexican governor
was threatening to destroy, hocked to Free
| monts camp, and in month northern Cali
fornla was free. On July 4, 1885, Fremont was
elected Its governor. In conjunction with
commodore Stockton he undertook TO reduce
the entire state but the Mexican war inter-
vened and at its close the territory was coded
to the United States by Mexico
RESIGNED FROM TIE ARMY,
He was court-martialed in 1913 on account OF
some trouble with relation to the governorship
and resigned from the service, refusing to ac-
cept pardon from President Polk He was
afterward elected senator from California. In
1856 he became the free soir' candidate for
President Soon after the outbreak of the war
he was made major general. There were diff.
ferences between him and the administratio ton
and he resigned his commission. In 1870 no
| was made governor Of Arizona
| John Charles Fremont, the generals son, and
DR.. Morton were present at the death bed
Mrs Fremont aud her daughter Lily are al
Los Angeles. Cal, and the other son. Frank
/ Preston Eremont il in Montana