Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-16
PASSING AWAY.
Another Pioneer of the Days of 40 Gone
to His Rest.

Another Pioneer of the Days of 40 Gone
to His Rest.
| Death has laid It's hand upon another OF
| the earliest pioneer residents of Sacra-
mento, Wyman McMitchell, Freight Agent
OF the Steam Navigation Company. He died
yesterday morning in his room in the EN-
pire building on K street, between Front
: and Second, from heart failure. Mr.. Nc
Mitchell had been in poor health for some
time past, having recently been confined to
his room.
On Saturday night he was worse than
usual, but felt better on Sunday. Yester-
day morning he informed his friend, Cap
tain Welch (of Whittier, Fuller & Co J,
whom he met in the hallway of his lodg-
ing-house, that although he had passed an
other bad night, he thoaght he world go
out and get some breakfast. Captain Welch
told him he had no doubt e little fresh air
would be good for him, and after descend
ing to the street they separated. Mr.. Nc
Mitchell soon afterward returned to his
room and complained of feeling cold, so
his landlady started fire in his room. He
put on his overcoat and sat down in a
chair near the stove, and when the land
lady returned little later he was still sit
ting there. She asked him if she should
not turn off the draught little. Reeeiv-
ing no reply, she turned and looked at him
closely and saw that something was wrong,
and Immediately sent for his physician.
When the latter arrived he found that his
patient was dead.
Deceased was born in Little Falls, Her.
klmer county, N. Y, on September 20,
1S2O, and was consequently in his 10th
year. His ancestors were of Scotch-Irish
descent, and he inherited many of the ster-
ling qualities, both physical and mental, of
that hardy, rugged race. He was among
the first to catch the gold fever, and en-
barked from New York in February, 1919,
for Vera Cruz, Mex, ON the brig Empire;
Captain Baxter (probably Captain L. G.
Baxter, who still lives in Napa), reaching
there in May. From Vera Cruz to San Bias
he Travelled on horseback, and came thence
to San Francisco by sailing vessel. He
came at oIce to Sacramento, which was
then the commercial center of the State,
and has resided here ever since. The river
traffic was in those days very heavy, and
he at once entered the employ of the Union
Line, which had control of the chief river
steamers. With that company, and the
various ones that succeeded it, he remained
up to the time of his DEATH In 1859 he
married Harriet Upegraff, who died about
lhlrteen years afterward. Their daughter,
Belle, was married about three years ago
to Frank B. Smith, of this CITY,
Wyman McMitchell was man of posi-
tive character, and, like all such, had many
warm friends and few pronounced enc
mics. There was but one side to his ma
ture, and that was as an open book to ALL
His opinions on all subjects were positive
ones, and he had plain, blunt and uumis-
taxable way of expressing them. He was
the soul of honor and truth, and left be-
hind him clean and enviable record He
was member of Ell Dorado Lodge of Odd
Fellows, and his funeral will take place
under the auspices of that Order
The date of deceased's birth, as given
above, was taken from a recently pub
lishe2 sketch of him, but Captain Welch,
who had known Mr. McMitchell ever since
he came to the State, told RECORD UNION
reporter that he was born in 1880.