Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-17

NEW YoRk, July I3.-General John o.
Fremont died az his home on West
Twenty fifth street, 1T 80 this after
noon. The immediate cause Of his death
was peritoDitis, and it is thought that
his demise Was fastened by @ visit which
u he made 60 cemetery last Tuesday, to
n pm. IL lwerB on the grave OF a child in
4 obedience 20 3 promise made 10 friend.
The intense beat combined with the OK
ertion TO III 4ct him unfavorably, and on
Thursday he waa 30 i'll that he called in
phyaician, who made an examination,
n aud foresoeinn u fatal termination, tele-
Eraphed TO his family. He did not realize
his danger, and today, few hours be-
fore his death. said to his physician
yesterday aud the day before were bad
days, but to-day feel better and l am
going to work. am preparing an article
for u mngaziue and have all the material
ready, so that have now only to write
il out" Wben this was finished he said
he should "go home," meaning to Los
Angeles, where bis vito and daughter are.
He did not guess how near his last home
he was.
John Charles Fremont was the first
man to push his way over the great
Rocky Mountains. and from this fact he
finder" ne vas horn in Savannah, Ga,
on January 1871, 1913. His father was a
teacher, aid the son made feeble efforts
to follow his pRrent'sAvOcatiop, but they
were ursutted to him, as he HooR found
other tiel Ia and moro congeniai ones.
Not, though. until he Lad spent two
yeGrs as teacher OF mathematics on
hoard the Unto States steamer Natchez
After this cruise he returned home only
&, TO BIO given a degree by the Charleston
College, from which he had been previ-
= ouRly expelled tor lnettention and fire..
qu-nt abseuoe. After this he became as
sistant engineer of the United States
Topographicel Corps, and surveyed the
mountain paHses OF North Carolina and
Tenne See, which gave him his first in
sight into mountain climbing.
In 1912 no was placed III Cha rye OF an
expedition and directed to explore the
Rocky Mountains. with particular attan-
ton 10 the south Pans. The work occu-
III pied foIr months, during which time he
explored Wind River Mountains, ascend
log their highest point, now known as
Ftsmcnt's Peak, which is 1880 feet
above tea level. Ills report OF the oxpe-
dI,ion attracted widespread attention
q among the men of science of the world,
The lhureIs laid at his feet spurred him
to greater achievement, and he deter
mined to discover the virgin land west
of the Rockies, and he set out in May,
1913, with 80 men. His Investigations
III OF tbs SGls Lake region corrected many
prevailing erroneous ideas, and his re-
III ports of the locality led to its settle
ment by the Mcgmons rs place OF resi-
TIA deuce.
fl1 Tho expedition was most thorough 10
its researches. Fremont found his way &c
IL. hos
ouehly explored in the face OF grea
IA dangtrs and pri5ations and which wer'
w aecpmpnn.ed with no small loss of life
= " At times native Iudan guides deserted
him or said that marches ne was about Il
y Nurdottats could not ne accomplished
| f3ut tho daredevil explorer knew no dan
Lrf gers ana overCRme ell impending evils. AT
Ter IA noribs 10 returned to Kansas. Al
In Ter his report military honors wer
shoWered on hin at the instance OF Gen
Scott.
His third expedition was started in th
spring OF 1916, when he explored tn
Rreat basin Of Oregon and California.
rT During this 1t was necessary for tn
100 pursuance OF his work in California t.
St secure the official consent OF the Me1ical
[ a. poveynment. He marched to Monterey
~ Ne capital of Mexico, and secured tn
D3red permission, but thig was at ono
&rokad md fremont ordered to leave th
t6urtry ut once. On account of the i'm
oyeri he'd condition of his men b
tuld not COM ply with the order, and th
aexicnn commander, General Castrs
~ snarohed against him.
Y AZ Fremont, however, had taken up
" strong pasitiou in Hawks Mountain, an
y after four days siege Gen. Castro pre-
posed cessation of hostilities. On hi
. I,0t,t, s,.n1 fl1ia fauu he Wan met b
messengers iroIa Washington with ordel
directing him 10 lock OUT for the Unite
States interests in California, spd mGrci
ing b. ok he found Gen. Castro ebOl
mar ching against American settlement
there. Thn Hsttlers flocked TO Fremon
spd1n less than a month northern Cal
tornia WAC freed of Mexican authorit.
For this Fremont was made lieutenas
I > colonel, aud on July 4th was elects
4 governor OF California by the settler
On January 18th the articles of oapitul
ton were concluded, which ended Il
war in California with the Mexicans NJ
n Il the country In the hands OF the Anne
~ ica,
AZ. BS use Of conflict Of authority
tween Commodore Stockton and Gsner
Kearnsy Frar4ont incurred the dislike
the latter, and during one Of the exped
tiops he was arrested at Kearnsy's il
stance III d ordered to report AZ WAS
ipgton. Ha WAS found guilty OF multi
NV and other technicsl charges, and ne
Fenced to be dismissed from the servic
y NIibut n majority OF the members OF q
! opurt reoomne ntisd him TO the clomen
of President Polk. Fremont resigned
pnce, but in October, 1S4S, set out
7 another expedition across the continer
IN snd during this expedition the guide
came lost, and the most terrible Bntf'
4 ines were borne by his followers, part
whom were reduced to condition
otnnibalism. He finally found his W
10 Cslifcrnia, where he purchased gre
tracts OF land.
fter the admission OF California r.
NJ mont took his place al senator from Il
State, bat because ne led the Anti Slave
party he was defeated for re-electi
n after 142 ballots. While touring in
rope he head tant Congress had app
priated money for the purpose OF 81
Yeying three routes from the MississiI
lJ valley to the Pacific coast aud he return
M home at once. Leaving Paris in Jul
ne was on his way across this oontIn'
at the head of an exp dition in Septe
w Der.
IFJ Fremont wRs the first Prudential OF
didate of the Republican party. Tho o.
yeution met in Philaielphia on JJ
18th, 1885, and in accepting the ncnil
ton strongly declared himself an ABB
n Zionist. At the same time he was a
q L., Ia Nafinunt AmarIi