The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-18
GENERAL FREMONT DEAD.

Somewhat Sudden Death Of the esPath-
nnder"-A Brief sketch OF His Lifs-His
Explorations La the Great West and North
new Yonk. jug 1A-GsasFal John
C ErefAont died athis homei in this.eity
at four o'clock yesterday afternoon
His death was, very sudden and was
-caused by pefitonftis. General Fremont
was out on Friday and appeared to be
in good health His son was notified
by telegraph of his fathers DEATH
Those present at the time of the death
were his SON, lieutenant r. C Fremont.
u. S. N, and Dr.. Morton Mrs General
Fremont and daughter are in Los An
peles, Cal, and another son, Captain
Fremont, is at Fort Smelling. Mimi At
the house last night were Colonel Por-
ter and Mrs. Porter, who was the Gem
erals adopted daughter. General Ere
mont was seventy-seven years and six
months old yesterday.
John Charles Fremont was one of the
noted characters In later American history.
He was born at Savannah, Ga. January Il,
1913. He graduated at Charleston College
and entered the army as Second Lieutenant
For two years he taught mathematics on
board the sloop war NatcheZ, received
his degree in 1885 and sooa after passed a
rigorous examination for the post of pro-
ItSSOr OA IN the nav " anu WINS
appointed to the frigate Independence; bur,
resolving to quit the sea. he turned his at
tention to civil engineering. and was en-
ployed in the Mississippi survey and simiiar
President Van Buren, a commission. as
Second Lieutenant in the corps of topo-
graphical engineers, and was ordered to
make an examination of the river Dies
| MoineS upon the Western frontier.
He now proposed to penetrate the Rocky
mountains, and his plans being. approved
of, he reach d and explored the South pass
In 1912, and he discovered tine rOuUo 70 o-Ii
fornia, since followed by thousands. A
lofty peak which he assembled, 1871 feet
above the sea. Is now called FremoDPs
Peak. His report of the expedition WIS
laid before Congress in the winter of 1872 a,
and attracted great attention 9TH at home
and abroad. He Immediately planned a Sec
end expedition and determined to survey
| the then unknown region lying between the
Rocky mountains and the Pacific ocean:
He commenced his journey In May, 1913,
| explored the Kansas river, crossed the
| South pass, and after. i, 100 miles of trayrl-
| ing, came, on September 8. in sight of the
great Salt lake. of which very vague and en-
| roneous notions were entertained. He Sc
lected a route leading to the upper Col
oFado, through an almost unknown region,
crossed by rugged mountain ridges. After
| suffering the greatest hardships he deter
mined TO. make Tor Fan Francisco i9stead OF
the United States, and when he could get nc
Indian to guide him across the SNOW coy
cred mountains which lay between him and
the valleys of California, he boldly under
took the passage without a guide. He ac'
! eomplished it in forty days, reaching SUIT
ter's Fort on the sacramento early in March,
| with his men almost reduced to skeletons.
| In consideration of his valuable services
Fremont was brevetted Captain, in January
| 1915, and in the spring of the same year set
out on a third expedition to explore the
| great basin and the maritime region of Cal
| ifornia He took part in the war with Mexi-
co, and cleared the north part of California
| from Mexican troops In 1913 he started
on a fourth expedition, at his own expense,
| trying to find q practicable passage to Cali
fornia along the upper waters of the Rio
Grande. In attempting to cross the great
Sierra covered with snow, his guide lost his
way, and Fremonts party encoun' cred hor-
rible suffering, being even driven to canni-
ballsm to support life, and 'osIDg onethird
of their numbers. In 1919 he settled In Cali
| fornia- 49,
He received in 1856 the first nomination
ever made by the Republican party fol
| President In 1861 he was made Major
| General, and in 1867 was in action in Ken
lucky and Virginia In 1878 he was appointed
Governor of Arizona He held the position
| until 1881.
His later years have been spent in quiet
retirement during whicl he devoted his
life to preparing memoirs of his life.