The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-17
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adopted daughter, the wife Of
Colonel B. N. Porter. at 80 West
Twsnty-ffth street, 1t $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Last Tuesday General Fremont
went 10 Sesbright, n. j.. 10 visit his
adopted daughter, and vas greatly
dsbllsfated BY the extreme heat.
He returned 10 New Tork sick. He
was advised by his physicians to
take q sail on salt water. While he
was out In the boat he took o chill.
This aggravated his illness, which
developed into Inflammation Of the
bowels and caused his death. Gen.
eral Fremont was ~ years and G
months old.
The generals son, Lieutenant j.
c. Fremont OF the navy, and his
physician, DR.. william ]. Morton,
were nj his bedside when he died.
A dispatch was sent 10 Mrs. Free
mont and Elizabeth Fremont, who
are at I.os Angeles, Of the death Of
the husband and father; also 10 his
son Frank at Fort Smelling, near
Minneapolis.
Arrangements for the funeral Of
General Fremont were made to-day.
IL will take plsce:as lOo'clOck, We'd
nssdsy morning next, from the Pro-
testsnt Episcopal church Of 81.
ignatius. on Fortieth street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. IL IL 10 be
o. quiet and transformations ~ pos
sibie. and there will be no military
display. Mrs. Fremont and the
generals daughter, Miss Elizabeth
FreEiont. are In Los Angeles, Cal,
aud will of course be unable to get
here In time TO attend the funeral.
The interment will be In Trinity
cemetery, this city.
For years General Fremont had
been held responsible by the govern
ment for q shortage In his accounts
amounting to about s2l, 900, which
was said to have occurred while he
was serving as commissioner In
Colorado. The general had protest.
ed that there was an error In the
accounts, snd said that the govern
ment owed him money.
Last winter congress passed bill
placing General Fremont on the
retired list rs major general ct half
pay. when this law went into
effect 10 was suggested that this
money be retained by the govern
ment to meet the claim against the
general. General Fremont went TO
Washington and appeared before
the Secretary Of War, protesting
that such . proceeding would place
him on the verge Of starvation. He
/ again requested that the old accounts
he thoroughly examined. This was
done, and IL was discovered that In
stead Of . shortage by the general,
the government had owed him t2I,-
600 for nearly forty years. when
the news was told the general he
was 20 overcome that he tainted In
the Office Of the secretary.
He lived only few months to en-
Joy the benefit Of the discovery
which cleared his name Of the
stigma, and ut the same time gave
him q competency during his de-
clinipg years.
General Fremont was born ct
Savannah, Ga, January q, 1918.
He graduated al Charleston college
and entered the army a. second
lieutenant. He was expelled from
Charleston college for idleDess and
oarelesspess within . year from the
time he entered It, but he pursued
his studies outside Of school with
such effect that the faculty willing
ly conferred upon him q degree.
For two years he taught mathe-
matics on board the sloop-of-war
Matches, received his degree In 1885,
and soon after passed 4 rigid exam
lnation for the post Of professor Of
mathematics In the navy, and wac
appointed to the frigste IndePend-
ence; but, resolving to quit the sea,
he turned his attention to survey
ing and was EN- ployed In the Mise
lsslppi survey and similar under.
takings.
Young Fremont went to Washing
ton In 1870, and there met Jessie, the
daughter Of the Hon. Thomas II.
Benton, then senator from Mas
ouria. The two became engaged,
but the young lady's parents
objected 10 the match on the ground
that she was too young, her age ct |
that time being but 10. Through
the influence Of Senator Benton the
young engineer was dispatched 10
make survey Of the Des MOlnes
river. The ardent lover went
about his task, but his minds eye
brought the picture Of his sweet
heart constantly before him, and his
work was hsstened 90 that the very
next year he got back TO the national
capital. In 1s41, October 10, Just 90
The leaves were ct their pretliest In
he red and gold Of autumn, the
lovers slipped away and we're
In secret.
He row proposed 10 penetrate the
Rocky mountains, and his plans
icing approved Of, he reached and
Explored the South pass In 1919 and
discovered the route 10 California,
ince followed BY thousands. A
ofty peak which he assembled, 49,
80 feet above the sea, 10 now called
peak. His repent Of the
xpedition was laid before congress
n the winter Of 1924 and attracted
,rest attention both ut home and
broad. He Immediately planned .
scoud expeditions and determined 20
arvey the then unknown region
ring between the Rocky noun
sips and the Pacific Ucean. IL
He commenced his journey In
lay, 1913, explored the Kansas
Iver, crossed the South pass, and i
Tier i,Too miles Of travelling. came, i
n September 0, In sight Of the great I
alt lake, Of which very vague and !
Il