The record-union., 1892-01-18
JOINED THE MAJORITY.
c. 7. Wheeler SUccumbs to a Com
plication of Diseases.
He Was One of sacramento's Best
known and Respected Citizens
His Career.

Cyrus L. Wheeler, of the firm of Booth
q Co., died at his residence, Front and K
streets, last night.
The death of Mr.. Wheeler was not
sudden, yet it was unexpected He had
been i'll for about fortnight and was
suffering from a complication of diseases
which his friends thought he would sur
Vlye. He suffered relapse, however,
and yesterday afternoon began to sink
rapidly.
cyrus Truman Wheeler was a native Of
New York, 81 years of age, and was I'M
married.
Mr.. Wheeler was a member of the firm
of Booth 81 Co., wholesale merchants OF
this city. He was a member of that
house when it was L. a. Booth d Co..
and had its location on street, between
Seventh and Eighth Subsequently
Governor Newton Booth became an active
member, l.. A. Booth retiring, and the
mousse moved to lis present quarters on
Front street.
Mr.. Wheeler was a man of genial dis
position, humane impulses and very
Kindly nature. Human suffering always
excited IN his heart the liveliest emotions
OF sympathy. Said Richard Dale
PRESIDENT of the Towards, of him
last night: "He was charitable
man truly; he never paraded his
works, but | could always get money
from him for the relief Of human suffer
ing. lie had big, warm heart, and [
liked him very, very much. For many
year he was director of the Towards. But
ne disliked Office Of any kind, and when
MS last term expired refused reelection.
But he always remained an active MEM
Der. L remember when in the flood we
had the sufferers in the old Pavilion he
labored with all of us to relieve distress,
and how he stood his watch on and off TO
help as preserve order day and night. [
remember how he was foremost in load
ing car with provisions when Virginia
CITY was burned, and how he labored to
send boat load Of provisions to Marys-
vile when that city was flooded. He
was very active, a very determined man,
man of very charitable and tender
heart"
"Cy' Wheeler, as everybody knew and
called him, wasla man Of positive charac-
Ter, fearless in expression of opinions
and decided in his judgments There
was nothing weak or vacillating in his
character. He was assiduous in prose
cutting his business, and rarely allowed
himself rest Or indulgence in recreatiOns.
dis has been familiar figure upon the
streets of Sacramento so long that it is
very difficult to think of seeing him no
more.
He took lively interest in public
affairs, but never made himselfpolitically
prominent. He believed in Sacramento,
and never lost faith in it. He had posi-
tive views on all questions of municipal
concern, and discussed them freely,
frequently advancing propositions for
the general welfare that met with accept
ance and adoption. He had wide circle
Of friends in this community, who will
regret his death and deeply mourn his
loss. His life was so intimately inter
woven with the history, growth, vicissi-
tudes and business concerns of this city,
that to attempt at the late hour when this
is written to give an adequate sketch of
his career would be impossible. No
definite arrangements for the funeral of
this old-tIme merchant have yet been
announced.