Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-21
DEATH OF c. F. A. FISCHER.
A Pioneer Resident Called to His Long
Rest-A Busy Life 0losed-The
Funeral on Wednesday.

The community was startled yesterday
over the announcement of the death OF
&c. f. A. Fischer which occurred at
O'Clock yesterday morning after, q weeks
illness. Mr.. Fischer had not been in
good health all winter, and business COM
plcations worried him not little. a
week ago he was taken down with pneu.
monia and death come at the hour stated.
In the death OF this we'll known pio-
neer resident Santa Fe suffers q genuine
loss. During his residence here OF nearly
twenty years be was always identified
with every movement calculated to adj
vance the interests Of the city and the ter
ritory, and his extraordinary energy and
business tact leaves its imprint not only
in Santa Fe, but in such cities at Fort
WAYNE, Ind. st. Louis, Mo, and Denver,
Colo. His early lie was spent as Fort
WAYNE where he was Identified with the
now great wholesale drug house
of Never Bros lie was the
hrn's book keeper and general
manager for years, and established Their
| branch h0use IN ST. LOUIS which has be-
come famous as one OF the successful
| business enterprises OF the land. In tins
| business he emassed a fortune and from
/ st. Louis removed to Denver, establishing
| the bank which is known to-day as the
German National bank. Unfortunate
speculation in mines III Colorado and New
| Mexico caused HIM heavy pecunlary los,
ses there, and he retired from the bank
| and came to Santa re, engaging as BOOK
| keeper for Spiegeiberg Bros. A year or
70 later he established himself III the drug
| business here and soon recovered his Tor
tune, subsequently retiring to become the
president and manager Of the Fischer
Brewing company. Here, too, he was
phenonenaly successful for atlne, build
ing up the best equipped plant
in the southwest, but last summer
he brarched ont and put III an
expensive artificial ice manufaCtory which
failed to pay its way in competing with
the natural product and caused losses
which involved the Brewing company
resulting III an assignment some touf
months ago. These complications
weighed heavily upon his mind and I'M
questionably had muCn to do with break
ing down that superb spirit that had
characterized the deceased all through his
busy life.
In Santa Fe as elsewhere Mr.. Fischer's
best efforts were ever directed toward the
good OF his fellow citizen. He wanted tC
see manufactures established and tine
people employed, and his employees were
his best and most constant friends. Ic
mm is Santa Fe indebted for the present
electric light plant, and the brewery he
so solidly established even now las vel
nigh overcome it's temporary troubles anc
will soon be again in full and remunera
tive operation.
The deceased was a man OF earnest
friendships aud possessed warm, sym
pathetic nature. AS an officer and mem
Der OF the Knights of Pythias he was
greatly beloved by the members OF thi'
order all over New Mexico. He leaves 6
large family, among his children being
Mrs. Frank Hunter, OF Nelasco, Texas
Mrs. H. G. Claussen, of Albuquerque
and AdoIph j. Fischer, of this city. Mr.
Fischer's age would have been 81 in Au
gust. The funeral will take place or
Wednesday, March %, at 3 p. m, anc
will be conducted by the Knights O
Pythias. For his sorrowing family thC
deepest sympathy is felt.