The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-10

excitement which was stirred ur
throughout California by this case cas-
appreciate how intense that excitement
WAS. Limantour, who was q French.
man, maintained his colossal preten-
tions with the utmost vi6or and BY the
most interruptions means, bringing wit
nesses from Mexico to swear to the gen
uineness OF his alleged grant, which
afterwards was proved very clearly be-
fore the court. to have been forged.
Mr.. Coronel has a most honorable
record as friend OF the defenseless Mis-
sion Indians of Southern California. OF
this fact Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson has
borne warm testimony in several ma
tional publications. When these aim
pie, harmless children of nature were
imposed upon and robbed OF their lands
by greedy and interruptions American
squatters, they came to him for advice,
and he always befriended them. HIS
gave Mrs. Jackson the materials of her
story OF Ramona, and aided her in many
ways in acquiring a knowledge OF the
customs and traditions of the people
necessary to give characteristic coloring
to the story. He aleo gave her the out
lines of another and more dramatic
story, based on real life in the olden time
here in Southern California, the beau
tiful heroine of which, Nacha, was well
known by some of the best of the old
| Spanish families. II Mrs. Jackson had
lived she was to have worked them ND
| as companion story of Ramona. He
also gave her the data of her account OF
Father Junipero Sierra, the venerable
founder and frat president OF the CALI
fornia missions. He also took active
part with Father Casanova of Monterey
in the restoration OF San Carlos mission
and in the solemnization OF the centen.
NAL, In 1884, of the death of Father
Junipero.
In 1873 Mr.. Coronel married Miss
Mariana williamson. In 1887 Mr.. and
Mrs. Coronel visited the City of Mexico,
and in 1898 tnev visited the worlds fair
at Chicago, whore their stay was cut
short by his illness, and his health was
in precarious state from that time till
his death, though he was not confined to
his house until within four days prior
thereto. Toward the end he WAS fully
aware that his hour had come, which he
welcomed, only regretting the parting
with his beloved wife. Twice he fer
vently embraced her, his last words
being: "Querida va me voy;" Dear.
est, am goingD
AS she gently laid him on the pillow,
he peacefully closed his eyes and one of
his attending physicians who held his
wrist, said "bis pulse has ceased :" and
thus he died without q struggle. His
good friend, Father Adam, vice-general
OF the diocese, attended him daily and
administered to him the consultations of
the religion in whose CO mmunion he had
been born and in which at last he died.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Coronel were active
mem bers of this Historical society of
Southern California from the time OF its
founding. They had gathered during
the course of many years one OF the
largest collections of historical materials
relating to this section and to this coast,
in the country. Mr.. Coronsl ardently
desired to cooperate with other citizens
of wealth and enlightened public spirit
in the establishment in this city OF
museum in connection with the Hister-
icsl society and the public library, to
which he could donate his very valuable
collection; and he made liberal offer
OF either money or land to assist in en-
dowing euch an institution. 1t Is to be
hoped that other public. spirited citizens
of means will be seized by the same de-
sire, and thus show in substantial man.
ner their willingness to aid in preserving |
the materials of local history which they !