The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-06

the stomach. The pain grew into agony
with great rapidity, and very soon the
sick man was completely Frustrated. He
lived but a few hours. as the end came
early in the morning.
Mrs Parrot was at his bedside at the
time. Mrs. A. NJ. PARROT, stepmother of
the deceased, went to ST. Helena on the
first train yesterday. before the dispatch
announcing Mr.. PARROTS unexpected TAX
ing off was received in this city.
Mr. Parrott was about "a years of age.
He was the son of the late John Parrot,
the pioneer banker, who for many years
was a leading man in the mercantile COM
munity. Tiburcio was born in Mexico,
and when of an age to leave home he went
to school at Jamaica Plains, GEAR Boston.
In later years he finished his education in
Europe, where he acquired q knowledge
of French and Italian in addition to
Spanish and English. in which he was
already we'll read.
Returning TO America, he was placed In
a position in the firm of William r. Cole
man 81 Co. in New York. This was in
1860. Young Parrot did not make much
OF a success as a sedate clerk, being of a
restless disposition and rather inclined to
enjoying the good things of life. So he
was brought by his father in 1862 10 San
Francisco.
Immediately on his arrival here he went
into his fathers clearinghouse. then con-
Quoted as Parrot 81 Co.
Later on he withdrew from that firm
and formed the house of Alsop & Co., to-
gether with the late William F. Babcock.
about 1864. For six years he was a mem
Der of Alsop q Co., but in December, 1869,
the firm merged its business into that of
Parrot & Co., which is still In existence,
although Tiburcio Parrot had no interest
in it for ten years past.
Shortly after the death of his father,
John PARROT, Tiburcio withdrew from
city life and took up his residence at Cha
teau de Mira-Valle in Napa County. And
for decade now the bons vivants missed
| his genial company. Meanwhile he was
| engrossed in producing high-grade wine
which became fad or his. He studied
works on wine-making and improved his
knowledge and skill in the alluring in
| dustry, SO that it is said of him he could
identify wine from almost every vineyard
| in California by smell or taste.
| About five years ago Mr.. PARROT mar
ried Miss Tufly of Carson City, New,
| whose father has been prominent man in
Nevada. There was no issue of this
| union.
In his younger days Tiburcio PARROT
was noted for his pTofuse liberality and
| generosity. To fault. his friends declare,
| he was generous And though he retired
| to his ranch for quiet life none of this
| characteristic forsOok him, for the ParToti
house was widely known through its
princely host. This is brought out very
| wildly In the dedicatory verse of book
by Adolphe Flamant to Mr.. Parrot a.
! follows:
Tn bon garcon parmi les princes,
Ell lie prince des bons garcOn..
A good fellow among princes, and a
prince of good fellows.
Indeed it is said of him that he spen,
over a million in the very abandon OF
hospitality and pleasures with his friends
Truly be lost fortunes In mining specu-
lations. The Herman mine cost him an
immense sum of money. and he also los:
on his Guerneville quicksilver mines
| These reverses, with extravagance In en-.
tertaning Bohemian friends and in social
channels, reduced his wealth given him By
his father to a comparatively nominal
amount.
To his liberal patronage Tojetti, the
painter, was deeply indebted. Mr., Parrot
was a patron of art. as local artists attest
II was he who sent Toby Rosenthai "a
Munich. there to be educated in painting
While Rosenthal was in Munich Parrot
| ordered him TO paint Elaine, a picture
, which has since become famous. The
artist produced the pic ure, but Mrs. John
son saw Ii in Munich and became il:
owner. 1t would have been PARROTS, onl,
the painter raised the price over tina
already accepted. and bis patron was 81
annoyed he fell out with kosenthal. Ia