The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-14
A PIONEER Is GONE.
Death Carries Away Good Old
Samuel kenney.
A cG:sr. HONORABLE CAREER.
Comsss In Early Manhood From frs-
land. Hs rasasa Wssswara saa
Nsn wealth and Respect.

At a'elock yesterday mefaiaz Samuel
Ksansy. eae OF asatfif's oissett aad most
aixhly respected citizens. dsed 81 his
henss, SO Hagbyson ssrees. aged g, yearA
Atssat a year ago sfY. k<ansy 1as
strssssaa with paralysis NJ the loser lsnsbs.
slnes. h!eh slrss he ssas eeea a great SAL
ferer. sinking slowly dat BY dag. Every
att-neson TIA 3 loytag wife aasi kiasi
<r!ezda eeal8 Show have besn bestowed
sangn hEu.. taf death came as = welcome
visitor and Boge t4as spirit away.
samuel Ksaasy was born December 2.
ssss in BaiieymenA. Antrim eeaniy. Ire
land. = here he spent MS beyaood days.
acquiring a good English education. When
Is years old ls~ nsave9 TO Glasgow, seo;-
Hand Rasrs Ia tSis. at tee &se Of y Aa
married Miss Jessie Allan, sister at Zee
Ger Allan. for many yeafs Rambling rs
porter or inc Glasgow Herald.
In 1851 Mr. k~rney arr his young wife
;.ft e;lasxow for Nes York. where they
remained aatil 1854. Although fairly pFfss-
pefols iH the metropolis. ar, kenFey Pes
sssse8 that spirit ~ adventure Nhsen sn-
suaeI many good ana noble people 20
come to the Ear wass 70 soek theif Tor
tunes. and IN the summer o. lisa 30
crossed the plains - California and To-
Gated ~ Marysyslle. ~ thai TINA thFiT-
sng mining camp VA tbs heart Of The gold
segIaas OF tas gold state. lie engaged ~
merchandising saa trading vita the Hiia"
Sgs. III 1855 he moved 10 Sta Francisco
waeea for Eve yeaaa he carried oa uiaf-
camille pursuits In iSss he came 10 Seat
ale ana opened the fffg merchant tailor
srg establishment OF any Importance GA
Tazes Sound. aud for mere than tweais
years ha eeearss.s she same stand, on
Commercial airees, on the sIe OF The
.,xssent Mariners hatsi. Mr. kennexss
business methods wers straightforward
ard honest ard ais customers always felt
ara, ans representation made by him was
sAoTusghiy reliable After the destruction
81 his iatke establishment by the gFeat
sre af June { iSSa. he retired from active
business AMI thereafter devoted bis time
"a laaRsaw after hts Fsa estate interests.
which hid ggown To somewhat extensive
proportions
Daring Ms entire business career when
ever he could seaFe little speney without
eslppllnr MS husineSs ne Invested II Ia
real estate aat az the time OF his death
he ewnea among ether properties, a lot
on the eosnvr ef t's1snt and Columbia. on
waleA tae RaSweii building stands. and
whiea pays ground rental of ssse -
santh. beautifully improved tcn-aere
sFaei heG tween he Sound aaa Lake Nash
srg,.sn. lps, north Of the Madison street
cable line. soae valuable residence prop
,Yfs ga sAa JAMES street car line: a NUM-
a a4SEsS =.
tsAn. Jest sass at broadway. valuable goia
s,smiag erspsgty ia AgaskA. eeal lands
soa other property near Seattle.
Air. Kaanev waa Always ably seoeaaea
- his undertaking. by 4 loving wafe. Who
survives hgrs. No ehis8rea we're ever heFa
~ sAe uni.a nis ealy relatives Ia this
country evsssses bis wtte. are his brother
john ssa s.n,}iy
Nh kssnes wss Presbyterian and VAS
eas ~ the sreanszssS ar she t'lsst Pres
hyleFlsa vhnro's of Seattle. Although
sseer having somsht political pssFetmseI.
Nr, ksane! served rs member Of the
e8fs esuaeli Ear tNa terms from 1niy, 1879,
u i4sss. 1Sys rendering valuable services
a. sha growing community, 11a VAS an
ssassse,i Feefpher 81 ~. johns ledge No,
p II. a \ NJ Ana also Of tse w'ashieEtea
Yfaaesrs' Association. re began Masonry
eesaga4ng 20 Ma raper4 In corinsh.sn
i3tga Ne. g.. r. 4 \ ~. ~ MarySville.
cal. - reeesvea tAe degree Of \. & \.
SeasHsh RITE srpsa The foarta degree TO
tAs thlrss .seeaaa degree lnsnsise, fTom
Tassrt \. Sherman. srselal deputy oe
ssateern supreme eagae{i, NsreA T. ISL
The Fpssesi services NIL ~ held az the
Presbyterian church Al 10 - o'clock next
saturday warnlag under the auspices Or
sae Msseete fateeHlty. rev. Alexander Al
tsan officiating