The morning call., 1895-02-12

the formers office shortly after the noon
hour to attend to some business matters.
During the conversation Mr.. Stow COM
planned of a choking pain in his throat.
AS the conversation proceeded Mr.. Stow
said he was feeling worse and that the
pains were going downward to his stomach.
About 8 O'Clock Mr.. Slows condition was
so serious that Mr.. Sutro asked permission
to send for physician. Mr.. Stow refused,
saying that the feeling was new one and
that he supposed it would pass away.
The business being transacted by the
gentlemen necessitated the departure of
Mr.. Sutro for a short time. On his way
back to Mr. Slows Office he met DR.. A.
Wilhelm. He invited the physician to ac-
company him, fearing that Mr.. Stow might
have become worse. They arrived just in
time to see the end of one of California's
ablest men. Mr.. Sutro saw that the change
in Mr.. Slows condition was greatly for the
worse, and he called on DR.. Wilhelm to
attend him quickly. Mr.. Stow would not
admit that he was in serious condition at
first, but he soon gave up. He then pulled
out his watch, and his last words were:
cit is now twenty-five minutes to 4. [
don't feel well, so if you will get carriage
| will go home" In few moments his
head fell on his chest and life was found to
have left him.
A number of Mr.. Slows friends were
summoned, among them w. f. Herrin,
the Southern Pacific Company's chief of
counsel. Mr.. Herrin was delegated to per-
form the painful duty of informing the
e. ilry of ho Aftar ha chnnly
was over the relatives requested that the
body of the deceased be brought to the
family residence, at 1015 Pine street AT 5
o'clock the body of the man, who had been
apparently in the best of health short
time before, was laid out before his weep
ing children and widow.
Mr.. Stow was over 70 years of age. He
left six children and widow. His widow,
Mrs. Ann Eliza Stow, is 65 years OF ago.
The children are Sherman P. Stow, a
farmer of Santa Barbara County, Mrs.
Carroll Cook, Vanderlynn Stow, w. W.
Stow, cattle-rancher of San Luis Obispo
County, Miss Nellie Stow and III. P. Stow,
miner of Butte County. Mr.. Stow also
had eleven grandchildren. His only other
close relative is Luke A. Stow, half
brother, who lives in Huron, Ohio. A
little grandniece, daughter of the late
Samuel Stow, is now living in Oakland.
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral yet. kilograms have been sent
to the three sons, who are away from this
city, and the date of the funeral will not
be set until they are heard from. The flu
neral will take place from the Stow resi-
dence at 1016 Pine street and the remains
will be placed in the family plat in Noun
tain View Cemetery, Oakland.
1t is not known by the family whether
Mr. Stow left will or not. If he did it is
supposed to be in the hands of Thomas B.
Boalt of the firm of CARRIER, Boalt &
Bishop. So far as can be learned no one
has any idea what the will contains. 1t
has been supposed that he would leave
some heavy bequests for different pur-
poses in connection with Golden Gate
Park.
w. W. Stow is known to be very rich
man, but no one has ventured to place an
estimate on the amount of his wealth. His
relatives and friends claim to be totally
Ignorant of even what his properties con-
sist He has generally been considered
more than millionaire. Mr.. Stow was