New-York tribune., 1896-11-20

by q Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon u saiu
that the unexpected death Of his friend had peen
a great shock 10 him. Mr.. Arbuckle had come
to New-Yoik about two weeks ago. For TWO
DAYS he had stayed at the Fifth Avenue . ro'e.'
after which he had become Mir. FegTs guest.
Mr. Feigl said that he last saw Mr. Arpuchle
on Wednesday afternoon in front OF IaminanS ,
Hall. He then in company with l~rieIu ~
with whom he going 10 the once OF Sohc
inventor to about sCme patents IN Whicn ie
was Interested On parting Mr. Arbuckle's last
words had been: "I'll you at he oince az
O'Clock, Fred" (meaning the once ,Sn @i ,vas, m
TammGny Times" which is at NO @"n N.s'
Thirty -ninth-.t) Mr. Fcigl described MI. Ar
buckle a man of much wealth. VINO nhu s"i 1"
high rating with the commercial asen.'1s;
Whether or not he had any large amount Vi
money or jewelry in his possession Weunss W,
day. Mr.. Feigl could not say. lie was ilo'ne, NE,
to believe. according 10 his recoiec''oii' .Ia' @
his friend wore on his hands one or more rirss.
AT first Mr. Fcigl was not inclined to express
an opinion as to the manner In which MI. Ar
buckle met his death. but finally remarkea ,iihs t
from the time and locality in which ms lrlVHu
was found by Roundsman Mcl-aughh' ne Wa'
led to think that. after dining somewhere uoWii-
town his friend had gone 10 a theatre pIup
ably Tony Pastors If IL was true 'hat P,o
gramme of that place of amusement was loui''
In his pocket Mr.. Feigl reasoned that wmv,' ,',
the theatre was out his friend had WaIkeu w.
town some distance until he became thoroueny
fatigued when he had taken an elevated tra,li.
in which he must have gone to sleep 10 pe
awakened and put out of me ear os,t d, ',t e"'
the line at notwithstanding y-lllth-s''
ARBUCKLE's POLITICAL MANAGEMENT.
In speaking of Mr. Arbuckles active part IN
the poitical campaign just ended, MT. feisi
said that as chairman Of the Democratic o,d's
Committee of Colorado. MI Arpuckle s.ornor ,ror
elected the entire State ticket, lroin wv. %
down and had given Bryan a piurai'! VI
over 1o0OOO Through his influence the coii
mittee subscribed S13oOOo TO the , i'eIo, W
National Committee. which was one 'n,ru ,, u oid
entire fund OF that committee Mr.: re'si s";u ~
that Mr. Arbuckle's trip to New-1or ork was III
the interest Of mines which he Owned an
Coroners Physician OHanlon PEI p,r,o.,"r ,os, nieht
autonsv on the body of Mr.. Arbuckle last nsht.
He said that the conditions found nluioay ,o
death was due to heart disease Dr. y ~ dIahio, i.
found fatty degeneration OF the near. s fomnd
he said. to produce death There was was iuu,iu T., no.
however the presence Of slight gastritis IN 'ne
stomach which may have been due to acohoi o
some irriant poison. To settle tne lNa,u' i t
niteIv the contents of the stomach VIII ne sent
TO Professor Wtthaus for chemcai I, an1is ~,
Congestion Of the brain, when Dr; - 7, I,a,no., oa
said might have been caused ID! ai'o"o'' ~
also found , .;sib,o
under the scalp back Of the right ear anu "1l,u nv
hemorrhage of the right kidney when III
o.Hanion saws were probably caused by the man
falling to the ground They were not' ne sdiu'
the result of an assault
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Frank p. Arbuckle was born in Erie. Penn,
April 10 1852. He came of family OF WORKING
democrats. his father and brother being still IN
and enthusiastic Democrats The early impress
sions made upon him by the teachins OF Desio -.
cratic doctrine in the family circle deVelopeu ia
after wears through research ana STUDY 10 pe
almost a religious faith In 1870. having studied
telegraphy. he became connected WIN the ser
vice of the Kansas Pacific Railroad coniPais.
Some time afterward he organized the American
District Telegraph Company. filling for iiVe years
the office of superintendent with marked eXecu
tive ability . :.
Mr.. Arbuckle later took prominent part in
organizing and perfectIrg the Beaver BROOK
Water Company and the Mountain wafer ooih
Iany. which for many years nave nseh @ 'ne ',,,vi d
water-supplv source of Highland, the large ana
fashionable suburb of Denver (now part or the
city, The Denver ighlands Electric Company
which furnished light TO the city OF Hlghianus
and other suburban towns, was also organized
by him. He also a stockholder IN man!
mining corporations.
Mr. Arbucke was Receiver Of Public Moneys
at Denver and a mner of the Board OF Edu-
cation of Highlands He was also at one time
the Mayor of the city of Highlands. He was
for some time the chairman of the Democratic
County Committee Of Arapahoe County in which
Denver is. and had been three times sue
cessvely elected TO the Craftsmanship or the
State Committee. which place he occupied at
the time of his death.
had only twice permitted his name to be used
as a candidate for elective office, and in both IN
stances only in local affairs He was an honor
ary member of the Tammany Society, and when
ever in the city spent much or MS tme AT the
wigwam
Mr. Arbucke was married and leaves. besides
his widow. two sons. thirteen and fifteen years
old respectively.
A dispatch from Chicago says that Mr.. Ar
buckle was we'll known on the Mining Stock Ex-
change there. having been an associate since
its organization. He was president OF the cripple
Creek and Consolidated Gold Mining Company.
of Denver. on the Chicago exchange Mr. Ar
buckle CONTROL II the Cripple Creek and Central
City Company. of which he president Della
ware Chief mine. in Gilpin County. and he held
large block Of Medinah mine shares.
He was Receiver of the Land Office at Lamar,
COL under the first Cleveland Administration,
and Receiver Of the Land Office at Denver under
the present Administration.
Perhaps one of the last letters ever written
'by Mr. Arbucke was one which he sent TO Max
Hirsch treasurer Of the metropolitan opera
House. and which was received Yesterday. The
letter is dated November IL. and Is written on
the letter head of the mining company OF which
Mr. Arbuckle was president 1t inclosed pros
pectus of the mining stocks in which Mr. Ar
buckle was interested and the letter was SIM
ply a business one in relation to the stocks and
q suggestion that Mr.. Hirsch invest in the Sc
curities.
Omaha Neb Nov. 19-Mrs. Frank =. Ar
buckle whose husband was found in dying
condition in New-York this morning. was pas
eenger for New-York the Union Pacific
train that passed through this city at 443
ccived the notice Of the death Of her husband at
IL O'Clock in the morning telegram having
been sent to her on the train by friends in Den
way East but that there had been no arrange
ments made for the funs raj, nor had she given
the subject any thought as yet. She said her
husband and Mr. Feigel had both urged her 10
come TO New-York and spend some time there,
and this she had intended to do when she left
Denver yesterday.
Coal DEPOTS FOR NATHAN STRAUS.