Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-08-22


From the Virginia Enterprise Of Aug. a..
At Q O'Clock on Thursday evening OF
last week the angel Of death descended
upon the house in this city where Gene.
raj r. P. Heating had spent 30 much OF
his life and laid its master low. General
| Kesting bresthed his last in the front
bedroom Of the Heating residence, which
is better known as the Savage office.
| About his deathbed were gathered bis
sorrowing family and 3 few Of the closest
Of his friends, Father Tubman, Father
Dermody and DE-. Manson, who had at
tended him through his last illness.
Although the worst has been feared
throughout General Keasing's illness,
which began in st. Louis, where he went
Is . delegate to the Democratic Conven-
ton, his death came as q terribly sudden
shock, for il was thought yesterday af-
tefnoon that the sufferer had improved.
and was at last on the road TO recovery.
During the Democratic Convention the
weather was exceedingly warm at St.
Louis, and il was to this fact that his
last illness was probably due. While in
st, Louis he was confined to his bed for
several days with what was diagnosed as
nervous p~rossration. attended BY fever.
When reaching Chicago on his return he
went to q hospital there for several days,
bat found no relief. He was accompanied
on his trip by his daughter. Kathleen,
and his SON Robert. When the party
reached home the General was in . very
serious condition. He was then suffer-
ing from nervous prostration, and the
fever, which had not abated, was begin
ming to assume typhoid symptoms. In
this way General Heating fingered along,
finding no relief in medical attendance OF
in the careful nursing of his devoted wife
and family. Yesterday there was q
change in his condition, which was re-
garded by all as an improvement. The
fever sbated and normal conditions oil
pulse and respiration caused hope to rise
high in the hearts Of those who had
waited and watched by his bedside
through his weeks of suffering. At half
past s there was a change for the worse
and at 9 o'clock all was over. Up to the
end be retained consciousness and his
last words were words Of cheer and com
fort to those he realized he was about t.
leave for all time.
When General Heating breathed hi
last death had ended the career Of one
Of the most charitable men who evel
moved among his fellows. The need,
had only to make their wants known Il
him and with more than liberality b,
gave them aid. He was . liberal dono
TO all public charities, and there is man,
a hearthstone in Virginia that will b
colder this coming Winter because Gen
eral Heating is no more.
Little is actually known of Genera
K~eating's financial affairs, for he was
man who kept his own counsel. His for
tune is variously and perhaps correctl.
estimated to amount to between one AM
two millions of dollars. He was Target,
interested in the Comstock and his dealt
will cause many important changes
Another superintendent will succse,
him at the Savage and 9 new regime will
ensue. It is quite possible that his dealt
may cause 9 change in the operations a
the Brunswick lode.
The remains will be taken to Sal
Francisco for interment. Al IL o'olocl
this morning ell that Is mortal Of Genera
R. P. Heating will be taken to ST
Mary's Church, where . solemn higl
mass of requiem will be said.
General R. P. Heating was born Ii
Tennessee in 1S40. In 1853 his parent
came out to California, finally locating
ct Poker Flat, where his boyhood wa
spent. He was educated ct Santa Clar1
College, graduating from that institution
in 1863. The same year he finished hi
college course he came to the Comstoek
which was then in it's palmiest days. Fl
entered the Office Of Judge Sawyer, Blu
mining and speculation were more TO hi
taste than the legal profession. He spec
ulated quite extensively in stocks ANT
real estate. and. as in those days. every
thing on the Comstock was almost doub
ling 10 value from day to day, be made
very substantial start in life. II wa
just after the memorable Flagg fsilur,
that General Heating embarked in th'
stock brokerage business In Gold Hill
with William Ralston, one Of the mos
prominent Of early day Pacific Coaster
and later President Of the Bank of Cali.
fornia when that institution failed dur.
ing the financial crash of 1875. He WA
engaged directly in mining. During g.
and '6S be was superintendent, thsr
owner, then part owner of the Succol