El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-18
In MpnOrian.

! Last Thursday afternoon, at his
apartments on Fourth street in this
! city, there passed away from this life
one of the best known and most stable
residents of Ell Paso, Charley Carrera.
His character was as unique as his face
was familiar to our citizens. He led a
quiet, uuobtrusive life and held little
sympathy with the hurry and hustle of
modern civilization. Always medita-
tive in his methods and deliberate in
his movements, lis conservatism did
not admit of his engaging actively in
the race for leadership in his commun-
ity. He preferred rather to follow the
crowd than to lead it, but was always
opposed to being driven. Time has
been, nevertheless, when he has taken
the bit in his teeth and surprised those
who knew him best by acts of such
violence as to seriously alarm those
around him. Such seasons of undue
excitement marked rare epochs in his
life, however, and after they had passed
his patient mild disposition shone
foath in pleasing contrast to the late
unaccOuntable exhibitions of temper.
And this was peculiarly fortunate, for
had he continuously or even frequently
thus kicked out Of the traces of re-
straint which usually held him, his
usefulness would have been seriously
impaired, and his character for patient
endurance have been jeOpardized. AS
it was, no man in Ell Paso in many
long day has so impressed himself upon
the community. He was ever ready to
bear others burdens. provided he could
do so in his own patient, methodical
way: and, while at all times differing
with his friends as to the propriety of
rushing through the present day as
though no morrow were expected to
dawn, he frequently by sheer force
drew them along after him.
Seen on the street. his carriage was
proud and spriugy: his personal appear
ance suggested the shabby
gestive gloss. But his feet were always
we'll shod and his face as white and
clean as an aristocrat's. Serious at all
times, he was seldom seen to smile,
and scarcely ever to laugh outright.
While his virtues may have been few,
he possessed the minimum of human
vices. Although he is said to have
frolicked in his younger days before
coming to Ell Paso, his mature years
spent in our midst were marked by
sedateness and temperance. For years
his only drink was water and a vegeta-
BILE diet his only food.
Good natured as rule, he knew how
to say nay when necessary. He natu-
rally objected to being saddled with
the mistakes of others. but early learn
ed the lesson Of bridling the tongue,
aud that ''unruly member" was always
curbed in public. He was never mar
ried and consequently leaves no chill
dren to mourn his loss nor widow to
spend his life insurance.
His death seems to have resulted
from an over-indulgence OF appetite
which brought on severe attack of
cholera mOrbus. His friends first nOted
his indispo5iLiou Thursday morning at
the breakfast hour, when he declined to
partake of the usual meal. During the
day his bowels gave him great trouble
and physician was called. All efforts
to alleviate his sufferings were, how
ever, futile. He rapidly grew worse,
but about o'clock in the afternoon
seemed to rally and greeted an old
acquaintance with a cheerful laugh of
recognition, and it was then thought by
those in attendance that he had safely
passed the climax of the dread disease.
| But indications were delusive: for,
about ) o'clock, be began to sink rap
idly, deadly rigOr set in, and, al
though remedies were applied by low
! scious, but at half past six quietly and
without struggle passed away.
No more will his familiar form be
seen on our streets. No more will his
deliberate walk and stolid Indifference
to surroundings excite the good natur-
ed jeers of the small boy. No more
will he frequent the early mass. He
has passed beyond all earthly scenes of
JOY and sorrow, veal or woe, and is safe
at last in that haven of rest to which
all good horses go. The scavenger on
Friday morning passed a half hitch
around the foot that had so often been
raised in vigorous protest against the
dashboar aud yanked poor Charley
down among the willows beyond the
canal, where his body was left for {
ravens to pick. A part of S. H. New
mans family comprised the only
mourners as his body was borne away
He had served them faithfully for five
years, during which time he haC
smashed several pairs of shafts, thre,
single trees and harness too numerou:
to mention.
REQUIESCAT N PACE.