The herald., 1897-03-29

had apparently recovered, however, and
for a week he was about town and
attending to his business as usual. To
fully regain his normal health. he de-
cided to try little change Of air and the
baths at Elsinore.
He accordingly took his departure for
that point on Wednesday last. HIS wife
desired to accompany him, but he laugh
ingly told her it was unnecessary for
him to pose to the public as an invalid:
So Mrs. RAIDER remained at the Hotel
Lincoln on South Hill street, which has
been their residence for four years past.
Upon receipt of the news of Mr.. Ra-
der's death yesterday morning Mr.. New
ell want over to the hotel and asked Mr..
Pascoe, the proprietor, to prepare the
unfortunate lady for the sad news Mr..
Pascoe Immediately went to the apart
ments of Mrs RAIDER, whom he found
reading letter just received from her
husband and dated the day previous.
which contained the pleasing fnforma-
tion that Mr.. RAIDER was improving
physically and was in excellent spirits.
Mr.. Pascoe, to break the news as gen.
tly as possible, told her that a telegram
had been received stating that her hus-
band had been stricken with another at
tack of neuralgia of the heart and was
worse. The poor lady was much dis
tressed by the news, and desired that
some means be employed to take her
to Esinore at once. For this reason it
was necessary to inform her of the whole
sad truth, and little later Mr.. Newell
made the announcement to her. Mrs.
RAIDER was Frustrated with grief, so
much so that the family physician. DR..
NJ. L. Moore, was called, and Mrs. RAIDER
was taken to the home Of her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. S. Dewey, 142 West JEFF
ferson street.
1t being found impossible to reach
Elsinore by regular train until Monday
evening, Mr.. Newell under the circum-
stances of the case, instructed Mr. James
w. Long to secure a special train over
the Santa Fe, which left this city at
2:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon. with
only few friends and Undertaken
Chase on board.
J. T. RAIDER. brother of deceased, who
was in San Francisco county at the
Palace hotel, was informed by tele-
graph of the sad news and he will
reach Los Angeles by the first train
possible.
When the news Of the death of Mr..
RAIDER reached this city the Herald
wired Elsinore for further information,
and the following telegram was re-
turned by c. s. Traphagen, proprietor of
~AiS AHsoiAAOAC IloI opi iu6S uOuCls
Ex-Mayer, or Frank RAIDER, of Los Ange-
les retired last night in his usual nealth
after playing cards in the hotel parlor until
10 p m. His last remark was that he would
sleep to the Limit of time for breakfast: !:
that he might make up for his trip to the top
of Flagstaff mountain, which he made Sat-
urday morning in thirty-two minutes. He
was found dead in bed this morning. From
appearance Of the body he died withou. a
struggle.
The special train bearing the remains
Of ex-Mayor RAIDER returned to this city
last night and they were taken tempo
rarily to the undertaking parlors of
the Peck & Cahse company on South
Broadway. This morning they will be
taken to the residence of Mrs. Raiders
parents, 142 West Jefferson street, when
the Masonic fraternity will assume
charge.
To show that Mr.. RAIDER did not con-
slider his physical condition greatly i'm
paired, 1t may be stated that he was
making arrangements to go east with
his wife and thence sail for Europe. ex-
pecting to remain abroad for year or
more"