Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-11-26
THE COLD HAND or DEATH
Edwin Ewing Slider Answered the
Final and IneX0rable Summons
Late esterday Afternoon.
HIS LIFE WAS PURE AND USEFUL
Brain Congestion Terminates the Life
of James Lewis j Johnson, the Pioneer
Merchant Sketch of His Life
Other Deaths.

Edwin Ewing SIuder, register of the
United States land office at Las Cruces,
died of congestion of the brain at st.
Vincent sanitarium in Santa Fe about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He was
taken seriously sick at Las Cruces about
q month ago and was brought up to the
sanitsrium by friends ten days ago, but,
in spite of the untiring efforts of physi-
clans and friends and the tender care of
the good Sisters, he steadily grew worse
and the sad end came as above recorded.
Mr.. Sluder was born in Nashville,
Tenn, on September %, 184l; moved to
Missouri in his boyhood, where he &C.
quired good common school education;
served through the civil war in the con-
federate army under General Frank M.
Cockrell, attaining the rank of regimen
tai staff officer and attracting the atten-
tion of his commanding officer by his
gallantry at Shiloh and other memorable
engagements; subsequently took thor
ough course in chemistry, metallurgy and
mining engineering at the Missouri
school of mines at Rola, where he
graduated with honor; after graduating
he went to Colorado and pursued his
chosen work for some time at Leadville
during the boom days of the great car
Donate camp; located in south Santa Fe
county in 1879 as an employe of the Ortiz
Mine grant owners; served for several
years as custodian of the Ortiz Mine
grant at Dolores; afterward served for
some time as assayer for the Santa Fe
Copper company at San Pedro; when the
San Pedro Copper company closed down
he went to Oerrillos, where he did assay.
ing, and from which point he made pro-
fessional trips to the mining camps in
Grant and Socorro counties; was ap.
pointed by General Essley as chief CLERK
in the surveyor generals office in July,
1898; was appointed as register of the
United States land office at Las Cruces in
May, 1896; resigned his chief clerkship
on the lst of June, 1896, and went to Las
Cruces, where he has since resided
He was an enthusiastio and faithful
of the Masonic fraternity, being
an active member of Montezuma Lodge
No. of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Chapter No.
/, Santa Fe Council No. 3, Santa Fe Com
mandery No. l, and Ballnd Aboyad Tenn
pie of the Ancient Arabic Order of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of Albuquer-
que, and his death is deeply deplored and
keenly felt as personal bereavement by
his late associates in these brotherhoods.
His wife died in st. Louis several years
ago. There his aged mother and two broth
ers, DR.. Greenfield Sluder and Mr.. Wesley
G. Sluder, reside. His son, Edwin A.
Sluder, is also at present living in St.
Louis. His only daughter, Minnie, Joined
the community known as the Fran
ciscan Sisters several years ago under
the name of Sister Mary Albina, and is
now engaged in teaching lepers at
the city of Kalaupapa on the Isle of
Molokia, Hawaiian Islands. The subject
of this sketch went to FL Paso about three
years ago to meet his beloved and ac-
complished danghte,, and bid her final
and afectionste ferewsl. She was then
on he to th" leprous island. For
time she worked in the hospital, but is
now teachings living sacrifice to the
veal of the most dreadfully afflicted of
the human family.
In obedience to telegram to the Ma
sons in Santa Fe, the body will be sent
to st. Louis tomorrow night, where it will
be buried with Masonic honors from the
residence of Wesley g. Sluder, 1912 Pine
street. DR.. Sluder is now in Europe en-
gagged in special hospital studies. The
respected and venerable mother is Sc
riously ill and will hardly survive the
heavy blow she has suffered.
Edwin Ewing Sluder was a good man
and true; Gods noblest work, an honest
man, has gone; he could not be spared;
his death leaves vacant place that can
not be filed. Such are the expressions
of all who knew him. His private life
was without stain or blemish; he was al
ways generous and chariteble; he never
Intentionally wronged anyone; he was
ever eager to render favors; be was loyal
to his friends and all the obligations of
life. Both as chief clerk III the surveyor
generals office and register Of the land
Office at Las Cruces he proved exception
ally faithful, efficient and accommodate
ing. His affairs were left in perfect
order; his accounts were all balanced to
cent; he owed no one a dollar; his life
and record were as spotless as the last
sheet of white paper he turned over to
make fresh entry. Surely it will be we'll
with him over there.