The herald., 1898-02-01

At o'clock Sunday evening he was
seized with Il violent attack, which in
creased in severity until at IL he lapsed
into Semi-consciouSness. DR.. c. T.
Jones, the family physician, was called
and was assisted by DR.. w. c. Brown,
both physicians remaining by the bed
side throughout the night. Despite their
skill, the patient gradually sank, and a
minute or two after s yesterday morning
died.
In his death the city loses one of her
most progressive and enterprisng citi-
zens. With ample capital he invested
it with full faith in the future of Los
Angeles and was about to build another
magnificent business block opposite the
one which bears his name at Third and
Spring streets. Orders have already
been telegraphed to the architects in
San Francisco to suspend all work on the
plans and estimates.
kilograms have been sent to his sons
Charles D. and Fred S. Stimson in Seat
tie and to j. d. Stimson at Brooklyn, N.
Y. Ezra T. Stimson, his brother, is now
on his way to this city from San Fran
cisco. No arrangements for the funeral
have yet been made.
The life of Mr.. Stimson was but an
other of those many examples showing
what honesty, perseverance and grit can
accomplish. Born seventy years ago of
poor parents at French Mills, Canada,
Thomas D. Stimson began life in a most
humble way. To the disadvantage of the
want of an abundance of this world s
goods was added the handicap of the loss
of hic her CARLY n lifa Mpn rp a c
We're his means and unpromising as were
his prospects, while still a boy he seized
upon every opportunity to advance him
self when that advancement could be
made by fair and honest means.
After the death of his mother the FAM
lily removed to New York state and at
the age of IA young Thomas, with such
education as could be secured in country
schools and by hard, tedious work at
night started out to blaze his own way
to fortune. He. was fortunate but the
fortune came to him through his own
honest and earnest effort
He first entered business at Mar
quette, Mich, and from the start he
prospered. Later he went into the lum-
ber business, first as an employee and
afterwards independently upon the in
vestment of his savings. At that time
the finest lumber territory in Michigan
was far south of where young Stimson
made his start These lands were soon
exhausted and the lands owned by the
young man soon became very valuable
He was not slow to take advantage of
this and his fortune was doubled sew
eral times over in the course of few
years.
Having accumulated a competency
sufficient to satisfy him he went to Chi
cago in 1877, and at once became lead
ing business man. For twelve yeas the
city by the lake was his home,
and in 1890 he removed to Los Angeles.
The boom here had somewhat demoral-
lied realty values, but in spite of this
Mr.. Stimson saw that the depression
was not to be permanent. He had con-
hdence in the city and country, and at
once made large investments in real es-
tate. A year after his arrival he COM
pleted the handsome residence on Fig
ueroa street in which he died. and the
same year saw the completion of the
stimson block at Third and Spring
streets. He was interested in a number
OF other important ventures, and his