The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-23
4 STATE PIONEER DEAD.
The soa Of Capt. Crosby. Who Owned
Lad Where Tunwat~r Now
Is-identfHed With Development

Hon. Clanrick Crosby. who has lived in
this state SINE 1851, and who Is gnosn BY
ali the repres~ m9aiEss ui%n Of the state as
naii or sterling merit, ised yesterday af-
ssrnooa At CeatraEa. after a short iIlness
That Was in bris. The information which
e. X. ButtsFwoglh, Of this clsy, received
last night in telegram asking him 20
come Immediately. Mr.. Butterworth has
been an Intimate friend Of M Crosby for
seventeen years and Ia speaking Of him said
TIA, ''sasre never lived ssauarer man.
In thu days long ago when Mr. Crosby
was postmaster at Ceniralia he had the
only safe in the town. save a little one
owned by Mr.. BurIerworth. "All the PEG
pss'. said Mr.. ButterBogth. used TO deposit
their money ifl Mr.. CFasby's safe and /
have known of him having more than
twenty bags % money, each labeled with
lis owners IsaTne. slowed away for safe
keeping. In ali the years that this prac-
tice VAS kept up not ona cent Went astray
The people Of CentiaIia had implicit conf
aeIiee In Mr.. Crosby and / must say that
iAere never lived man more deserving
Of f.
Ills death is supposed 20 have been dlle
lie WAS taken iii about week ago and
despite all that medical skill could IL, he
passed away. His death viii be a great
less 20 Cenirai'a and Lewis and Thurston
counties. with the growth ard prosperity
OF which he has beea prominently Idestti
fled.
clanrick Crosby. was born In East Brews
ter, Mus, January S. Isss Ills parents W..
CianEick and Pbehe II. fesss dan crosby.
81 a Il
OF an old ard influential New ENGLAND
family. The elder Crosby was n seafsrtug
man and comma a,ied tie brig Greci9r "a
which The family came aronns! the Horn
to California Ia 1919 After shorf tim.
spent in San Francisco Capt Grossly con
tinued his voyage Dorth Is Portland where
he sold cut his interest In the Yesse, auI
gave up command.
III $50 Capt. Crosby moved 70 Washing
ton aud purchased properly where Turn
water now stands. A. Tumwater Cant
Crosby engaged III the milling llIs.res aud
other enterprises unt!l his death In MS.
Clanriek Crosby was the eldest OF 4
family Of six children. lie was a student
in the schools % Pores, Grove. Oregon.
and also Tumwatef. Wash. where the fam
rs Joined the captain II. is52 After ieav-
TN. school he engaged In business With
hts father AT Tumwater until 1874 when
he located 81 Gen;raifa ana embarked IN
ne mercantile trade. He was elected cour.
" commissioner Of Thurxton county fl
Mo- and Tor uine years served as posimas.
Ser Of centralii III is-s5 he was ioiu,
councilman I'm the territorial legislature.
the dls;ric, he represented being made III,
" Lewis and ThnTstou counties
He VAS elected twice 10 The city council
and a. a member ~ the hoard OF trade
rendered the community excellent service.
For many years he gave especial attention:
In the educational facilities afforded th,
youth OF the state. besides his u1erranfll,
business Mr.. Crosby had other investments
that proved profitable. lie was one 90 The
leading factors in developing the native
resources Of both Thurston and Lewis
counties
Mr. crosby WIS married az Tumwatar
December 2. 1863. 70 Miss Martha Ward,
% stark county. illinois, and OF this anton
four children have been born as follows.
Walter f. and Fanuie-wffe Of T !. HerneY
survive chose deceased are Carrie r
and Ella Nj. wife 81 w. III Peter
MI Crosby Was member ~ The T q
-. T. aHd tho Order u Good Fellows Poll.
tlCally he adhered - the principles Of the
Republican party.