The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-06

with the disease. His brain seemed all
most on fire. so intense was the fever.
Still he lived. and there was just a slight
hope that he might rally Sunday morning.
This soon disappeared, however. when
Mr.. Rogers condition became worse dur
Ing the day. He continued to sink during
the afternoon and evening. His hands
and feet became cold, but still his brain
was at fever heat. His pulse ran as high
as 100 during the evening Dissolution
began shortly after midnight.
Sunday evening Mrs. Rogers was IN.
formed that her. husband would probably
die. She bore UP as bravely as possible.
but WIS almost frantic when the end APP
preached.
Bolton Rogers was born In San Fran
cisco on Nay 3o.s1s59. and ut the time %
his death had just passed his fortieth year.
In his early manhood he led a wandering
life. leaving home when very young. He
came TO Seattle In the early eighties. He
worked about the city, at various occupa-
items. One OF his first positions was a. q
hack driver for Charlie Clancy. Later he
went on the Seattle police force a. q pa
troiman.
During Cleveiand's frst term as presi-
dent Mr.. Rogers was appointed customs
inspector. ard served the government In
that capacity until about the time OF the
Seattle ERE. when he again entered the
police department. fsrss a. a pa,rolnian
and later as detective. He showed re-
! markabie ability In the latter capacity,
and was soon made chief Of the detectives
which position he held until the office wa
abolished.
When Harry White was elected mayor.
Ia March. 1890. he appointed Mr.. Rogers
chief Of police. This office Mr. Rogers held
| during some OF the most trying times the
city ever witnessed. In the spring of 1897
II W&n yySn .
form wave. One OF his frs, official acts
| was 70 remove Mr.. Rogers from office, an
! pointing in his stead Andrew jackson.
/ After leaving the police department Mr.
Rogers opened up detective agency. He
| money, Upon the election OF Byron
/ Phelps "a mayor In the spring Of 1894 Mr.
Rogers again became chief Of police hav-
| ing the support Of all the leading business
| and professional men. whose influence out
weighed that Of his many bitter enemies
He took office In the latter part of MAY
and continued TO hold IL until under the
when he was succeeded by Chief Reed
/ having served a little less than two years
lie refused TO take the civil service ex.
! animation and was rot eligible TO re-
i appointment hy Mayor Frank ID Rlarr
/ In any case Mayer Black had pledged
himself not TO retain Mr.. Rogers in once
| h elected.
Mr.. Rogers did not remain iu Seattle
long after leaving the police department
/ fer the last time AMI spent corsxiterz hie
/ time In travelling Fer time. also he
lived I'm San Francisco In the fair 81
/ iNSes however. he returned again 20 Seat
/ tie ard took up bis permanent residence
/ While absent from Seattle Mr. Ra~sr.
/ laid sone attention 20 mining interexFs d,
/ Mextcr. bat wAiic in San Francfsrs, - hn
| came Identified gish we3l>knowu x~-nre5r-
{ ftsn. and after returning 4, Seafsfa -.
/ came manager % n large xzmh,tnr hosts-
/ combination and continued to occupy tns
position Until OPEN gambling Was rlcSN,i
~ order % she city council
/ Mr. Rogers was sxtee married re nas
| divorced from his NrSe wife in fSsa srsan
/ after which he married again His sss,ov,s
4 wife, with wsosi be lived fncss hsrnsIr
| survives him. Tao chii9rrH 81 he arxs
! TssrrsaS@ are living With shssr mother t,,
| .ass city. No cslsdren were born al Ms
] second marriage.
Besides widow Mr.. Rogers leaves a
/ father ard ssegsyrsctsser VINO reside IN Ala
media Cal brother who - a payma~. AZ
! IN The United States navy and now STA .
/ tEonsd at Manila. and a married sister
ssa lives In New York
Nj Rogers father was rsanx YEAR.
Issaksi Stats ceart commissioner fer Alas
/ Ia lie las recently Suffered tive stroks~
1 al rarz1s sis Hnd letters received In ssas
/ tie very vseeatty stated fkst Re Ma cor
! Fred te his bed ~ his home IN Alameda
aEa was nat expected ID ave
MI Rogers Was sssssYsstz % ne wfxs
sEa o. tie EsAxics and vas q rse-nnx- Of
tse A. o L, W. but bad a1iows6 has mem
eera6sp In TIE latter Ae9AasRAe$0e 70 ln0oo