The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-15
Deathof Captain Charles Hopkins
at the Age Of so.
CAME TO TIE COAST IN '4s
Fer Nany Years United states Mar
shal of the Territory Of WASH
fnxfss-WsaeIy Known sa Ner-
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Capt Charles HopsEsns Gre Of TIE p-2-
neafs ret only Of Washington ass. sfae
Northwest. but OF tbs Pacific roaat. a'f'si
81 gfts nause. ecrner of Terry avenue ara
Columbia street IN thas city, yesterday
afternoon at aseifes.
The tses.ssass4 was as years 81 age. ana
fsr more than Two years rad Ssen 4 sag
fersr frssm a complication OF ps1ssssal ssi-
ysssfsys tl1af finally resulted in MS Ges1a-
Two months sgo II aefaroe nessssssFF fof
Mr. Lypsxins to nsHiergo surgical ek'eE-
st,ofs winch while ssaeeszsfss i'm ttsest.
failed 10 relieve fSsn OF the dread a-seasr
which Ns.s slowly sapgsng MS life
can't. fio. sksns died az he had lived. Wits
= sirm faitA iIi she justice OF tne t'feai
Ruler Of meas and nations. ana tfUs ap-
psoarsssd lssz a estn as one sac. wrapping
tie tsraperses 81 ais couch about iiisa, sss
down 10 pieasas4t dreams
Charles hopkins was born In tsie vssiage
1T Gtssea s-aylsa county. ~ " - tae
year lkIs He was difess DESCENDANT OF
he i.lnsfrIans fanny faat gave 70 tue
worIa E~ek Hopkins. the naval command
sr and sttss 5g.ar,sler X -sniefs' OF The Amer
iran nasg IN IT'S OF John Henry fiopx.faS.
alse Asiser5ean bishop and author Ut Lem
mel Horsstss ihe s,oeg. aisa OF Mark HOP
kns. the ssnosaF.
A. 4 iiaeai descendant 81 this famous
isne. Capt Charles Hopkins possssasea many
nous He wac ever a religious man. a stu
dent alike q ssooks and men. lover of
he beautiful. and when hss country called
him. stool fesady and ever Wiling 10 all-
xmFr here
or his carly life I'm the far East i,sit liz
Tie In known. other fran that he educated
aiuself frat la the general brE.tsrafs u
knowledge until he became senno.fnas
Ter. and then lock Up the Ssuiy OF lag
spending his vacations IN the Office Of thai
eminent tlrNt Hon Henry Welles. judge
Of she supreme court 81 New York state
Ensers the M~rca nttIe Business.
But he acbolar found thai money 20 I've
uisst be had even by the student, and ne
was forced to abandon systematic study
and entered merchandising II the town OF
Nap.eg., Ontario county u Y. inFe be
remained until 1879 when the cry Of gold.
gold raept the land from the Paesfie to
the Atlantic Mr. Hopkins took passage
On ral,iisg vessel and came round the
Horn 10 San Francisco. On July 4, INES.
" hen ainsssst OF the Horn" with the ftg~
9.ng. bsilwafks and desk Of the strip coy
cred with sheet, snow and iee- Mr.. Hopkins
delivered a Fourth Of July Grafton TO the
arSonaats On board.
Arriving IN San Francisco. Mr. Hopkins
found thai there was more TO be made as
q merchant than in the milss, and he at
once engaged in the mercantile business,
not forgetting 10 continue MS study OF ,he
Law. As i merchant he was successful, but
ths great are that swef,t nearly al OF san
Fnane4<co aHaS cary IN thn aA ruined
hsm. and he was forced 10 commence anew.
He we.st 10 Petaiuma, Cal, then a thirty
ing town. and there again engaged IN btssi-
n-ss II was while In fettlnma Mr. Hop
kins Has admitted 10 the bar He pur-.
sued flls dual calling OF merchant and al
tcrney, and again prospefed. when a are
burned him out % house and home. and
practically left him a poo- man once more
II Il here that brief reference is made
10 the peculiar fate. il IL can be 30 called.
which fuslowed str. Hopkins nearly all his
life Esre sesfned 10 await aim on every
than he would b. burned dawn again. In
his lifetime no less than three fortunes
made by Capt. Hopkins were swept away
In fame and smoke.
Mnrri~s \ DISTINGUISHED Maass Child
After the pstaisna lire Capt. Hopkins
returned To San F'yanSfsco and again en-
Gaged ia business. nut on larger sca'e
than formerly lie engaged in the lumber
trade Ia connection siih his mercantile
venture. and went 10 Milwaukee or, them
y trading post abaye Portland. on the
" .alasas ste river He was constantly back
aad forth betwsrn San Francisco aud atr.
fortune smiled upon him again Capt. Hop
ksns fell that he VAS In position 10
marry
He welded Lucy y Baker, a daughter af
Col. h - Baker the Ntst United states
senator from Oregon and q nan whose
memory Is seVNrnd ~ OLD and Young from
Mextefa Ia thc British i5ne- lie was ssn
Orator al fnatchisNs stoQuenrr. a lawyer
nf Rssxh ability As ~ cornrsand respect ia
the highest souFiS, usl1 ossiY 81 tasz iand
sss. 1T other countries. 81 patriot and a
soldier, who assa leading his regiment at
Rails hiaM. shot, nos oner. h3t many
Tines.
Cant. Hopkins and his wife continued "a
live III osseaa until late in the ssfs and
then returned ia california WA@.s shs
war OF the Rebellion hsoks sg4t MIR Hon
ktFs enlisted, ard because sl MS kfsaNs-
sase Of mercantile affairs VAS made cap
tain and s!8larEerfuasipr AT Vancouver
where ha remained during tlss efttss. war
" HfEs ~ Vancouver Capt iinrkifsz gss
twice horass ,sut. losing all hts property
When the war ctcSsa Capt f.agyk as
wtat t0 Portland. az. aaa engaged IN th.
hardware business sire sausi tat. false,s
ssi him and he @ax twice. 4tsef4sssi az, E,t.4
each tinss started again
Made I. ;. MARSHAL at Ms>hsagton,
Nhea GEES. Giant WAS essttsd president