The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-09

the scheme 20 connee. Lake Washington
with Lake Union BY q canal He has
o-ei president Of the Seattle Improvement
Company. and wien the washington Ma :
tfofai bank commenced business in fses he
Was made one Of its directors Al ore
tine he Was member OF the city council.
About lsg his private business affairs
ao~1rDed 40 much Of his time that he re-
tired from active practice Of his profess
sion
Positions that would bring him consplc-
uo1siy 5Sfore the public were always de-
elifled BY Dr. Bagiey. bat he was always
ready 70 contribute his share toward The
material prosperity Of the city preferring
10 perform bis part in q quiet unosSerta-
uous manner. Both as physician and
citizen he enjoyed the confidence Z tie
community. AID has always oeen regard
ed as one OF the city's substantial rIsess.
Or. Bagiey was married 10 Miss kittie
sneet. ~ Marshall. Mich. in Is5s
Judge Thomas Hurk~'s Tribute.
Judge Thomas Burke. who has beers an
Intimate friend OF sSr. Bagiey for over
twenty-five years, 1as cite 81 the first
To hear the unexpected news Of his sieash.
IL was q great SHOE TO aim aa had
Lizard that the doctor WAS improving rap
iaIy.
II first became acquainted With DIR.
Bagi@s IN iss2. " nile ! was Il student Al
Iaw ii Marshall. MICA" said Judge Bnfi-e.
He was at that time engaged with his
father IN the practice Of his profession in
Marshall In addition 20 his practice, he
delivered lectures at one % the medical
colleges in Detroit and In Lansing Micn.
He was at that time recognized by tae
medical profession one Of the most
skilifuI surgeons IN tn. state OF Michigan
In isls Or. Alvin Bagiey. his father. fi'!d-
ing the climate OF Michigan too severe.
determined 10 come TO Puget sound for
his health. This he, accordingly lid. ar
irving In Seattle some time IN the spring
climate on the health of DR. Bagiey was
magical and gave him fresh lease tf
life. As the old gentleman vas very
anxious to have the son come West, the
latter yielded 60 the fathers wishes and
accordingly came To Seattle in December,
ISL where no has lived and practiccd
medicine. From 1874. when Dir. Basiey
arrived here. until 1850. he had y very
the practice of his profession and spent
his summers on his large farm near Ken
ton. His health began TO fail ABOUT two
years ago. and In January last he Went
10 Chicago 10 be treated by Dr.. =. II.
Pratt one Of the most eminent surg cons
I'm the world and a personal friend CT
Dr. Bagley. The news Of his death Mas
unexpected.
Community's Great Loss.
''In the death OF Dr. Bagiey this Com
nurity loses an eminent physician and
surgeon and q useful and patriotic citi-
zen. He was not man 10 make many
Gcqnaintances. but those he made valued
him highly. As a friend he was as true
steel. once having Elhfii HiS tSiist-
dence nothing could shake IT, He was
not one Of your fair weather friends, to
greet you kindly in the hour OF prosperity
and 10 know yeu no longer in the day OF
adversely HIS friendship only grew
stronger. firmer and more determined as
the storm OF adversely beat the harder
and as Islander and caiumny Missed the
louder.
-He was an intense American. He had
a high notion of the dignity and worth
OF American citizenship Like MI true
Americans, he loved law and order, ana
was ready II need ne. 70 lay down his
life tn maintain them. He could be. on
occasion The sort Of man that Or john
xnn SO much admired. namely, II good
hater. but ne was loyal To his friends ard
he was true 10 himself. II. will long I've
missed and mourned by the large ctrete
u friends that he has left behind him.
Moses r. Maddocks one OF Seattle pio-
neerx held DIR. Bagley as one OF has dear
est fyis nis The families visited back
and forth. and one OF the very few pic
lures Of DIR. Bagley In existence was
taken in a group AZ Mr.. Maddocks' sum-
rner home As soon as the news of pr.
Hawleys death was received Yesterday
afternoon Mrs, Maadocks went 10 Renton
to be with Mrs Eagiey.
"Dr RHgiey ges one Of the nest riti~
gems Seattle ever had" said Mr.. Mad
docks land he win he greatly missed
He WAS possessed Of great energy. tit4
aside from obtaining eninencc IN MS pro-
IL ssinn was "A man OF wondefiif business
ability. ris friends grew TO like him
was n firm believer In the future great
ness of Seattle and was one of her most
loyal citizens