The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-16
End Comes While Visiting the
Paris Exposition.
NO PARTICULARS ARE KNOWN.
Brief Announcement Contained in
Cabienram-He Was n senior
Member of One of Washingfon's
Pioneer Business Firms-Was In
terested in Many of the Largest
Industries Here ana I'm California.

A brief cablegram received In this city
announced the death at Paris Wednesday
night OF Louis Schwabachers senior MEM
ber OF the various Schwabacher Bros.
business firrns and enterprises located at
numerous cities in Washington, oregon
and California. No particulars are con-
sained In the message.
Although Mr. Schwahacher has been In
III health great deal OF the time during
the past twenty years. the news OF DIS
death was a great shock to his thousands
OF business friends in this section many
Of whom had known him Intimately Tor
more than forty years His fatal illness
10 beloved to have been or snort aura
ton, as when he sailed for tho Continen,
he was feeling much better than for some
time past.
He left San Francisco on April q. ac-
cornpanied by his wife and daughter 70
visit the Paris exposition. The party sailed
from New York May ~. and so nave pecn
In tho French metropolis only about two
weeks. The body will he brought nome
20 San Francisco. where In later years
Mr.. Schwabacher had resided, ana thefe
inferred IN the family vault.
His Long Business Career.
There ~ probably no one man who was
more closely Identified with the upfyiilding
OF Washington than Louis Sohwnbacher;
A man OF great wealth ne was in,erss.s ...
financial and business institutions In TINS
city. As a business man he was known
all over tho Coast ana In tho Eastern
cities In which he did business as one OK
the strictost integrity and wonderful anil
He was born IN Germany in 1871 He
came 10 this country when n boy from
Bavaria When stil "a young man he tirst
engaged In business In the Southern states.
finally locating In Mississippi whero me
laid In isS no came to California and
after looking over the state decided tn
locate at San Francisco. engaging in the
general merchandise business.
He remained there few years. when
ne decided to look over tho then terri
tory of Washington Gold excitement was
at that time breaking out In this locality
and after trip OF inspection he opened
up a general store at Walia Waia The
business gsow year by year. New gold
campo and prosperous towns opened up
ard Mr.. Sohwabucher decided to branch
out more extensively. He sent to the old
country foe his brothers Sigmund and
Abraham and they como on to Join him.
Shortly after their arrival he opened up
ton and several other places.
Successful In Business Enterprises.
In each Of the cities where stores were
established business thrived and Ii soon
BECAME necessary to have buyer. Mr..
SELF. leaving tho conducting of the vari-
Gus businesses to his brothers.
lilo then left walla Walla and moved TO
about 1855. when he moved his Office To
New York A few years later he re-
turned 10 San Francisco, more particu-
larry on account of III health, and has
since made that city his home.
In tho forty odd years he had been in
business In Washington and on the Pa
chic coast he had seen his fortune grow
from nothing to many millions. In the
principal business centers OF the Coast
tho Schwabacher investments are among
the heaviest and most diversified As
senior member Of the firm Of sschwabach-
or Bros, q Co he Is heavy stock
holder In this city In the Schwa bacher
bros. & Co, Incorporated, Wholesale gro
GERS, Schwabaoher Hardware Co. Puget
Sound National bank. the street railways,
shipping and many other enterprises.
chief among which is tho Gatzert- schwa-
bacher Land Company. embracing large
real ostate holdings. His sister Ia the
widow OF the late Bailey ohtzert. who
for many years was president OF the
Seattle houses. MrG Gatzert Ia the
founder OF the Bailey Gatzert free kin
dcrgaftsn schools,
Aside from these large Seattle holdings,
Mr.. Sohwabacher WAS heavily interested