The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-01

passes from wakefulness to sleep, so that
wonderful old man passed into eternity.
He was pioneer of the Pacific coast gold
excitements, and rover who had seen
every part of the world. He once lived for
seven days on little rock reef off the
coast of Africa, with nothing but shellfish
to eat.
He was taken i'll last Thursday with la
grippe. His age counted against min, and
last saturday night he developed symp-
toms OF pneumonia Sunday night he sud-
denly grew worse, and about midnight
quietly lapsed into Inconsistencies From
that time until 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when he breathed his last, he did not
rally.
st. Paul house. Edmonton. Middlesex.
London. was the scene of Mr. Parkinson's
birth, December IS. 1918. This historic
house was occupied by the Parkinson
family Tor many years, and is a part of
father. John Parkinson, was chief clerk
OF the British court of chancery, a posi-
tion which had been handed down from
father TO eldest son for many years He
was named after Sir Richard Rutt a ia
father.
At ST. Johns school for young gentle
men Richard Rutt Parkinson was pre-
pared for Eton college He was gradu-
ated from the latter institution with high
honors in the classical course. His edu-
cation was directed to a life at the hat
hut he took the fortune left him by his
mother and started out to see the world
For four years he travelled in all direc-
ions visiting every place OF Importance
IN the world. Upon returning home he
found that the desire To see new sights
Was grown stronger. Then he deliberately
entered seafariug life as n common
sailor with amazing rapidity he went I'm
the ladder and found himself master Of a
ship. lie was one OF the best navigators
that ever trod a deck.
The Life Of Rover.
-, he was in south Africa during the first
Boer war ifty-four or hfty-fve years
ago lived IN the Philippine Islands long
before the United States thought OF their
value, inspected Cuba and Puerto Rio
and Santiago de Cuba in his boyhood. ana
could tell stories OF adventure In the T.itl
islands and the indies by the score. once
he was shiPwrecked of the coast of
Africa. and all but himself and six com
panions were lost The little party OF
which he was a member drifted on a small
raft TO a small rock reef where they sub
sisted on shellhsh and hsackish water Tor
seven days when death seemed in1rni
nggt q snip noticed their signal ot distress
and rescued them. The shock impaired 10
certain extent Mr.. Parkinson wonder
tul constitution, handed down from gem
Grafton Go Seucration. His great-.rand-
father lived 30 be l02 years old
While living Ia Australia Mr. Parkinson
met Ellen Mary White. whom he suhsa-
9uentiy married la san Francisco. March
T. iNi2 II was aN master OF an E,ngits6
ship that Mr. Parkinson landed In San
Francisco 100 The latter part OF 1919 he
save up the sea and took an active part I'M
the pioneer NE Of the city Of the Golden
Gate. Naturally "A brilliant and incisivs
writer, he secured a position on the edit
torial stan OF the Alta California For six
years ne formed part and parcel OF San
FRANCISCO, and had he known the value az
money he would have been a millionaire
IN spite OF himself In various parts 81
the city he owned property which Is now
among the most valuable one parcel in
particular was the block where the Ola
Baldwin hotel Was located. He lost this
because the man he sent from some min
Ing camp TO paw the taxes ran away with
the money. HIS other San Francisco
property he lost by neglecting 20 keep his
title good.
In 1856 or lSl7 he went TO Sierra county
the scene Of intense mining excitement
such men As John W. NRckay. now a
multi Millionaire Judge Van Cliff CHIEF
Justice Field, United States Senator Stew
art and other noted men were there
Mackay was working for 81 a day then
In Modern journalism.
BY this time Mr.. Parkinson was heart
and soul in mining. He made large sums
OF money, but did not figure especially on
the future In 1852 the Washoe or Com
stock mining craze broke out In Nevada