Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-07
Former Arizonan
Dies in Los Aageles.

The oid.timers OF Arizona will learn
with sorrow OF the death of Nathan ?.
Appel who lived many years in Tue
son. He died last week in Los Angeles
where for some years past he had been
haiiiff Of the Los Angeles police court.
The Times Gays OF him;
| Railif Appel was man respected and
loved wherever he xas known. lie was,
indeed, one OF natures noblemeu, and
! there ia no one who knew hlm during
his long years Of usefulness who can
fleet discnesiit upon his name. With
| the going out OF his life, noble soal en-
| tered the mysterious land whence no
| traveller returns.
Mr.. Appel was 73 years old, bat up TO
the time OF his final illness he disehar-
gea all his oifieial dnties as efficiently
| and a. psincaafsnnsiy as man of far
younger wears could have done. He was
taken i'll on Saturday, December p, and
at once Developed sach alarming symp-
toms that he was taken to the Pacific
hospital. On Monday evening he was
removed thence to 81. Agnes Hospital
where be was reported 10 be consalsetng
until Yesterday. when change for the
worse suddenly SET In. lie vas afflicted
with erypsielas oi the face, and riseuma-
tism. Yesterday afternoon his absent
ehiidrea WERE tsiegrapiaed that their
father could mot last twenty four hours
longer. He was barely able 10 recognize
friends whe were admitted to the sick
room during the day. and he sank grad
ually until 10 30 o'clock, when his iife's
flame fickerrf oat.
Nathan b. Appel was native Of Ger
many. lie came 10 America when but
lad 16 or Is years oil age. with scarcely
dollar In his pocket. After short
stay in New Nork and vicinity he driited
to st. Louis. No.. where troops we're
then Quitting for the Mexican war. He
had chance to enlist In the service of
the United States a. cavairyman. but
being unable 10 procure good horse he
abandoned this idea. He went TO the
front, however, as teamster for Tuliy
4 Ochoa, army Contractors. His duties
took him far into Mexico, where the
lighting wac going ON. Al the close OF
the Mexican war, Tully 4 Ocf,oa placed
him in charge OF one Of their trading
posts 10 New Mexico. After while he
went into business for himself, aud was
located for number Of years in Las
Cruces, N. nj. Thence he removed 10
Arizona, where be engaged in freignting
and merchandising for many years.
Arizona was at that times oyerrun with
maugauding Apaehes. and claims are
now pending at Washington for tl7 600
on account OF property destroyed for him
by hostile Indians. 4
At one time Mr.. Appel was superin-
tendent OF the famous Patagonia mine
In Sonora, Mex. Subsequently he owned
the mine but lost it again.
Soon after the organization of the Ter
ritory of Arizona be was elected to the
legislature, where he served with credit
TO himself and to the satisfaction OF his
constituents. He was chief of police of
Tucson during the palmy days of that
mining town, and for many years per-
formed the duties OF q deputy sheriff in
the territory.
After suffering some business reverses
Appel, in September. 1887, came to Los
Angeles, at the instance of Judge w. F.
Fitzgeral, through whose influence he
was appointed to place on the police
force on the very day of his arrival.
Judge Fitzgerald never had cause to re-
gret that lle recommended him for
place on the force, for the city has never
had more faithful officer.
For the first year or two of his con.
nection with the department, Officer
Appel was kept ON patrol duty, being
stationed for the most time at the
Southern Pacific railway, where he made
himself very populur as guide to tra-