The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12

apparently asleep. The funeral train
will leave Salinas at 11:25 a. m. Sun
day and arrive at Cypress Lawn Gene
terry at 3:45 p. m, where interment viii
take place.
Jesse D. Carr. himself a pioneer of
California was born of pioneer stock
in Sumner County, Tennessee. June Il.
1914. His people were among those
who crossed the Alleghanies in colonial
days and helped to build up and or
ganize that commonwealth. At the
time of his birth his father. with most
of the able bodied men of the State,
was engaged with General Andrew
Jackson in warring with the Creeks
and Seminoles in the country to the
south.
Jesse d. Carr's early days were spent
on a farm and attending the country
school. At the age of 16 he left home
and spent two years at Cairo, ILL.,. and
then six years at Nashville, Tenn,
clerking in stores. At the age of % he
married and with his savings. amount
ing to $1,000, went into business with a
former employer, as a partner. in Mem
phis. They did well until his partner,
who had lost his mind. involved the
firm to the extent of 5000 This in
debtedness Carr paid off in two years
and four years later closed out the bust
ness with $4,000 in hand. He is said
TO have built. in 1910. the first brick
house ever erected in Memphis In
1S43 he went TO New Orleans and en-
gagged in the cotton commission busi-
ness in which, after a time, he lost all
that he had made The Mexican War
breaking out soon after, though con-
tinuing his business in New Orleans,
he went with General Taylor's army as
a sutler and supply contractor. He
had many adventures in that capacity
and on February "a, 1S47, lost all of his
goods, valued at $40, 900. He barely es-
capped with his own life. $50 men with
the train being killed or captured. 1t
turned out that the capture of this
train kept General Urea, with 5000 Mex
leans, from taking part in the battle
of Buena Vista and so probably lost
the day for the Mexicans. The Incl
dent brought Carr into relations with
General Taylor, which later became
very friendly.
Carr recouped his losses in Mexico
to the extent of $4,000, and in Janu-
airy, 1S49. returned to New Orleans.
There he had a second attack of chol-
era (the first in 1S34), and after a hard
siege recovered and went TO Washing
ton to attend Taylor's inauguration.
While there he was offered the posi-
tion of postal agent of California and
arranged to start for this coast. Con-
gress had just passed a law authoriz-
ing the War Department TO furnish,
upon registration, persons going to
California with firearms at Govern
ment cost General William NJ. Gwin
was the first man and Jesse d. Carr
the second TO register under this law.
Carr gave up the appointment as
postal agent and finally came on out
here to take a position as deputy Col
lector of the Port of San Francisco, un-
der Colonel James Collier, then Just
appointed He arrived here August is.
1s49, preceding Collier by four months.
Immediately upon his arrival Carr ac-
cepted a position as deputy under the
military Collector, Mr.. Harrison, and
on Colonel Golfers arrival assisted In
organizing the office on a civil basis
He remained in the position about a
year. After retiring he was elected to
the Assembly and was made chairman
of the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation and member of the Ways
and Means Committee. He introduced
and secured the passage of the first
funding bill for San Francisco, provid-
ing for funding the debt at 10 per cent.
Warrants were drawing interest at the
rate of per cent a month.
Subsequent to this Carr had some ex-
perience in mining and in dealing in