The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1904-11-02
GEORGE THURLOW DEAD.
Another old-Timer Gone Over
the Great Divide.

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Another 0ld-Timer Gone Over
the Great Divide,
| At dusk on Tuesday the community
| was shocked and grieHed to hear OF
the sudden death of Judge g. M.
Thurlow, Justice Of the Peace for this
precinct. He passed away at half past
five o'clock in the, court house, where
he had stopped IN on his way home for
the night. There was no. one present
but Star,B Wood, the night watch
man. Judge Thurlow fell down almost
In the act of speaking to Mr.. Wood,
who went to his assistance only to find
that he was gasping. his last. He hur-
ried for assistance and called Under
Sheriff w. CIDeSpain, who Immediate
ly went for medicaloaid, but FALL was
futile, as the spirit Of the old pioneer
had winged it's fight across the Great
Divide. ., go. .-s.+
The immediate physical cause OF
Judge Thurlow's death was, no doubt,
heart disease, butthe more proximate
cause was, perhaps, that which no
doctor can cure, nor seven diagnose
broken heart. Last summer his
favorite boy, who had just arrived at
his majority, died unexpectedly; on
the. 3rd of June, he was, through the
uncertainty of politics, defeated for re-
nomination for justice of the peace,
and the 18th of October the Bank Of
Yuma closed its doors with s2,609.32 to
the credit of Geo. M. Thurlow on its
books. That was the, last straw, and
those who had noticed chow bravely
the old hero had bofne up under his
other disasters, saw that he felt the
blow keenly, and it is apparent that
his death was the tragic ending of a
series of misfortunes.
Geo. NJ. Thurlow was born 81 years
ago in Maine, and iorsffty years his life
has been one of usefulness, adventure
and vicissitude. At fourteen he be-
came sailor boy on the clipper ships
of those days, which life he followed
for eight years during which he was
in every important port in the world,
and resigned as the mate of a large
ship to enlist in a regiment of Maine
Volunteers, and served with honor and
distinction until the close of the war.
He then came west to San Francisco
and became noted member of the
old volunteer fire department of that
city. In August, 1868, he came to
Yuma and was first q fireman and later
captain of river steamboat. Since
then he has been continuous and
honored resident Of Yuma. Few men
have been so honored with positions OF
public trust. He WIS the first Super
intendent of the Territorial Prison, a
Supervisor of Yuma county, School
Trustee of this district many times,
and twice elected Justice of the Peace
of this precinct; and All those positsons
he filed with distinguished credit to
himself, and decided advantage to the
public.
Geo. M. Thurlow was known and
loved by every man, woman and child
| in Yuma, andone of the most affecting
scenes ever witnessed here was "a
gathering of d throng Of waillng wOme n
and fearful men around his dead body
at the court house within ten minutes
after his DEATH, In his sudden taking
off this community has lost useful
citizen and an upwright public official,
every member of this community has
lost personal friend, and his wife and
son have lost kind husband and an
indulgent father. To his loved ones
| left behind the Sentinel extends its
heartfelt sympathy.
The funeral will be held at Elks
Hall tomorrow at 10.oclock a! M, and
will be held under the auspices of the
A. o. U. W., of which he was charter
member.