Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-27
GENTLE, GOOD
WOMAN CONE
Mrs. Frances SeIigman Died at
Dawn This Morning in
PhiladsIp phia.
LIVED HERE 40 YEARS
Prominent in Social Life and Charit.
able rk..-exempIary Wife, Fond
Mother, Dutifu Daughter

This morning the electric current
| brought the sad news of the death of
Mrs. Francis Seligman, mother of
James l.. Seligman and Arthur Selig-
man of this CITY, which occurred at
| 2 o'clock a. m, today at the home of
Mrs. Seligman's daughter in Philadel-
| phia. The deceased had been suffering
for several months from a complica.
tion of diseases. Operations were per
formed and all the care and attention
by the best medical practitioners were
had, as well as everything that low
ing and solicitous kindness of sons
and daughter could do, but to no avail,
and before dawn this morning she
closed her eyes in the sleep that
knows no awakening. The deceased
was the widow of the late Bernard
Seligman of this city, who from 1860
to the day of his death, about two
years and a half ago, was a leading
and prominent merchant, respected
citizen and influential politician of
this city and county. He was one of
the pioneers and a leader of the Dem
ocratic party of which he was a mem
ber. Mrs. Seligman was native of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, born in
that city in 1S45 and was married to
her late husband when quite young
girl. She came to Santa Fe over for
ty years ago, and has made this city
her permanent home ever since. She
was a beautiful and accr
woman, as good as she
and as beautiful as she
of most lovable and gel
ton. She was an axamplal
fond and good mother, and
and loving daughter. Indee1
all that is implied in the phrase "a
thoroughly good and moral woman"
She was the mother of five children,
three of whom survive her, James l..
Seligman and Arthur Seligman, presi-
dent and secretary respectively of the
Seligman Brothers Company of this
city, and Mrs. Eva Cohen, of Philadel-
phia. She also leaves a mother 88
years old, and sister in Philadelphia,
as well as two brothers, one of them
being Simon Nusbaum, of this city and
number of grandchildren to mourn
her death. She had many friends in this
city, county and Territory, who will
be very sorry for her demise she
will especially be remembered by the
poor people of the Capital City. to
whom she was particularly kind.
Many and many truly charitable deeds
o. h.nr rat,f - L,
Irs. Seligman first came to Santa Fe
here were very few American women
4 the city and these were the wives
t army officers and the leading mer-
hants. This was the case until the
tchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
cached this town.
From the moment of her arrival to
thin a few years ago, when she
to spend most of her time
| Philadelphia, she was a social lead
:, admired, respected and popular.
he was woman without guile and
ways ready to lend a helping hand
social as well as in charitable
ork. The remains will be inferred
the family vaults of the Mount
mai Cemetery in the city of Philadel
MA.
Mrs. Seligman also enjoyed the
iendship and esteem of large circle
friends in Philadelphia and Harris
lrg, Pennsylvania, and in New York
lty. While her death was not un-
,pected, the news nevertheless came
a great shock and created much
rrow and sadness among her many
lends and acquaintances in this city
Id other sections of the Territory
Her two sons, James L. Seligman
ID Arthur Seligman, left Santa Fe
is afternoon via the Santa Fe Gen.
II and the Rock Island for Philadel-
ia.