Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-12
TO SAY LAST RITES
FOR .W.LONGDON
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS HAVE
CHARGE OF FUNERAL
Chairman Of County Board Of Super
vlsors VIII Be Laid at Rest by
Fellow Lodeemen-Many VIII
Attend Services

Funeral services over the body of
Supervisor o. w. Longdon, who died at
his home in East San Gabriel Friday
afternoon, will be held this afternoon
from the family residence, and the six
other members of the county board of
supervisors, of which the deceased was
chairman, will act as honorary pail
bearers.
The services will begin at 23O and a
large delegation of friends from Los
Angeles and other cities of the county
will attend The service will be held
at the Episcopal Church of our Savior
in San Gabriel and will be under the
direction of the knights of Pythlas, of
which order the deceased was a promi-
nent member. Delegations from the
Masonic and Elk orders have assisted
In arranging the funeral.
According to the statements Of Mr..
Longdon's friends at the county court
house and In nearly every business
house in Los Angeles, the loss Of the
chairman of the board of supervisors Is
keenly felt, and the position left vacant
by his death will be a hard one to fill.
Mr.. Longdon was the backbone Of
the county board. His calculations
were always cool and correct and the
other members looked to his tact to lift
them from the hundreds of petty diff
tangled.
Several times the county has been
deeply indebted to him for his efficient
work before the state board of equaliza-
ton, and many plans had been made by
him for furthering the work along that
line which he had so ably started.
Mr.. Longdon's death resulted from
overwork and close attention to the
duties of his office and the care Of
Ttrl, he ch ba
been taking a rest. say his physicians.
He bore the entire burden Of the county
trouble upon his shoulders and spent
day and night in an effort to keep the
county finances up to the high standard
which they have reached under his
management.
Born In the East
Orray w. Longdon was born in Wood
stock, Conn. in 1861. He was educated
for the medical profession but his
health broke under the strain of close
application at college and he went to
sea on a merchant schooner Four
years he spent travelling from port to
port and then he went to Arizona,
where with his health practically re-
stored, he became a telegraph operator
for the Santa Fe company.
Mr.. Longdon came to Los Angeles
several years later and married Dolores
Coronel, niece Of Don Antonio. Mrs
Longdon died in 1887 and her death so
affected her husband that year later
his health began to fail and from that
time on he was affected by the dis
ease which eventually caused his
death.
Mr.. Longdon was agent for the
Southern Pacific at San Gabriel, he
was merchant, postmaster, justice of
the peace, school trustee and deputy
assessor He was finally appointed
county supervisor and when Supervisor
Field retired, Mr.. Longdon was elected
as chairman Of the board.
In 1892 Mr.. Longdon married Emma
King. daughter of Robert King, one
of the pioneers Of San Bernardino.
His serious illness commenced several
months ago and he was confined at his
home. He fought off the inroads Of th>
disease and resumed his work but was
again compelled to return to his home.
Last Monday 1t was reported that
Mr.. Longdon's condition had improved
and that he was out of danger but he
suffered a relapse Thursday and died
Friday afternoon.
The active pail bearers at the funeral
today will be w. M. Northup of AL
hambra, N. A. Strain, G. NJ. Purcell.
H. D. Mcdonald, E. S. Hereford and
J. NJ. Sanborn of San Gabriel. The
honorary pail bearers are c. z. Patter-
son, George Alexander. A. c. Graham,
Peter J. Wilson, F. Q. Story and N.
w. Thompson.