Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-21
EX-GOv. TR|TLE PASSES AWAY
 IN PHOENIX
After a Long Life Man of Great Ability and Brilliant Attain ments Passes to the Great Beyond,

1 Former Governor Frederick A. Tri- 1, tie died at the Sisters Hospital in Phoenix Sunday morning. The cause ! of death was dropsy. of which Mir. Tritis had been suffering for long time. He was so severely attacbea last summer thal for weeks his fife was despaired of He eventually re- covered and was for a time in bette. health than he had enjoyed in forty years Recently. though, he was seized again end a short time ago he was compelled to take to his bed.
 The body will lie at the residence Of his son, Harry R. Tritle, until to- morrow afternoon, when the funeral will take place with the rites of the Episcopal church. It will probably be under the direction of the Knights | Templar.
 Governor Tritle had much to do with the development of the west, and especially that of Arizona. lie was seventy three years of age. fie was born near Chambersburg. Pa. lie re- ceived al academic education there and took up the study of law, being ad- mitted to practice in 1855. Six months later he moved to Des Moines, Ia.. where be continued the practice ct law and also engaged in the iand bus mess with Henry c. Mutt, aiterward president of the Atlantic anI Pacific railroad. He was later associated with MT. Mutt in the banking business in Council Bluffs.
 | He arrived in California in 1859, but a few months later settled in Carson City, Nev., where he engaged in the mercantile business and acquired some important mining interests. He later moved to Virginia City. where ne was one of the organizers of the famous Belcher mining company, and he be- came president of # and was connect ed with 1t throughout it's great eriod Of prosperity.
 ] He became interested in puoiic af- fairs and was elected member of the first senate of Nevada after its ad- mission to statehood. He took very prominent part in the setting up of the machinery of the state and was given the Republican nomination for gover- nor. but was defeated by the Demo cratic candidate.
 1 When the Central Pacific railroad was completed to its meeting with the Union Pacific Mir Tritie was appoint ed enc of the United States commits sioners to examine and receive the road He presented on the part of Nevada the silver spike with which the two roads were joined, offering at the same time this sentiment, which has been widely quoted: ''To the 1 iron of the east and the gold of the west, Nevada adds her link of silver ] to span the continent and wed the oeoann"
 His health falling. MT. Tritle came to Arizona in 1880. Two years later he was appointed governor, and sery- cd through the administration of Pres
 ident Arthur. He organized the Unit cd Verde company and developed that great group of mines until operations
 were closed by the reduction of the price of copper. The property soon
 afterward passed into the hands of
 Senator Clark.
 In 1882 Mir. Tritle was married al
 Sacramento to Jane Catherine Here ford. who survives him. There are
 four children living to mourn him. for
 he had been owing father, Fred A
 Title, IT,, Harry R. Tritle and J. s Title. of St Louis, and a daughter. Governor Trit.e was a warm hearted lnaaa of brilliant attainments.