Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-05-31
DEATH CLAIMS
EDWARD FA|SON
Examiner of Sur
veys For General
Land Office
PROMINENT IN MASONRY
Sister Arrives From Wash
ington Too Late to See
Him Alive.

Death came as he slept to Edward
Livingstone Faison, examiner of sur
veys for the general land Office at
Washington, ID. c., who expired at
Is o'clock this morning at his resi-.
| dence, No. 101 Palace Avenue. 1t was
known yesterday that the end was
near and it was doubtful if he could live
| through the night He retained con.
| when he closed his eyes in peaceful
slumber and the transition from life
to death was scarcely perceptible
Mr.. Faison had been an invalid only
| a few months. Last October he con-
tracted severe cold which affected
his lungs and which he was unable to
| eradicate. His physician advised him
to go to the Rocky Mountain region
| in the hope that the change Of climate
and the high altitude would enable
him to regain his health, and early in
January Of the present year he came
to Santa Fe. At his request he was
transferred to this city by the land Of.
| flee officials and had since made his
base of operations here,
Mr.. Faison was unable to give much
attention to his official duties. how
ever, since his arrival in Santa Fe
He appeared to be improving and felt
that his recovery would be only q
question of time, but the climatic
benefit proved to be only temporary.
His throat became seriously affected
which made it difficult for him to
swallow any food and thereafter his
decline was rapid. He was cheerful
during his waking hours yesterday and
! last night, He recognized the watch
ers at his bedside and conversed with
| them occasionally.
North Caroinan BY Birth.
Edward Livingston Falson was ma
tive of Elliott, North Carolina, born
on October 13, 1870, being therefore at
the time of death aged thirty-six years.
After a common school education he
entered Lehigh University at South
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, pursuing a
course i'll civil engineering and re-
ceived his degree in 1895 For two
years he was identified with the IT, S.
Geological Survey, but during the past
eight years he was connected with the
surveying branch of the U. S. Land
Office.
Mr.. Faison's duties as civil engineer
with the two federal departments
made it necessary for him to travel
from place to place and during the
| past ten years he had no permanent
home. For some time previous to
| coming to Santa Fe he had been sta
toned at Salt Lake City, Utah. His
wife accompanied him on his travels
and frequently went with him on his
trips into the country examining sur
veys.
| Sister Arrives Too Late.
Mr. and Mrs Faison were married
nine years ago. Mrs. Faison was for
merly Miss Willie Gaumgartner,
whose home then was at Staunton,
| Virginia They have no children. Sur
viving besides the widow are the aged
mother, Mrs. Cornelia Faison, of FL
| liott, West Virginia, and an only sis
ter, Mrs Marion Butler, of Washing
ton. D. c., wife of ex-senator Butler.
of North Carolina, who is now practic-
ing law in the National Capital. Mrs.
Butler arrived in the city today from
| Washington too late to see her brother
alive. She will accompany the widow
with the remains which will be for.
warded Sunday morning to the old
home in West Virginia.
shriner and Knight TempIar.
The deceased w a member of sew.
eral Masonic fraternities which he
joined while at Salt Lake City He
was a member of both the Knights
Templar and the Order of the Mystic
Shrine He was also member of the
University Club. purely social or
ganization at Salt Lake City.
Short funeral services will be held
Sunday morning at the Faison resi-
dence by Rev. w. R. Dye, pastor of
the Church of the Holy Faith. I'm
mediately afterwards the body will be
conveyed to the depot accompanied by
the widow and sister who will take it
on their long, sad journey East.
C. H. Luckenbach, who died last
week and Mr. Faison had been fast
friends since boyhood. They were
both graduates of Lehigh University
at which institution thew formed their