Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-01
Famous Plunger and Turiman
Died at His Residence in
Arcadia on His Ranch.
HIS FAME WAS NATIONAL
Born in Illinois. Boyhood and Nouh
spent ia Indiana and Wisconsin,
lie Went Co California in 1858.

los Angeles. March --E. j. BaidV 10,
famous pluuger ana turfman, known
throughout the country and Europe
ass Luck" Baldwin. died az his rcsi-
deuce in Arcadia on the celebrated
BaidWin's ranch. IS miles from Los
Angeles at o'clock this morning He
was ST years old. The end came after
q lingering illness Of several weeks.
He passed quietly away surrounded
by Dis friends after having been un-
conscious most OF the night At his
bedside this morning were Mrs. Bald
win, their daughter. a niece and oth-
ar relatives.
The illness which finally resulted
iu the death OF Baldwin began on
Feb. g AT that time he experienced
90 serious sinking spell nearly result
ing I'm his death but from vhica be
finally rallied ana made gallant
light for life. Previous 20 this attack.
however. he had suffered for several
weeks with influence and had refused
io ho attended bV physician. and
when Dr. j w. Truew0rthy of this
ciiN, was called ON the night of Feb.
O. hc found baldwin much eufeehled
and in highly nervous condition
The wonderful vitality OF the aged
millionaire and his grim determine
ton Co get on his feet again carried
him through several occurrences of the
heart trouble, hut he grew weaker and
less able to resist the next one
At the time Mr. Baldwin was first
seriously stricken. Mrs Baldwin. whom
h' married -3 years ago. when she
was hut Is years of age. was IN
Sacramrut, ana did not learn of her
II. ana I'D D.. H..#|H ID.
uaNS later. She then FASTENED tO his
h"boslde and has been his almost COM
slant attendant from that time until
the end, For tho greater part OF the
- years of her married lifo. Mrs.
baldwin has remained iu San Fran
cisco while Baldwin has divided his
iimc between DIS ranch at Santa
ANITA and the north. Some times he
has been al Lake Tahoe. other times
lu Alaska and again I'm san Francisco.
iie preferred Santa Anita however.
ana one of the greatest ambitions OF
nus ME was 20 see the race track
there become the greatest ia the c0un-
thy.
BaldYm viii be- buried in san Fran
CISCO blt ne date az the funeral has
not beg determined. A conference of
RELATIVES wna held LASTING most Of tIe
uaV iu reference 20 this and other mat
ters The body VIII be brought 10 Los
Angeles and br taken probably by spec
claI train 20 tho place OF intermeut.
The fortune left by Lucky" Baldwin
IS estimated hy H. a. Unuh. his man
ager al S-5.oo100 10 may be a million
or two ou either side of this sum. Lit
,le is known OF tine details Of the will
left bv the noted turfman disposiug OF
this vast amount 10 is certain. how
over that bis wife and daughters have
been literally provided for but no an
uouucemout has been made regarding
Ibis othar requests. Many rumors of
impending contests of the will have
been ifa during Baldwin's illness but
they have not yet appeared iu tangible
ioHu. 10 i- reported that the viii con-
tains specific statement denying the
existence of more than q single widow
thus providing against possible con-
TEST from that direction.