The Republican journal., 1910-04-28
The Late Fulton G. Berry.


of Fulton G. Berry was announced
,rnal last week. We have since re-
, Fresno Morning Republican Of April
aiming full particulars of his death
tch of his life. While walking from
at the Grand Central hotel into his
IS Mr.. Berry was seized with faint
and died almost instantly. He had
u attacks and nurses and physicians
Immediate assistance and sought to
.spiration, as they had done on eight
,ccasions, but their efforts were of no
raysis of the heart was the cause of
IS. Kerry was with her husband at the
$ death, but her daughter, Maud Lii
an adjoining room, having been i'll
The shock of his sudden death was so
Mrs. Berry and the daughter were
The Fresno Republican says:
Ferry was resident of Fresno for
X years, coming here from San Fran
, estate is estimated to be worth
he members of the family are pro-
,u d will, but the provisions have not
rubIic. Commodore Berry was own
llton hotel. Several years ago Berry
rand Central property to Judge Coop
ease on the hotel.
,eed by his widow and two daugh-
j Lillian and Mrs. Minnie l.. Goodwin
7rcseo; a sister, Mrs. Phoebe Good
ou. aged 81 years; niece, Mrs. Ed
+ Portland, Oregon, and a great
3, Lacour of this city.
au Berri, in private life Mrs. Frank
g., : IN the Kolb and Dill company,
in this city Friday night and last
t assume her part in the play last
ace being taken by an understudy.
ment was made at the opera house
'. If Fulton G. Berry.
rry'S last acts was to write letter
J-tfries, accompanying the box of
r, Jeffries by the Raisin Day Com
Mrs. Fulton G. Berry celebrated
Wedding anniversary at Elks hall
ul December 81, 1907, hundreds of
.a this city and San Francisco being
Getting of the United Commercial
neld last night, that organization
-outions of respect to Fulton G.
they termed "the travelling mar
r. the sympathy of the order was
he bereaved family.
wing biographical account of Fulton
is published in 1905, in a volume
story of California and Biographi-
Of the San Joaquin Valley"
a-led as pioneer of California, and
,5 mas been actively identified with
-ss and financial interests of the
-,n g. Berry of Fresno is especially
7Jnorable mention in work of this
coming to the Pacific coast when
Pc more than half century ago, he
reen variously employed, and by his
S mas worked his way upward from a .
nparative poverty to one of affluence
3D. The lineal descendant of promi-
,ngland family, ne was born Febru
K Il Belfast, Me-, son of Watson /
e comes of thrifty Scotch ancestry,
-andfather having been born in Scot
there immigrating to the United
oionial times, and settling in Massa-
NJ Berry's paternal grandfather,
49, was a lifelong resident of Mas
MS home being on Cape Cod.
e of Harwich, Barnstable county,
59 Berry grew to manhood in his
-e and during the war of 1872 was
A the American army, serving as
a regiment. Subsequently removing
-s Established tannery in Belfast,
-erNard engaged in mercantile BUSH
ny until his death, at the age of
He was highly esteemed as man of
md was prominent in the Masonic
al in the Wing party. He married
>!tkerson. who was born in Chat
and died in Chelsea, Mass. Her
an Richard Nickerson, was born
lucestors in Massachusetts, and
ate that gave him birth. He was
r7 master of an ocean vessel, and
-ngaged in the East India trade.
Of family of twelve children,
-ry was bred and educated in Bel
aiming beneath the parental roof
rs old. Ambitious and enterpris-
b. ne determined to seek the best
artunities for increasing his finan-
yp1 after the discovery of gold in
concluded to try his fortunes in
ields. Going to New York City,
.g way of the Isthmus of Panama,
-o5ious voyage landed in San Fran
ay 20, 1851. Going directly to the
m Forbestown, he met with sue
his return to San Francisco sent
some of his first accumulations.
equently employed in mining on
IN river, and afterward on the
It Cherokee. Locating in San
le53, Mr.. Berry secured employ
a.i shoveling. Investing his earn
arSe and dray, he was engaged in
following seven years, in the
king his own meals and sleeping
a loft. Embracing then in the
, ass, ne opened store at the cor
and Stockton streets, where he .
.ccessful business for six years.
'lrring scenes of those years he
member of the vigilance COM
ing law and order, as far as lay
.y, beeoming junior partner of the
.am 4 Berry, Mr.. Berry engaged in
ala business, his office being at No. |
merry street. Later, becoming a
rte San Francisco Stock Exchange,
Tor seat, the price given being
ter. He was one of the charter
ne Pacific Board, but sold his seat
lehase the one mentioned above. /
7HE in San Rafael, he leased the
TEL, which he managed for two
ausuing three years Mr.. Berry
Tissary at the San Quentin State
riug his position there in 1884,
fresno, which had then popula-
800 souls. Buying half in
Grand Central hotel, which is
aEeously located in the center of
met with such success in its man
ue subsequently bought out the
us partner, and in 1888 purchased
property. The house is 150x150
mig four floors, and is finely fur
0upped for hotel purposes.
-~-acteristic enterprise Mr.. Berry
urety associated with the establish
7iF If the city's improvements and
IL started the first steam laundry
t the first street railway in Fresno;
owner of the gas works I'M
vas sold; was one of the original
-1e electric light plant; and in COM
I WAND Wallace, started the first |
'7 10 the San Joaquin valley, setting
5tres of trees at Orange Dale, on
'7 He still retains his interest in
p aaa likewise owns ranch of lao
ranch, known as the Grand Cen
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