Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-22
ATTORNEY F|SKE
DIES SUDDENLY
Succumbs to ApopIexy While
Sitting in His
Library
HELD MANY IMPORTANT POSTS
Came to Santa Fe in 1876 and
Was u. S. Attorney
in 1889.

Seated in his library at his home
near the Cathedral and apparently in
excellent health, Attorney Eugene A
Fiske died suddenly of apoplexy
shortly after 4 O'Clock Saturday after
noon Mr. Fiske had gone down town
to get some fruit about 3 o'clock and
the news of his death was a shock
to his many friends who had seen
him walking in the plaza only few
minutes before.
Mr. Fiske was GA years of age and
had lived more than half of his life in
Santa Fe being prominently identified
with its affairs.
He leaves a widow, three sons, Rog-
ers, Eugene and Wallace, and one
daughter, Norma Fiske He also
leaves a daughter by a former mar
riage, Miss Lulu Fiske, of Moriarty,
n. NJ,
The funeral took place this after
noon, the Masons having charge of the
ceremonies at the Fiske residence and
the G. A. R. at the grave. Interment
was in the National cemetery.
The pallbearers, representing the
New Mexico bar, the Masons and the
G. A. R. were: Colonel George W.
Prichard, J. w. Mayes, Norman L.
King, S. Spitz, Judge John R. McFie
and Jacob Weltmer
Undertakers Mulligan and Rising
had charge of the arrangements for the
funeral which was largely attended.
Mr.. Fiske's Career.
Eugene Allen Fiske, one of the not
ed lawyers of New Mexico, was ma
tive of New Hampshire and was edu-
Gated in that state and Massachusetts.
He served in the Union army in the
Civil War and was mustered out as
a lieutenant of the Eighth United
States Volunteers.
After the war he was graduated
from the law department of the Co.
lumbian University of Washington,
D. C. President Grant appointed him
chief of the division of private land
claims in the general land office, and
subsequently assistant secretary to
the President to sign patents for
lands.
In 1876 he resigned his Office in
Washington and came to Santa Fe
where he engaged in the practice OF
law and had a number of very import
ant cases.
In 1886 he assisted in the organl-
zation of the New Mexico Bar Asso-
citation. was it's treasurer for the
succeeding ten years, and its presi-
dent in 1901. In 1889 President Har-
rison appointed him U. S. attorney
for New Mexico, which office he held
until September 1898.
Mr.. Fiske was one of the organizers
of the Santa Fe Board of Trade and
was attorney, vice president and direc-
tor of the Second National bank OF
New Mexico. He assisted in the foup-
dation of the University of New Mex
leo and was the organizer of the first
gas company in New Mexico, at Santa
Fe, and subsequently of the gas COM
pany at Las Vegas.
In masonry he had taken the Scot
tish Rite degrees, was knight Temp
lar and also member of the military
order of the Loyal Legion.
Speaking of him well known writ
er said: "Mr. Fiske was one of the
lawyers longest in active practice in
the Territory of New Mexico and was
employed in some of the most import
ant litigation before the local courts,
and with the United States govern
ment as his client won more cases
than all his predecessors combined
since the organization of the terri
tory. His conduct as a citizen, like
his professional career, had gained
him the esteem which belongs to the
honest and vigorous worker in the
broad arena of professional and civic
affairs"
In politics Mr. Fiske was Repub-
lican and did valuable service for his
party in it's campaigns.