Evening journal., 1911-09-16
TO BRING BODY
FROM BOLIVIA
Remains Of Joseph H. Frazer
to be Inferred in His
HOme Town
MINISTER KNOWLES WRITES
OF ENGINEERS DEATH

The remains of Joseph H. Frazer,
of Newark. Delaware, college gradu-
ate and successful young engineer,
who died in Bolivia. South America,
will arrive at his home in short
time, the Bolivian Government having
waived the two years restriction in
Z such cases and given full permission
for the removal of the remains.
Immediately after the announce
ment of Mr.. Frazer's death, the mat
ter was taken up with the Department
of State at Washington by Congress-
man Heald, and instructions were
sent by cable to Minister Horace G.
Knowles at La Paz- Mr. Knowles
had just arrived at his post and at
once interested himself actively in the
matter, with the result as above
stated
The funeral of Mr. Frazer in La
Paz was attended by the American
and English residents in large num-
bers and many beautiful floral trib-
utes were placed on the casket. It
is expected that the clergyman who
oficiated at the funeral in La Pa2
will accompany the remains to the
United States and take part in the
services to be held in Newark.
The family of the deceased has just
received from the department a copy
of the following telegram from Min
lister Knowles, written Immediately
a. Mr. FRO zarfc death
Legation of the United States of
America.
La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 21st, 1911,
To the Honorable, The Secretary of
State, Washington.
Sir: ! have the honor to confirm
my cablegram of today informing the
Department of the death Of Joseph H.
Frazer He was a citizen of the
United States and his residence there
was with his parents at Newark, Del
aware. He was a graduate of Della
ware College. He came to this coun-
. try seven years ago and has been
4 following his profession of mining and
civil engineer. For the past three
years he has been engaged in railroad
n work, and as a partner OF A. W.
Yount. located at Oruro, he has in the
s. last two years undertaken and per-
formed with marked success several
81 large and important contracts. At
the time of his death the firm was en-
gagged as principal contractors in the
construction Of the railroad to run
from Rio Nulatos to Potosi They
we're about to close a contract for the
construction of 300 kilometers of rail-
& road in the southern part Of Chile in
volving many millions of dollars He
had already at the age of 29 establish
ed reputation on the West Coast
of/South America as one OF the besl
and most reliable contractors thai
ever came here. He possessed unusual
ability as an engineer and contrac-
81 tor. had an enormous amount oi
energy and was a hard worker. He
had marvellous influence over his
workmen. all of whom preferred tt
work for him rather than to play Will
other men. He lade the laborerf
feel that he was one of them, and as
such he treated them with kindness
and consideration, which had a re-
formatory and constructive in1uenc5
even on the toughest characters
From the lowest workman to th'
Marty giving the contract, he hat
their confidence, admiration and es'
teem which grew into an intense az
lection. It may be truthfully saiC
that not another contractor in Soutf
America stood in such favorable posi-
ton and had before him such a brigh
career. 1t is the opinion of eminen
men here that had he lived until tort!
and continued his career, he would
have surpassed the achievements anC
reputation of Henry Mieggs.
His success here is a shining ex
ample of what It is possible for
Young man with ability, energy, char
acter and ambition to accomplish II
South America.
He had made all his plans TO re
turn TO the United States next montl
to visit his family and friends for IN
first time since he left there, sever
wears ago. For the last five or ST,
weeks his physical condition wa
very much run down by unbroken ant
overwork It is said that three week
ago he had several fainting spells a
the dining table in his home in Orurc
The following week-end,-the first o
this month-he went with a party o
FIVE on a duck shooting trip to tn
Desaguadero river.
The party spent four days there an
killed 1645 ducks. His score wa
next to the highest, about 500 TIL
weather was cold and damp, and tn
men were in the water or wet most q
the time. His physical conditio
when he went on the trip, the exertio
and shock incidental to firing dali
was not less than two hundred heav
gun charges, and exposure for fou
consecutive days produced only tn
natural result. He contracted
severe cold and came TO this city o
the 9th instant. Malignant infiuenz
developed. and one week later. tn
evening of the 10th instant, he die'
He was buried from the Legation o
the afternoon of the 18th. The bod
was thoroughly embalmed and en-
closed in a zinc-lined, sealed caske
q which will make It possible to sen
the remains out of the country With
the prescribed period of tw
years.
have the honour to be. sir, you
obedient servant
Horace C. Knowles.