Arizona republican., 1911-08-06
Death of Famous Mining
 Man Early Yesterday CANANEA IS IN MOURNING
Funeral Services There To morrow to be Followed by Interment at Los Angeles His Spectacular Rise From a Prospector.

Cananea. Aug. 5.-Cananea is in mourning tonight because of the death of Colonel William Cornell Greene. the former copper magnate, through whose enterprise it advanced from a rracticaIv abandoned claim to one of the greatest producers in the world.
 When death reached Col. Greene at five o'clock his morning as the result of acute pneumonia which developed from injuries sustained in a runaway on last Monday. his wife, who was Miss Marie Proctor their six chil- dren. and Mrs Greenes parents, NIT. and Mrs. F. l.. Proctor, of Hollywood, California, were at his bedside.
 It was decided today by his rela- tivcs that the burial should be in Los Angeles, his home, after special services here Monday to which the dead mans intimate friends will come in special trains from Bisbee, Tomb stone and Tucson, Arizona. All day tomorrow and until the beginning of the services Monday. the body will lie in state Immediately after the services it will be taken to Los An geles, where it is planned that inter- mont shall take place upon arrival
 In the accident Col Greens collar bone. and two ribs were broken. Phy- sicianS and nurses were rushed in special train from Fl Paso carrying tanks of oxygen. The party was talk cn in automobiles from NacO to Can anea in the dead of night Upon ar rival oxygen was administered i'm mediteiy. but Col. Greene failed to rally.
 Col Greene was a picturesque character because of his meteOric rise from penniless prospector to be the directing genius of the Cananea Cop per camp. He was born August 26, 1853. at Duck Creek, Wis When sev enteen years of age he came west. After a brief period of prospecting he became ranchman in Arizona. In that way he made "a stake" which enabled him to purchase from the widow of Governor Pesquiera of So- nora, Mexico. the old, practically aban- doned workings of the La Cananea mines. The workings were developed until the mine reached it's present productive capacity of 100, ,00O, 900 pounds of copper annually. In the panic of 1907 Greene gave over the practical management of his Cananea properties, but still maintained large interests. He was then owner of great cattle ranches in various parts of Mexico.
 He was first married in 1883 to Mrs. Ella Moson. Two children were born of that marriage and one, Mrs. Harry Langstow of Rochester. N. Y. is living. Mrs. Greene died in 1898. Col Greene was married again in 1901
 The body of Col Greene will be taken to Los Angeles on Monday where it will be placed in a receiv- ing vault The funeral services here will be held at II o'clock Monday morning
 The Mexican people wanted him buried at Cananea as he always was their friend, and they wanted to erect a monument to the memory of the man who did so much for them.
 The whole city is in mourning: flags are at half mast and many buildings are draped
 The first news of Col Greene's con dition was conveyed in the Associated Press dispatches of Friday night and il was then indicated that he would not survive as the most exxtreme measures for the prolongation of his life were then being taken.
 The news of his critical condition and later of his death was received in Phoenix with great sorroy for he was quite well known here. His earliest and most intimate acquaintance ir Phoenix is perhaps F. J. Bennitt, who said of him last night:
 'I first knew NIT. Greene at the Tiger mine in the Bradshaw mountains. That was more than thirty years ago. H' was there a number of years. working as a miner, and was a first rate fel- low, but at that time he was already known as a man who would take bis chances. This willingness to hazard his business and property on a singl, turn Of fortune afterward became on, of his leading characteristics.
 After leaving the Tiger mine h. went to Tombstone. and I did not SCI him again for years, but we still heart of him up in this country. He had big cattle ranch on the San Pedr' river. and he made a success of hi cattle business From ranching h