The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-07-27
MINING MAN DIES IN SPOKANE
T. L. Greenough, President of Snow
storm, Suffers Relapse and
Dies Suddenly.

Thomas L. Greenough millionaire mining of Idaho and
has operated the west since ne was ~ ded suddenly
a. Sunday night Sacred Heart hospital Spokane His
wife and five of his six children the bedside when death
A son, Paul is in Europe
For many years deceased has been president of the snowom
Mining company Occur dAene district His mining interests
o Rutte Anaconda Mssoua and Wallace many half
dozen banks and Montana include his in the directorate
Mr. (eenough years old at the time of his death and
widow and six children His brothers, w. B. and Wilbur d.
are wealthy mining and capitalists OF Spokane lie also leaves
sister Mrs Kate Hosey Phoenix A Since 1882 he has been
resident of Mssoua where he has large property interests
He was brought Spokane from his home Msoua July H.
suffering from complication OF diseases ana at no ~ was nope o
his recovery held out
Mr. Ceenough was health until about year
when he contracted and pneumonia from which he
never For the last couple days be was conscious only at
+mes He recognized members of his family early Sunday
and after shaking hands with them again sank into
from which he rallied
n l. Creenogh was director of the Centennial Milling company
ono of the largest mills Spokane and also director of the Old
National bank the Old National Bank Building the Union
Trust and Savings company and the Cameron Lumber all
Of Spokane .
The body was Msoua Monday and the funeral held
from tho reenoueh home city Wednesday afternoon o'clock
Mr. Greenoueh was 1851 in Davis county, Iowa When
how he moved the of the family to northern Kansas In the
spring of 1862 the father moved with the family to southern Kansas
When Young man. Mr. Geenough with Older brother went to
Texas where they followed railroad work the brother John Geenoug
dvnc in Texas Greenogh later went to Silver City, Mexco
where he interested mining and from there rode overland to
Colorado Colorado ne went to the Black Hills
in
Mics cnne Emerson of Montgomery county Kansas After several
here he took of mules and drove to Noua Mont and
engaged woodcung business getting out at one time 5oC
cords for Butte He took railroad construction work. forming
nartnersp with F. Wren and about the same time broke into the
mining game Peter Larson partner They took lease and
bond Morning mine at Nup Idaho and before the lease e-
od took the mine over has been equipped and for the last
IN wears has been turning of ore day was later sold
n the Federal Mining company for aud since that time Mr.
Creenogh has engaged railroad construction although inter-
eed in MANY other enterprises throughout the northwest which
is the Snowsom Mining company of which he Is president
The the death Of Thomas Genoueh comes as sudden
SHOCK n his manv friends and those the family IN the
Cor Aens While has been known that he was IN Ill bea Tor
some months even members the family did not realize that his end
was SO near and wife and daughters Ruth and Edith only h Tor
Snoane Saturday evening then knowing how serious his condition
had become Mr. Greenoug spent the winter California and Azo
na and pon his April his failing health was plainly noticeable
He gained considerably however until weeks ago. when he had
another attack and his disagreed to just what led to his
condition able to and around only ten days ago But
with another failing spell he went to Spokane at that time 10 consult
with doctors.