Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-14
f RANK {. STURGES
DIES SUDDENLY
At HIS HOME
Veteran Hotel Proprietor and
One Of City'S Most Prominent
Men SuCCumbS to ApopIexy
Yesterday,

Frank f. Sturgos. ior thirty years
citizen of Albuquerque and for near
ly all that period proprietor of the
Sturges European hotel; q landmark
to the travelling men of the whole
west and southwest and business
pioneer in Albuquerque. died yester-
day afternoon at o'clock, as the re-
suit of an attack of apoplexy. which
came upon him at nine o'clock in the
morning. The news of his sudden
death spread rapidly through the city
and was received everywhere with a
shock of surprise and profound re-
gret.
Mr.. Sturges had been so long ident-
flied with Albuquerque and so familiar
a figure to every one that not in
years has death created such SEN
sation. The end came at Mr.. Sturges'
handsome home at the corner of See
ond street and Marquette avenue, with
his GRIEF stricken wife and son Lloyd
at his bedside. Mrs. Sturges, who is
completely prostrated and under
physicians care, and her son. win
have the deepest sympathy of the pub
lie.
The attack came when Mr.. Sturges
was rising and preparing to dress. In
few moments he lest consciousness
and sank steadily Until the end. ex-
periencing no pain The attending
physicians saw at once how serious
was his condition when called in the
nj M
hope. The death of Mr. Sturges was
the more surprising because he was
down town as late as eleven o'clock
the previous night feeling perfectly
well and in his usual health.
Mr.. Sturges was So years of age and
came to New Mexico in the early sew
enties, first settling at Las Vegas and
later coming to this city, holding mi
nor positions but succeeding steadily
in business until he obtained the pro-
Of the hotel al the corner
of First street and Central avenue, the
best business location in the city,
where he rapidly built the hostclry up
into the most popular and successful
earoeansarS H. the Southwest. the
douhtedly there Is no other hotel in
this part of the country so popular
with the travelling men, to which class
of trade The house especially catered.
II has been for years like homo to
the knights of the grip who will miss
the proprietor's familiar figure as they
would u member of the family. In
the hotel has a large general
clientele and its success speaks high
ly of the ability and popularity of Mr..
as hotel man.
Quiet ana unostentatlous in manner,
Mr. Sturges had the reputation of be-
ing the squares" man in the south
west II have known Frank Sturges
since the day he reached Albuquer-
1ue," said a we'll known merchant |
Yesterday. "and in all that time |
never knew of his doing an unfair
thing or thing tha. was not abso-
lutely square"
Mr.. Sturges' generosity, almost all
Of it ION the quiet and without dis |
play, can be testified to by hundreds |
Of men whom he aided during his
long residence here. He always assist
ed generously any movement Tor the
advancement OF the interests of Al
buquerque.
Mr. Sturges, besides being for many
years prominent in Masonic circles
was also a charter member Of the
Elks' and Eagles lodges here. As
Mason Mr.. Sturges was member OF
Temple Lodge, No. 6. A. +. and A. M.
Rio Grande Chapter No. 4, K. A. NJ;
Pilgrim Commandery No. 3. knights
remplar, santa Fe conslstory No. l.
A. A. f. r. 32d, and Ballut Abyad
Temple A. A. o. n. M. $.
No arrangements were made last
light as to the funeral, which viii be
lnder Masonic auspices at date to
)e announced today.
All departments of the sturges eX-
,ept the hotel proper were closed yes
erday afternoon.