Arizona republican., 1913-02-05
ALEX. N. MUNN
 DIES SUDDENLY
Assistant Superintendent of the Arizona Eastern Rail road Succumbs to Heart Disease Closing M os t Brilliant Career

Alexander Neil Mum, assistant Su- nerintendent of the Arizona Eastern, in charge of the mechanical depart ment of this division, died early yes terday morning at his residence in the Evergreen addition, after brief illness from! an affection of the heart He was stricken but few days ago
 and while it was considered from the first that his condition was such as to entail grave fears cor his recovery,
 it was not until Monday morning that hope was virtually aband ned. He passed away early yesterday morning after having been in q state bordering on coma for about twenty four hours. Than Assistant Superintendent i Mum. the Arizona Eastern had no 1 more efficient and highly respected | official He was a man universally 1 liked and admired by all with whom he came in contact either in busl-
 ness or a social way As assistant to | Superintendent C. NJ. Scott he en- ! ioyed the perfect confidence or his 1 superior and it was upon his JudS- ment and advice that many of the important advances upon the Phoenix
 division of the Arizona Eastern with
 in the past few years were made.
 He was born in Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island, Do- minion of Canada. forty -four years ago At the age of nineteen years ne came into the southwest taking uI his residence in Fl Paso There Inc entered the employ of the Southerr Pacific railroad and later was trans ferled to Lordsburg, N. M. He hei' \ a master mechanics position with the ! Southern Pacific in Lordsburg fo \ about five years and was then trans \ ferred to Tucson.
 About four years ago he was mad' I master mechanic of the Phoenix diNI \ sion of the Arizona Eastern and late | elevated to the position of aSsistah superintendent of the division Il \ charge of the mechanical department one year ago last August, Nil | Mum journeyed back to Louisbure Ii N. c, where he married Miss Err \ Shipp The happy couple made trl | to Canada and then came to Phoenl ! and took up their residence here. TW \ months ago q son was born to max \ life more happy and this child togethe | \ with the widow. survive. In addIuoi N his aged father k living as well 2
 three sisters and tWb brothers oWin N to the fact that these live at sue N distant points it is expected that bt one brother can arrive here in tin II for the funeral, he having Startt IN twentv-four hours before Mir. Mum N death and being expected to arrN II here on Thursday.
 II There were thousand and one d' II tails to the work Assistant Superil n tendent Mum had in charge. He Wi N actively engaged in various branch II of the shop work in this city, haVl H charge of the installation of all m chanfcal parts In addition he w ll at all times in touch with all matte I mechanical requiring attention up n any part of the Phoenix riVison.
 In speaking of the death of \
 Mum. Superintendent Scott said ls
 evening that the Arizona Eastern h
 lost a man whose place will be Ina [ to fill. He was very efficient a III stood high in the esteem of every
 III ficial of the Arizona Eastern as W
 as in the esteem of all railroad m
 in the southwest.
 Funeral arrangements have been
 ferred pending the arrival of
 brother on Thursday.
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