Arizona republican., 1914-03-23
CLARENCESHAW
 WAS UNAFRA|D.
Story of a Death Recalled by the Discovery of His Lonely Grave in the Hills North of the City Last Week

The mystery of an unknown grave in the mountains north of the city, discovered by W. H. Higgins last week has been solved. MT. Higgins found on the grave a large granite boulder with a name and date en- graved upon it. The date, he be- lieved to be 1898 or 1902, and the name he thought was Clarence H. Cope.
 But the grave was that of Captain Clarence H. Shaw, of Chicago, who died at the Sisters hospital here on October II, 1902, and three days later was buried at that lonely spot in ac cordance with wish expressed months before his death and again twenty-four hours before he died.
 Captain Shaw at that time had been a resident of the valley for more than eight years. He had come here from Chicago sufferer of tu berculosis. Every man whom he met became his friend, and among his friends was Lafe BrunsOn, to whom he had brought a letter. Captain Shaw and a companion lived q con- siderable time in a camp near the place where he was afterward buried One Sunday, while Brunson was wis iting him in his camp Shaw pointed cut this spot and said he wanted to he buried there. Shaw had so often spoken lightly of death that Brunson paid little attention to the request.
 Months later, tWenty-four hours Lefore he breathed his last, and while he looked death in the face and laughed he renewed the request. He sent for Brunson to come to the hospital and on the arrival of Brun- son, Shaw, who was lying in bed, smiled and reminded him of the grave. He said he would need it at once He was not looking worse than when Brunson had seen him last, and his friend believed that he was joking again. Several other friends had gathered in the room MT. Holly, of Merryman & Holly, the undertakers, Professor Truman of the high school, and Dr. Duffield, his physician.
 Shaw rose from his bed and was at once seized with a frightful hem orrhage which his physician had told him would be his last. That night his friends thought he was dying and twice. the doctor said all was over. Then there was a little twitching about the throat, color came into the | pale cheeks and the glazed eye cleared. Shaw smiled and said in a whisper. You thought I was gone 1 hut I've come back. I've fooled you. That occurred twice during the night Again he sent for Sisters Vincent and Dominick and when they ap- peared and asked him what he want ed he pointed to his circle of friends and said he wanted to tell how they were doomed to disappointment. | "Now," said he. there's Brunson; he thinks he's going to get a con- tract to paint head board for me but I've given an order for a head stone of granite with my name and dates of my birth and death engraved on it"
 | In like manner he took up each of
 his friends until he came to Holly. | There" said he, lis Holly; he is
 the only one who will not be disap-
 pointed. He has the contract for my | burial
 | Shortly before he passed away he
 directed Brunson to open his trunk and from it he gave a present tc
 each of his friends.
 MT. Brunson went out to see the grave yesterday and found it in goot
 order. He said that he did not know
 how MT. Higgins had failed to gei the name and the dates right, fol 1 they were as distinct as when Legiel
 carved them in the stone, "Clarenc, H. Shaw, 1S73-1902.'