Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-05
CITIZEN,
GEO. W. Kendall.
PASSES AWAY
Mas One of Few Surviving Members of
the First Expedition 0. Commodore
Perry to Japan-Led An Active Career
in Brownsville for Half a Century.

George ". Kendall, for 81 years a resi-
dent OF Brownsville, died nj his home NJ
the corner 81 Fifteenth and Elizahctl
streets Sunday afternoon AT ! o'clock. fol-
lowing y stroke III apOplexy early Saiur-
day afternoon. The stroke occurred while
he was taking = nap. and he never re
gained consciousness.
The funeral will be- held al I 30 o'clock
this afternoon from the home Of III, ION.
Norman r.. Kendall. on Adams street. be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth street,, with
services at the Episcopal church by the
rector, Rev. George VI. MacDougalt. The
deceased l. survived IN hi wife. Mr..
Elizabeth Kendall. and IN two sons. Nor
man +. Kendall Of Brownsville and George
l.. Kendall of Los Angeles, Cal.
The pail bearers are Honorary: Captain
William Kelly, Geogre Champion ST.. Fred
Truwit. y. E0llack. a. Turk. II. III. Thorn.
y. II. Sharpe and Benjamin kowal-kI: ar-
TIVE: George NJ. Putegnat. W. q. Whitman.
=. h. Goodrich. Oscar Sauder. b. l.. Cam
and Fred Starck.
The deceased was born near Richmond.
Va, June ~. 1884. When only 10 wears
~ age he joined Commodore Perry'- first
expedition To Japan which resulted in that
country being opened To- the civilization of
the world. lie remained in that country
abou, a year. assisting IN the installation
ot 4 saw mill, 4 miniature railroad ana
y telegraph system. which were the first
evidences OF eastern civilization to be seen
IN hat country.
Upon hIs return To the United States
he located in the State "a illinois, wher,
hc engaged in the business Of manufuctur-
,ug vehicles. Forced out Of that State III
1855 ~ the time Of the wild cat panic he
came south. and entered the -mploy of the
government in the construction Of a series
"A flour mill, for Indian traders ID Gray
-on county. Texas. what was III that time
X part Of old Indian territory.
He became well known throughout North
Texas, and being of a somewhat adven-
ture~ome turn Of mind Colonel Rip Ford
selected him a. u member Of liz famous
company which came down into the
Brownsville country To rid II III the famous
Mexican bandit. Cortina. This work hav-
ing been accomplished Mr.. Kendall entered
the employ of the King Kennedy boat line
un the Rio Graudr and for several years
was m engineer on one Nj the company =
boats.
During the civil war he went 70 Scotland
Tor the special purpose of building two
river boats for the company. the Robert r.
Lee and the S~ellars, the steamer business
having been on 4 great boom here III those
days. lie finished the construction Of the
boats, aud expected To build more bat the
CLOSE of the war brought the work Ia n
stop. and h. returned to Brownsville.
Later he became master mechanic on the
Rio Grande railroad. in which capacity ne
remained for a number Of years. finally
re>lgning to establish what was the third
ice manufacturing plant in the State of
Texas. Hc operated this plant for twenty
IN wears, finally retiring from active
business IN 1905. Mr.. Kendall had alwav-
been considered one Of the pioneer lee
manufacturers In the United States.
Two years after the close OF the civil
war. or IN ls6T. Mr.. Kendall married Mis-
Elizabeth Phillips ~ old Indianola. Texas.
who survives him.