J.B. Barkley, a rancher, living near Mesa died yesterday at
12 o'clock. He was 40 years of age and had lived in the valley
some time. He was a member of the Woodmen and under the auspices
of that order the funeral will be held at 1 o'clock today at
Mesa.
December 17, 1898
Application was made in probate court yesterday for letters of
administration on the estate of James B. Barkley, late of Mesa.
The applicant is Mrs. Mary E. Barkley, the wife of the deceased.
JAMES BARRETT
February 11, 1898
James Barrett, a lodger at the Lemon Hotel was found dead in his
room yesterday morning. The body was half dressed. Barrett had
evidently risen in the night and had put on his trousers and
shoes when he was suddenly stricken. There was little doubt
that death resulted from a natural cause as the dead man had
long been in ill health, though he had at no time been
confined to his room and late, the afternoon before he had been
downtown. However, the finding of the body was reported to
Justice Johnstone and an inquest was held. An examination of the
body proved that the cause of death was heart failure.
Barrett was a resident of Peoria Illinois and was 38 years old.
He had been in town about four weeks. He leaves a wife.
ALEX BARSANTI
Decmeber 1, 1898
Alex Barsanti died about 2 o'clock yesterday morning after an
illness of nearly a month. The direct cause of death was
pneumonia. The deceased was a native of Italy, 54 years of age
and had resided in Phoenix about fifteen years. He was an
honest and industrious man and was respected in the business
community. He had succeeded in accumulating considerable property.
His only relative in this country is B. Poll, a cousin. His
mother and a sister reside in Italy. He was a member of the
Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows. His funeral will take place
today from the undertaking establishment of W.A. Davis.
O.T. BASSETT
January 7, 1898
Mr. O.T. Bassett, an old resident of El Paso, died suddenly at
his home in that city on Tuesday morning. Deceased had lived
there for eighteen years past and became possessed of considerable
means through excellent business methods. He had properties and
banking interests in Oklahoma, Los Angeles and El Paso. Mr. Bassett
was well known in this territory.
MODESTO BORQUEZ
December 1 ,1898
Modesto Borquez, a business man of Globe died lately. He was a
former resident of Phoenix and a brother-in-law of Henry
Garfins. He went to Globe four years ago and was conducting a
successful business. A couple of years ago his health failed and
he steadily declined until death.
BOSTON child
February 19, 1898
A little 18 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Boston,
living in the southwestern part of town was drowned on Thursday
night in a tub partly filled with water. Mrs. Boston was calling
on a neighbor and the little one was playing about the yard
unnoticed. When her mother hunted for her she found her in
the tub. Life was so nearly extinct that though Dr. McIntyre
was called as soon as possible he was unable to resuscitate
her. The funeral took place yesterday.
JAMES B. BRASWELL
January 17, 1898
The body of James B. Braswell, whose death occurred and who was
buried last Thursday was taken up on Saturday and reburied in the
Confederal Cemetery. It may be said and the saying is based on a
thrilling story often told by Mr. Braswell and a companion named
Crowley that Mr. Breswell is seated in the wrong pew. Braswell
and Crowley came to this territory together and the story they
have told to Robert Grigsby and others is as follows: both
enlisted in the war on the side of the confederacy. They
joined an Alabama regiment. After a year or two they grew
dissatisfied and deserted. They were captured, brought
back and confined in a guard house as a punishment. Soldiers
were in too much demand at that stage of the war to be
subjected to the usual punishment inflicted upon deserters. They
escaped the second time by knocking a guard down. They were
captured a second time, returned and confined. They made a
third escape and were captured. The confederacy was convinced
by this time that the re-enlistment of the sympathies of
Braswell and Crowley in the cause of the south was a more
hopeless task than the conquest of the north. So the deserters
were sentenced to be shot the next morning at sunrise.
As they sat in the guardhouse at midnight a thought came to
Braswell. Said he, "Let us try one more run. The chances are that
we won't make it and we'll most likely get killed, but what of
that? We'll only shorten our years by five hours." They made
another run and in doing it killed a guard but they got away.
Their flight was discovered instantly but they were soon lost
in the darkness. Before daylight they entered a dense swamp
and were making their way toward Sherman who was burning and
devastating a strip of country forty miles wide on his way to
the sea.
They were pursued by bloodhounds and were overtaken by one
of the beasts in the afternoon of their first day out. The
hound caught Crowley's right hip but lost his grip, tearing
away skin and flesh and laying bare a great area of bone. The
animal sprang at Crowley again. This time he caught him on
the right side and retained his hold. He would not be beaten
off by Braswell's kicks. The deserters had little time to
lose for men were following the dog. Braswell picked up the
hound by his hind legs and Crowley walked into water
above his waist. When the dog released his hold to come
to the surface after air, Crowley seized him by the neck and
held his head under water until the hound forever lost his
sense of smell. Then the deserters took up their journey and
a few days later they reached that forty mile swath which
Sherman had been mowing through Georgia. They followed
along the swath until they came up with the mowers and
became themselves implements of destruction. They fought
with Sherman until the whole affair between the north and
south was fixed up at Appomatox.
ED BRIZZEE
January 21, 1898
The funeral of Edward Brizzee took place at Mesa at 11 o'clock
yesterday. It was conducted by Lodge No. 335 BPOE of Phoenix and
twenty eight members of the order from this city were in
attendance. The hearse was sent over to Mesa early in the morning
but the casket was taken over on the train by the brethren of
the lodge. The service of the order was read by A.A. Lorg and
Selim Michaelson. A funeral cortege fully a mile and a half
in length extended from the town to the cemetery. The floral
offerings were most profuse. The casket was buried beneath
them and when the grave was filled it presented the appearance
of a great mound of flowers. Mesa was locked up during the
progress of the funeral and even the schools were closed.
THOMAS BRUCE
February 15, 1898
Thomas Bruce died at the residence of Samuel Cook yesterday at
6 o'clock am of heart trouble. He was about 68 years old. The
funeral will be conducted in the Free Methodist Church today at
10 o'clock am.
ED L. BURNHAM
November 16, 1898
The funeral services of Ed L. Burnham, a member of Company B.,
First Regiment Washington Volunteers who died in the hospital at
the Presido, Cal, Oct. 26 from typhoid fever were held at Lodi
Iroquois Co. Ill, this afternoon with military honors. Company
B of this city, First Regiment volunteers attended in a body.
Burnham's regiment was sent to the Philippines but he was to
ill to go. The above taken from the Globe Democrat of November
4 is of interest to many in Phoenix who perhaps have not
heard of the sickness and death of this soldier boy. Ed Burnham
was an Arizonian of three or four years residence and was well
known and liked in Peoria. He also worked for the Saginaw Lumber
Company and has many acquaintances in Phoenix.
MRS. WILLIAM BURNS
February 3, 1898
Mrs. William Burns died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at the family residence on South First Avenue. Her
husband, who is traveling for William Metzer is somewhere in
either New Mexico or Texas but could not be reached last night
by telegraph.
The funeral will take place this morning at 10 o'clock
from the Catholic Church.
Mrs. Burns had lived in Phoenix for something more than a year,
having come here soon after her husband, Judge Burns, who was
detailed as Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for Arizona.
During her brief residence in this city she made many warm
friends.
February 4, 1898
The funeral of Mrs. William Burns, wife of Judge William Burns,
took place at 10 o'clock yesterday morning from the Catholic
Church. Mr. Burns who is traveling for William Metzer could
not be located the evening before but yesterday a telegram
found him at El Paso.
