F.L. AUSTIN
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 17, 1895
F.L. Austin died Sunday morning of Brights disease at the
residence of Mr. Glassford, one mile west of the city on the
Yuma Road. The deceased was 56 years old and a pioneer in
Arizona, having passed twenty years of his life at Fort Lowell
and other places in the territory. His funeral occurred
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
JOSIE AUSTIN
Arizona Republican Newspaper
July 18, 1895
The remains of Mrs. Josie Austin, who died Monday night of
tuberculosis, were shipped to Minneapolis, this morning on the
Santa Fe road. The deceased has relatives in that city and
interment will be made there.
CLARENCE BAKER
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 26, 1895
Word has been received in Phoenix that Clarence Baker died at
his old home in Wellston, Ohio, a few days ago, of consumption.
Mr. Baker is well known in Phoenix, having resided at
Chaplain Scott's Ranch for some time. He leaves a wife.
FRANK BERGMEIER
August 6, 1895
Yesterday about one o'clock Joseph Thalheimer of the Central,
entered Justice Johnstone's court in an excited manner and
imparted the startling news that a dead man was at his hotel
in one of the rooms. The justice hastily collected a coroners
jury and repaired to the scene. The room occupied by the
dead could not be entered by means of the door as it was
locked and the key on the inside. The window was open,
however, through which Mr. Thalheimer made an entrance
and unlocked the door for the jury. The man was dead,
there could be no doubt on that point, but his position
on the bed was by no means unnatural.
The body was laying diagonally across the bed with one leg
partly hanging over the side and the other partly drawn
up. To a superficial observer it would seem from the
position of the man that he was in repose. The surroundings,
however, denoted that the sleep was the sleep of death.
The face was partly buried in the pillow so that it could
plainly be seen that a pool of blood had gathered in the
cavity of the pillow made by the head.
Dr. Purman was called and he took a hasty glance and gave
it as his opinion from the blood on the pillow that the man
might have died from apoplexy or congestion of the brain,
but the body was in such a bad state of decomposition that
nobody cared to handle the remains so the jury retired and
left the undertaker to do the rest.
Nobody about the hotel knew the man. He applied for a room
Sunday morning about 1 o'clock which he paid for without
registering. He did not appear that day and about 7 o'clock
in the evening the porter rapped on his door and asked him
if he was sick or wanted anything. He got up and opened the
door stating that he was well and after getting a drink of
water went back into the room. Yesterday at noon the porter
thinking it peculiar that the man would possibly be sleeping
all that time, again knocked at the door. He repeated the
performance several times and still getting no answer got a
stepladder and looked over the transom. The sight that met
his gaze nearly caused him to lose his balance and fall.
The house was given the alarm with the result as already
stated.
It was learned that the name of the deceased was Frank
Bergmeier, a man who had recently been employed by Conn
Harley at his dairy. No papers of any description were
found on the clothes but a bottle of morphine with half the
contents gone was found in the bureau. The presence of the
poison threw an entirely different aspect on the manner of
death, which was strengthened by the testimony of several
witnesses at the coroner's inquisition. Several who knew
him stated that at the time the deceased had often made
remarks that he would be better dead than alive, and on
one occasion about a year ago, did attempt self destruction.
He was a former member of the Salvation Army.
Last Saturday night in company with a couple of his friends
he visited the Salvation Army tent and upon coming out he
showed them a bottle containing morphine. They asked him
what he was doing with the drug and he replied that he
could not sleep at night and took the drug for that
purpose. From one of the men it was learned that the
deceased was a native of Germany and about 36 years
of age. He came to Arizona a couple of years ago from
Pennsylvania where he has a sister living.
JAMES BIRD
Arizona Republican Newspaper
January 16, 1895
James Bird, the teamster whose leg was crushed under a load
of ties along the north and south road this side of
Hassayampa last Saturday night, died yesterday morning.
He was brought to the city on Monday and was taken to the
Byer House. He never regained consciousness. The body
is held at Randal and Davis pending instructions
concerning its disposition.
EUGENE BLANVELT
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 12, 1895
Eugene Blanvelt, an inmate of the county hospital, died
yesterday morning and was buried by Randal and Davis late
yesterday afternoon. The cause of death was consumption.
The deceased was about twenty one years old and came here
from New York City for his health. His only living relative
is a sister in New York.
H.H. CAMPBELL
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 16, 1895
A telegram was received yesterday at noon announcing the death
of H.H. Campbell of Phoenix, at Los Angeles. Mr. Campbell
left here a couple of months ago suffering from Bright's
disease. There was at the time of his leaving a complication
of hiccoughs from which he had been suffering continuously
for eight days.
June 20, 1895
The funeral of H.H. Campbell occurred yesterday afternoon
from the family residence, Fourth and Madison Streets.
The ceremonies were affecting, for the deceased during his
long residence in the city had made as many warm friends
as he had made acquaintances.
The pall bearers were Messrs. Gus Hirschfeld, Smithy Benbrook,
Jack Boland, Wm. Thode, Ben Butler and Dan O'Leary.
The deceased was born in Illinois fifty two years ago. He had
been an old resident of Arizona and was known throughout the
territory. He leaves only a sorrowing wife, for whom he had
well provided for as only a loving and successful man may
provide.
MRS. HENRY CAMPBELL
august 10, 1895
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mrs. Henry Campbell died very suddenly shortly afternoon
yesterday. Although she had been an invalid for 45 years,
her death was entirely unexpected. She was aged 77 years.
The funeral took place this morning.
JOHN C. CARHART
December 16, 1895
The remains of John C. Carhart who passed away at the Alhambra
house Friday afternoon were shipped yesterday to Jackson,
Michigan, the residence of his relatives. The deceased has only
been here since last April, suffering with tubercular meningitis.
MAY RUTH CARMODY
September 20, 1895
Arizona Republican Newspaper
May Ruth Carmody, the 11 month old girl of Mr. and Mrs. Carmody,
died Wednesday at the Lemon house and was buried yesterday
evening. The family are from British Columbia, and while
on their way here the child was taken sick and died within
twenty four hours after their arrival.
TOM COLLINS
August 27, 1895
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Tom Collins, one of the oldest employees of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, was struck by an incoming passenger
train from the west, Monday evening and five hours later
died from his injuries.
