Mary E. Price, a young married woman, died on Sunday on the Grand
Avenue road. The funeral occurred yesterday under the direction
of W.W. Smith. The esteem in which the dead woman was held was
attested by one of the longest funeral processions that ever
traversed the streets of Phoenix.
MABEL QUINN
June 20, 1897
One of the saddest deaths ever chronicled here was that of Miss
Mabel Quinn who died in Evanston, Wyoming on the 16th of June.
She was a beautiful girl both in character and face and had
innumerable friends here. Until two years ago she was a perfect
picture of health, making it doubly hard to realize that she is
now dead. While attending school in Galesburg, Ill. She
contracted a severe cold which developed into pulmonary
troubles. She returned home and had been slowly failing
ever since. About a year ago she, with her mother, went to
Evanston, hoping that a change of climate might do her some good.
LOUIS RAPHAEL
January 19, 1897
Louis, the two and a half year old baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. J.J.
Raphael, died suddenly Sunday night after a few hours illness of
congestion of the brain. On Sunday afternoon the little fellow
went out for a walk with his nurse and during the evening
appeared brighter and healthier than usual. Suddenly he fell
on the floor unconscious and never regained consciousness
until 2:30 o'clock Monday morning when he expired. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon. The sorrowing parents
have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.
CHARLIE ROHR
April 14, 1897
There is no doubt concerning the fate of Charles A. Rohr, the
Mesquite school teacher whose probable drowning in the Salt River
was reported in the Republican. It was not known that Rohr
intended to cross the river on Sunday but when he did not return
on Sunday night to the house where he lived, his partner, W.M.
White, supposed that he had crossed. There had begun to be
uneasiness about him when the boy from Tempe arrived with
information that his horse had been found on the other side.
The boy brought back the addresses of Rohr's relatives, to whom
telegrams were sent from the sheriff's office last night notifying
them of the tragedy. A sister, Mrs. Ella Woolford, lives at
Spencerville, Ohio. His father, Joshua Rohr, lives near
Webster, Ohio.
Those who are familiar with the river at high water wonder that
Rohr should have tried to cross. The danger lies in the
terrible rapidity of the current rather than in the depth of
the water. It is said that it is impossible for a man to
stand in water to his waist at that point now. The theory
is that Rohr's horse was swept form his feet and Rohr was
unable to swim. The search for his body is continued with
little hope of finding it until the water goes down.
April 16, 1897
Nothing more was heard from the Riverside country yesterday
regarding the drowning of Charles A. Rohr. A telegram was
received from Rohr's brother-in-law W.A. Woolford of Spencerville
Ohio saying that he would leave at once for Phoenix and as soon
as possible start another search for the body.
April 26, 1897
The body of Charles A. Rohr, the drowned school master has at
last been given up by the Salt River and has received as decent
a burial as was possible, taking into account it's long exposure.
William Seaman, Rohr's partner, came to town on Sunday afternoon
and said that the long sought for corpse had been found on an
island about nine miles below town and a mile and a half below
the crossing in which Rohr was drowned. Justice Johnstone
impaneled a coroner's jury and set out for the island followed
by Randal and Davis' dead wagon.
The party arrived opposite the island on which the body late
in the afternoon. It was necessary to drive a long distance below
in order to find a crossing for the river is yet very much swollen
and all crossings are difficult, if not dangerous. The river bank
was lined with Mexicans and a dozen horsemen were already on the
island. The coroner's party was piloted across by horsemen. The
body lay face downward across a little gully, twenty five yards
from the water and three or four feet above the level. The coat
was dragged over the head, wholly concealing it.
The body was discovered by Joe Bush, Martin Garcia and a young
Mexican at 1 o'clock. The searchers who had been along the river
every day since had renewed the hunt that morning at sun up.
They had visited every island in the river by wading or swimming
their horses from one to another. As soon as the corpse was
found Mr. Bush sent a messenger to town. A pocketbook, containing
a knife, two bills and a little silver was found on the body.
Rohr was 37 years old and a native of Ohio. It has been discovered
that his property here, consisting almost wholly of teachers'
vouchers, will not nearly discharge his liabilities and will not
greatly exceed the expense of burial.
Mr.SANDERS
april 10, 1897
Phillip Lashley, colored, who was convicted of the murder of a
fellow soldier named Sanders, also colored, at Fort Huachuca last
August will be brought to Tucson for re-sentencing from Yuma,
where he has been since his trial, pending the action of the
Supreme Court, and the date of his execution will be fixed.
JEROME ST. CLAIR
January 5, 1897
Jerome St. Clair, a Turk and an inmate of the county hospital
died yesterday morning and was buried in the afternoon.
GEORGE SEAMAN
September 9, 1897
Mrs. F.B. Devereux yesterday received a telegram informing her of
the death of her father, George Seaman, at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on
Tuesday night.
MRS. CATHERINE SCOTT
March 19, 1897
Mrs. Catherine Scott, a sister of William Mitchell, died
yesterday morning at the age of 63. The funeral will take
place at 3pm today from 321 West Madison Street.
T.E. SHARP
January 10, 1897
T.E. Sharp, a young man who came here a week ago from Buckhannon,
WV died of consumption yesterday morning. His remains have been
prepared for shipment or interment and are held awaiting
instructions from his relatives. The dead man was about thirty
years old and unmarried.
HARRY SHEDD
January 16, 1897
Of Harry Shedd, who spent last winter in Phoenix and gained many
friends, the Columbus Ohio Dispatch says, "Harry Shedd, son of Mr.
E.E. Shedd and member of the firm of E.E. Shedd and Sons, wholesale
grocers, died at 7 am after a lingering illness from a
complication of diseases. The death occurred at Hawkes Hospital
where Mr. Shedd has been for some time, in hopes of securing
great relief from his ailments but despite all that science
could do, death conquered and life passed out. The deceased
was 31 years of age and had a host of friends who greatly
deplored his death. He resided with his parents at 347 East
Town Street. Mr. Shedd was educated in the Columbus public
schools and the state university. He has been a member of the
firm of E.E. Shedd and Sons for several years and was well
liked. He was unmarried and leaves a father, mother, four
brothers and a sister to mourn his death. The brothers are
Franklin J., Edmund Earle, Jr., Frederick and Carlos. Shedd
and a sister Mrs. O.j. Hodge of Cleveland. He spent the
better part of last year in Arizona for his health.
M.B. SHEEHY
March 23, 1897
M.B. Sheehy of Montgomery City, Mo. died yesterday morning at
the Lemon Hotel of consumption. He was about thirty five years
old and was a Knight of Pythias. His funeral will take place
at 11 o'clock this morning. Members of the local lodge K of P
are requested to meet at their hall at 10 o'clock this morning.
WILLIAM SHULTZ
April 18, 1897
William Schultz, who had lived in Phoenix for several years and
was well known as a piano player, died last night at his room on
Madison Street near Second, of an overdose of morphine. It is not
through the drug was taken with suicidal intent. He had long been
addicted to the use of it.
