Salt Lake Herald | 1897-07-25 | Page 4 | Jumped from the Mascot

I I JUMPED FROM THE MASCOT Samuel F Candby of Vancouver Suicides Vancouver Wash July 24 Major Samuel F Canby of this city today committed suicide by jumping from the steamer Mascot which was about to sail for Portland Ore Major Canby was manager of the Vancouver Kilckitat Yakima railroad road now in the hands of receiver He was a native of Wilmington Del where he leaves wife and seven a wie grown children During the war he served asa as-a lieutenant in the Fourth United States artillery and was breveted major ma-jor for gallantry in action He resigned from the army in 1868 j I is supposed that he became suddenly j sud-denly demented as he was a great sufferer from nervous troubles No other reason can be assigned for the deed