Salt Lake Times | 1890-06-12 | Page 4 | An Argonaut of '49

AN ARGONAUT OF '49. la HI Old Age He Loses His Life by Drowning. Mr. Alpheun Bull, Sr., who met a tragic death tho other day by falling from tlienea wall at Fort Point bulkhead, San Fran-Cisco, Fran-Cisco, wan one of tho famous pioneers of '40. He was a native of New York and within & month of his 74th birthday at tho time oi nis demise. When he went to California, forty-one forty-one years ago, lie located in the northern part of the Ktate aa senior member of the firmofBulI.Baker & Co., the base of operations being at Red Bluff and Shosta. After a ALPHRPS BUM.. dozen years of prosperity he retired from the business and made Ban Franolseo his home, investing invest-ing his money in various enterprises that brocght him a handsome return. He married mar-ried twice, and a widow aud six children survive him. The exact manner in which Mr. Bull came to his end is not, known, although it is supposed that he fell from the sea wail to the rocks and waves eight een feet below while suffering from an attack of vertigo. His wife and children wero his companions compan-ions on an excursion. He left them for a few moments, and not returning as soon as expected they went in search of him. With horror they saw not the living and loved father and husband, but a mutilated corpse floating out to the open oceau. Strong men responded to tho cry for help and the body was recovered. Mr. Bull left a large fortune, but little will be heard of it In the probate court. For the past two years he was almost constantly con-stantly engaged in putting his affairs in order and disposing of his property by deed of gift. Everything goes to his widow and children, and so far bad the distribution distribu-tion progressed that but little stood in his own name at the time of his death.