| Show AN EVENTFUL LIFE IS ENDED captain H S lubbock is called death was noted figure at silver reef in alameda dec 8 captain henry S lubbock Lub bpck father urca otwald Oti ald Lu blwck ft pioneer california and brigadier general in the confederate army died this morning at the homo of his daughter mrs adelo arnold 2111 sin antonio avenue aged 87 years he was ill two months lubbock was born in charleston S C he came to california in 1850 by way of the isthmus of panama after arriving in san francisco ho went to tho braser river country in british columbia where ho mined for a few years and then returned to san francisco and engaged in he was ono of the first men to operate a steamer on the nver he also ran alie steamer sophia malcan to alviso at the commencement of tho civil war lubbock returned to alic south and enlisted in the confederate army he on tho staff of general magruder and was in command of alie confederate erato gunboat bayou city winch attacked and captured the union gunboat harriet lano in galveston frank R lubbock a brother of henry S lubbock was tho erato war governor of axas and vaa an aid to jefferson davis ho was captured alie president of the confederacy and was for a time in fortress under sentence of deatle another brother thomas lubbock was the head of the texas rangers and was killed in a battle with the union forces in tennessee henry L lubbock was a personal friend of general grant and when his brother alie governor of texas was a prisoner in fortress he besought the head of tho union armica ao 40 assist him in obtaining a pardon for his relative captain lubbock lived in aia acda for 29 cars for five years he served as an inspector of hulls and boilers in san francisco mg ins appointment from president cleveland he was a member of alie masonic fraternity and ins funeral will be conducted under alie auspices of that order in temple thurida afternoon the foregoing was handed to the editor by mr A F bon of this city who was well acquainted quain ted with captain lubbock and informs us that lio capt lubbock installed alic water system at in the early came to silver this county in 1877 and formed tho christy minine company being manager of eliat company for about seven distributing consider ible money in thia county and doing i deal of good na wa |
