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Show KILLED BY JOY. Major William Doirnie Dies Under Pathetic Pa-thetic Circumstances. Major William Downie is dead, and no old pioneer of forty-nine ever passed away under more pathetic circumstances. He was on his way to rejoin his old asso- I ciates of pioneer days at the forty-nine mining camp in the Midwinter exposition exposi-tion when he suddenly expired. He had come all the way from Victoria, Vic-toria, B. C, to occupy the same old cabin cab-in in the mining camp that had been his abode when he dug for gold in the days of the gold rush, and just as the steamer arrived in port and a representative of the mining camp was telling him of the grand old times that awaited him when the fair opened his heart swelled with joy and burst, and he fell over dead. All this happened on the deck of the steamer City of Puebla, and as soon as it could be done his body was removed to the home of his son, W. J. Downie, 1322 Telegraph avenue, Oakland. Major Downie was one of the best known pioneers of the state. He was the founder of Downieville, the one time thriving mining camp, and of which he wti& thn T-knf T-i AT.-Vl ' 1 V His cabin at Downieville has long been a relic that was cherished by the inhabitants inhab-itants of that section of the state because of its old associations, and the promoters of the mining camp enterprise at the .Midwinter exposition had it removed to the fair grounds as an attraction for fair visitors. As an additional attraction arrangements ar-rangements were made through Major Downie's son for him to come to San Francisco and occupy the cabin while the fair lasted. San Francisco Examiner. |