Show henra Ic favour testifies to omens hospitality frob 1 far east the A letter genial of lefavour laid to Best Brief sketch his life coroner joseph hall ie in receipt of a verv warm personal letter from prof jhenry lefavour whose half brother capt 00 lefavour died on the train west of here on june while on bis way borne to salem mass from hong kong china mr Leta voura appreciation of alie kindness and consideration shown him by the coroner and the masons of which order the captain was a member knows no bounds he baye 1 I shall always remember the and kindheartedness kind heartedness of your people sir hall is also in receipt of two copies of the salem daily gazette one of which contains a long biographical ketch of the deceased captain he be longed to that class of mariners foe which salem has been distinguished a class that is rapidly passing away and is not being recruited capt georee B lefavour was born in adem mass in 1835 and after graduating from the high school at a very early age entered upon a seafaring life which he followed continuously berving in every capacity from cabin boy to master of a squadron he was a strong man of restless energy and though generous aad hospitable almost to a fault be amassed a in esgo while first officer of the barque guide on a voyage to zanzibar the ship was wrecked on the east coast of africa alie ship and cargo were a total loss and the crew suffered incredible dangers and hardships but finally all but one of them wae rescued by a passing ship the captain sailed between san francisco and china for several years and at the time of his death was senior officer of the hong kong canton and lacoa macoa S S co and in command of the fine new ship bonam plying in chinese baere the remains of capt lefavour reached salem on the evening of july 1st in a perfect state of preservation the face looking nearly as natural as in life the salem papers speak in a very complimentary manner of mr linquist coroner hall and others of ogden the funeral occurred on july 3rd under the auspices of the masons |