. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. rvous energy, produced paralysis,from which he died when about sixty years of age. The immensecrowds of people and demonstrations of sorrow a
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. rvous energy, produced paralysis,from which he died when about sixty years of age. The immensecrowds of people and demonstrations of sorrow attending his funeralformed one of the most notable events that ever occurred in SouthAmerica. Even in California, though failure ultimately attended bisenterprise there, his i)ublic-spirit and wonderful executive abilitygreatly endeared him lo the people, and thousands mourned his death. With a large body that weighed 225 pounds, and an active brainthat measured twenty-four inches, with mathematical talent greatlydeveloped, and large perceptive faculties, he possessed extraordinarycapacity for the carrying through of great enterprises. His dash,extravagance and lack of preparation in times of commercial crisesprevented him from retaining the colossal fortune which might havebeen his, had grcatt-r caution, prudence and habits of ectmomy ruledhis business undertakings. .(d^—^ —sO. r4 ? CALIFORNIA MIIJJONAIRKS. JAMES ANIJ HIS BEQUESTS. 117. ^^^ Real Estate Speculator and Millionaire. ^^ ^^ m^
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