W.F. GWIN
August 11 ,1897
Arizona Republican Newspaper

W.F. Gwin, better known as Billy Gwin, died at the sister's 
hospital in Prescott yesterday morning of typhoid fever. 
He was a civil engineer and had been employed in the location 
of the SEP&P frm Ash fork to Phoenix. He also made the 
preliminary survey for the same road between Phoenix and 
Nogales. He was afterward employed in Mexico on the Mexico, 
Canabarea and Pacific road. He returned to Arizona a couple 
of months ago and gain entereed the service of the SFP&P.  
At the time he was stricken with illness, three weeks ago, 
he had charge of the survey of the line into the Big Bug 
district. He was removed to the hospoital at Prescott.  His 
condition at the beginning was believed to be critical but 
within the last week there had been such marked improvements 
that little doubt of his recovery was entertained.

He was about 30 years of age and unmarried. Before coming to 
Ariozna he resided at Pueblo, Colorado.  James C. Dobbins 
of Phoenix left last night for Prescott to attend the 
funeral, which will take place there today.

August 12, 1897

On the north bound train was a party of Phoenicians, including 
J.C. Dobbins and Tom Molloy who were going to Prescott to pay 
their last respects to the late Wm. Gwyn, the civil engineer.  
The boys had a profusion of flowers placed on the casket.  The 
remains were conveyed to the afternoon train under escort of 
the local lodge of Masons and at the depot were placed in a 
box and sealed for shipment to Pueblo Colo.  H.T. Foshel of 
Chief Engineer Drake's department accompnaied the body to 
Albuquerque.

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