CARSON NV Archives Obituaries.....[ZABRISKIE, E.b. 6/10/1894] ************************************************ Copyright. All rights Reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/ http://usgwarchives.net/obits/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John A. Riggs johnckr@yahoo.com [6/14/2009] The Morning Appeal, Tuesday, June 12, 1894 DEATH OF E. B. ZABRISKIE He Passes Quietly Away Sunday Afternoon of Heart Failure About 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon the spirit of one of Nevada’s well known pioneers passed away so suddenly and quietly that friends who were conversing with him hardly knew when the call came. Elias B. Zabriskie, better known as “Buck,” has been a resident of this state since the early days of the Comstock discovery. When the war broke out he recruited and was made Captain of Co. A 1st Nevada Volunteers, which was sent to Utah to keep that Territory from a threatened uprising. After three year’s service he was mustered out on July 5th 1866. He remained several years in Utah, but finally drifted back to Nevada where he has since resided. He held a clerical position under Mr. James Crawford’s Superintendency, and has been Melter and Refiner of that institution during the past five years. Saturday afternoon he finished his work at the Mint, made his last “clean up” and turned over the office to his successor. Although not in perfect health he was not a sick man and expected to go into some sort of business in this State, saying that he preferred this climate and people to any other. In his early manhood, under the guidance of his father, the late Dr. Zabriskie, he served as a soldier, in the 4th Illinois Infantry, in the Mexican war, and although a member of the Grand Army, always appeared with the few Mexican Veterans in their annual parade on decoration day. He was also a member of the Loyal Legion, the Scottish Rite of Masonry, and Carson Lodge of F. & A. M. under whose auspices the funeral will be conducted. A widow and son are left to mourn the sudden taking off and will receive the sympathy of the entire community.’ Deceased was a native of Hackensack, New Jersey, and about 68 years old. “Buck” was a gentleman of the old school, genial, well-bred, courteous, and endowed with a kindliness of heart which made him always the welcome guest and congenial companion. Every child whom he met daily will long remember the kindly smile and pleasant word, while older friends will miss the warm handclasp and cheerful voice with most sincere regret. “Green grow the grass above thee Friend of my better days, None knew thee but to love thee, None named thee but to praise.”