DEATH OF A PIONEER SETTLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12653, 6 September 1904, Page 4

DEATH OF A PIONEER SETTLE.

AN INTERESTING CAREER. ■• ■ . • ••- . ' r [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN . CQRBSSIi'qNnEKT,} ' Monday. - The funeral of the late Mr. A. T. {Atey" '■ Campbell, who died in Auckland Hospital • on Wednesday last, took place- this after-* . noon The death of Mr. Campbell makes another gap in the rapidly-thinning ranks . of felws Wanganui district's pioneer settlers. . Mr. Allan Campbell came to New Zealand with fais father, the late Mr, J.' T. Campbell, in 1853. The Campbell family hailed from New Brunswick, Canada, Mr. Camp* '" bell, sen., being one of a party.of New "' ; ■' Branswickera, who caEvp'over to AustraJis, in a specially-chartered vessel. The party .- arrived tit Port Philip, Melbourne, early in 1853, and the Campbell's &cd others immedi-'.•'". ately crossed to New Zealand* and became . pioneers of the now well-known Brunswick riding of Waitctaxa County. Mr. Campbell, ■ sen., was accidentally killed while ploughing; - ; and Mr. Allan Campbell carried or the home- ■:'■}. stead farm until about seven yijarii\ngo/v; ,':• when he disposed of tie property to Mr. J.) % Peake, purchasing the Edgehill form, near ' .-.'. Mangaweka, on which he has ginoj resided.'-". H? Mr~ Allan Campbell took an active part in ,-'■ the fighting which occurred in wad around : .;' this district in the days when Titokow;.jrn : I. and his followers were the tenor of lha .. isolated settlers. He held a commission , under Copt-airs (now the' Hon.* John) BTyw,'in the Kai-iwi cavalry, and was one of tha ■■.; plucky half-dozen who heroically,: and undep*J .dangerous circumstances, rescued;- the body ! ; ) of brave George Maxwell, who fell in <* v-i fight at Tux&ngaika. Pa, Nnkamarn, "J. ; Prior : to enlisting in tie fighting troops .'the* late Mi.'. Campbell was for some time-a membe'i! ■ of the old W&nganifi cavalry. He ™f|i numbered among the veterans; and held the ' | New Zealand war medal. Mr..Allan Camp- •'• bell had been in failing health for ijoteo time,,- "■). and, accompanied by his daughter, he went % recently North in the hope of benefiting by ;•#? tie change. Unfortunately, ■ hit, complain* (catarrh of. the stomach) did,n<r, yield ,s';) ike health-giving properties" of tie tiams] *M district, and Mr. Campbell became an in- '■/ ***** of Auckland Hospital, in which institution he breathed his last on Wednesday last. Recognising she mi. : happy position in which Miss * Camcbel! was placed, the Hon. John Bryce, of Wan! gaum, at once telegraphed to ni ß old friend, the Hon. E. Mitchelsoij, Mayor of Auckland; acquainting him with the ' circumstance! 9 and that gentleman very kindly interested himself in making thenecessary; arranpll ments for having the body brought to Win- « gaum. Mr. Allan Campbells. el? lB1 son wa«' 4 accidentally drowned not long' ago while fording » river near Mangaweka, and flSStj family of three danjjbfra and one son now remain. "**■ '* . .': ■ ■ ' '■'.'■ .'■ ''"■■" [■'■'' ''■ '■" "■:■' ' ■ :','■■ ■ ■■■ ' : "v'j ■'"' '■>;.-■*■&: