Necrology* 
William H. Bigelow, Jr. 
of Tarpon Springs, died on December 
19, 1900. He was born in Sioux City, 
Iowa, July 22, 1861, of the best New 
England ancestry. While still a 
youth he spent two years in Europe, 
studying one year in Paris. After re¬ 
turning to this country he studied at 
Easthampton, Mass., and at the famous 
Hopkins Grammar School in New Ha¬ 
ven. 
After the death of an older brother in 
New York city he came South with his 
younger brother, who was obliged to 
change residence on account of ill 
health. 
Coming to Tarpon Springs, he was at 
once attracted by the natural beauty 
and the genial climate of the place. Af¬ 
ter a few weeks a residence on the beau¬ 
tiful bayou was purchased, to which he 
brought his bride in October, 1893. In 
spite of repeated freezes and discour¬ 
agements, Mr. Bigelow bravely pushed 
forward his attempt to make a valuable 
and attractive Southern home. 
Quiet, conservative, yet persistent, he 
was a model of honest industry and 
practical husbandry. He had improved 
the orange grove and peach orchard 
surrounding his home, planted new va¬ 
rieties of fruit and shade trees, and the 
last few months had become much in¬ 
terested in planting and protecting a 
pinery. 
Always fond of reading and study, he 
had devoted much time to the inves¬ 
tigation of subjects connected with his 
chosen pursuits. 
For the purpose of gathering guano 
he had constructed at various points on 
the Gulf bird rookeries, affording a 
resting place for large numbers of cor¬ 
morants and other seabirds. Mr. Bige¬ 
low paid these rookeries periodical vis¬ 
its, using the product for fertilizing pur¬ 
poses. It is believed that the accident 
which caused his death was due to a 
heavy wind which had suddenly risen. 
Although he was an expert sailor, his 
boat becoming unmanageable, both he 
and the man with him were drowned by 
the sinking of the boat. 
After three days the body was recov¬ 
ered and taken to Brattleboro, Vermont, 
for burial. 
