Eugene Gallois, Who Lost Heroic Battle for Life
Death Comes to Prominent Mer* chant as His Loved Ones Surround Bedside
Eugene Gallois, partner in the firm of Raphael Weill & Co., proprietors of the "White House," and one of the foremost merchants in San Francisco, died early yesterday morning in his apartments in the Fairmont hotel after an illness of many months. Every resource known to medical skill was summoned at tho direction of Dr. V. W. Kerr, his family physician, to aid the merchant in hip desperate fight for the recovery of his health, but death proved too strong for his falling strength and claimed him in the early hours of the morning in the presence of his wife and children, who surrounded his bedside when he expired. Gallois was born in Paris 67 years ago and was a graduate of the university of that city, the oldest and largest in, the world. He had just concluded his studies when the Franco Prussian war broke out and he, in common with all young Frenchmen of his day, enlisted in the service of his country and fought throughout the campaign that ended at Sedan. Although trained for a professional career, he preferred to follow the example of an uncle who embarked in mercantile pursuits, and, when peace was restored, learned under him the rudiments of business until 1872, when he came to California and became associated with the staff of the "City Of Paris" dry goods house. In 1885, at the death of Mr. Huntsman, one of the firm of Raphael Weill & Co. of the "White House." Gallois surreeded to a partnership with that corporation. In the same year he married Miss Margaret Pissis, sister of the well known architect, Albert Pissis. Mrs. Gallois, a son, John Gallois, assistant manager of the "White House"; a daughter, Miss Jeanne Gallois, and a brother, George Gallois, who resides in Paris, are his surviving relatives, the immediate family being among the foremost in the social life of this city. Although a man of retired tastes and caring little for the opportunities which his position in the business world of San Francisco frequently offered him, he was nevertheless a member of several clubs, including the Bohemian, the Cosmos, the Burlingame Country, and the Cercle de Union. Out of respect to his memory the "White House" will remain closed for two days. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been announced.
