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Photographer: Syd Whittle
Taken: March 14, 2009
Caption: Catharine M. Barry
Additional Description: [Sign at gravesite reads:]

Catharine M. Barry, first wife of Senator Albert Henry Rose, died 26 Sept. 1868. In June 1953, a truck with faulty breaks came down Hwy 49 and the driver was unable to make the turn so instead drove the truck through the lot next to the Imperial Hotel and into the cemetery. The driver destroyed the brick mausoleum and two caskets were exposed. A reporter for the Sacramento Bee said one body was that of Mrs. Rose and the other that of Senator Rose. In reality, the second body was most likely that of Mrs. Rose’s father, Daniel Barry, since Senator Rose did not die until Aug. 6, 1912 in Marin County and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. The erroneous reporting by the Bee subsequently was the impetus for many colorful stories over the years in reference to clothing, condition of body, etc. and vignettes about Senator Rose. Alas, the stories were great, but totally lacking validity.
Submitted: March 14, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p55897
File Size: 4.262 Megabytes

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