New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-30

DEATH OF Mr. MARSH. -Resolutions Of the
Board Of Directors Of the Erie Railway Company
parsed July &c. 1894.
BAeyea. The Vice President has officially communicated
the Boara the intelligence Of the death OF our e President
Nathaniel Msrsh. esq therefore
ResolreS That Ia Testimony Of our rpprec Of the greet
OF Lis services ibis Company aud Of estimation 81;
the excellence Of his character the following memorial hs
placed upon the records II the Board and copy thereof DO
transmitted 70 the iauiy Of the decessed.
On ihe organization OF the new York and Erie Railroad
Company under the act Of Is45 h hafsA theu
ilF,t ensred rs employment a. Sceesy sud continued 70
hold ibis Office up he appointed Receiver The success
with which the construction and equipment Of the road were
steadily p.os-cu,ed nom lsi5 1853 partly duo to his
fnaeis s,iy and The confidence rcposed IN him by the
fnuny In August. 1852 he selected by the Supreme
Court The Receiver Of the Corpora,o pending the
sus for Tie force 40 the mortgage Ahrr worry sue
ces,iui administration - Receiver dGiias which hs lent
hrsrJ eoos~rston 20 IN. IeorganAn0 % u" company IT,
snsiony elected te rss PRECEDENT Of the brio Rail
wey Company and tooh charge o the Inc such on the lot
lie continued ,hfuy to pe,,cru bis duiie. President
though bis health ard renst were steadily falling. unti be
literally died his woTs candle out IN the socket"
During the i've yran Of bis admins on, hT receiver
and ten as Pre.iden though the soc. the com
pany largely increased by conveTsoI' yet ~ inai ct
vale advanced from four dollars ,Ie TO steadily main
aiaed premium to. unsecured uadeg cb waa charge INTO
pr.srred ,ipck the floating debt ,yusnsed; the mort
gage deb, reduced several millions Of douf. tie sac Of
road increased nearly three fold tho ling STOCK
trsey increased and improved sixty miles OF line
added 70 TIE division Of the rosd long lease
Of hundred and nifty miles Of road between Coming
Rohe,tef and the Long Dock property was opened
Rochester and NewYok and by the construction Of few
niles Of road the great business Of the Penns Goal
CouaIy secured These facts eloquent testions
the OF bis administration but they M TO convey
Of the traits Of character by which 1t was achieved
Of thee spesk from long nssoeaion with him
He prudent ssguciDns Of pnquesiionsd probty
Of energy, Of faithful devotion to oyey Interest
placed his charge and Of Judicial sense Of Justice, which
made bun ready 10 heal 9th des OF question: and rn
IN maintaining himself wheb lie had decided what to do His
in6ssgabe Industry hesialed OF amount Of details his
se disposition aud even temper turned casual business nc
qusptancss into feDds his sound common inncvey
psbed HE motives Of those who approached him with design
ing purposes and his tact hun the OF being
iIn without making epeniies The ETie Railway Company
was trtunse Ia having snch servant His loss easily
be supplied We who hsv. been associated with him for
many years IN ody business Intercourse well that
10 Individually II be made good We should do
hi nsco to his memory should om, also to say that in
every phers Of HE In which be moved the traits OF char
ac,er that made him 10 valuable officer To hun
us.u! influence upon ell with whom he lie
was good citizen, oounifo In his ehsres sympsthzing
neighbor faithful member Of the Christian body With which
he conDuned, aud And aud aieotopse husband iaiher
and friend. HoRArIo y. OTis, Secretary