, 1873-02-12
Ono OF A. T. stowart,a Partners.

O4AC VA ~ IA oIChFAEL'n HxlEeNCf8s
From tho Eetu York Sun, FEB. t.
For tho last threo days tho following short no.
tfeo haa appeared in tho dontll columns In somo
Of tho Now York daillcs, but bcing hidden among
= dozen similar and moro wordy announcements
1t hhs eBcapcl tho hasty roadors eye:
wAnpEx-1n Paris, Franco, Jan. % Lydia g., wife Of
Warden, Esq, sgod 81 years. ' ~ - ~''
Fcw persons ontBldo Of Now. York and Boston
91ss % arc t0mn% b % nwaES 3on 1 the
nouncod with TINT Of his vito was for nearly
thirty years ono Of tho partners of tho great
house Of A. T. etovart & Co., and that almost
the waoo t Of thn no rs spent by him in
He hold, by, priority Of partnership, tho
lshmont to tint Of hfr. Stewart himaolf,
hia vlations to tho lattor having boon
arc In Great Britain, and h11r. Libby's in tho
United Statoa. Ills remains, with thoao Of Ills
wife, nro expected hero on tho 14th or 18th inst,
Mr.. Stewart having received d cable despatch
yesterday from Olnronce Wardcn, ono Of tho
sons Of tho dcccaBcd partner, informing him that
thoy had boon forwarded to this country, for
burial, in tho steamship uammonia. Tlloy aro
TO bo inferred In eithor Harmony Grove, Salon,
Masg., or Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.
Of humble parontago, in Salon, Maas. When u
young man ho went to Boston and savod money
9uiiieiont to atart dry goods store with one Mr.
dom @ Ts q s @na IL
tho panic Of 1857, and Mr.. Warden was O soc-
ond tino thrown on his rcsources.- What seom-
ed to him misfortune proved to bo tho best
gentleman, now dead, WHO desired to help him
Into business again, saw Alr. Stewart, and told
him that there was capital chance for him to
engage tho services Of arat-class salesman md
clork posacgsing exquisite tnsto In tho selection
Of dry goods. He concluded by recommending
young Warden to Mr.. Stowart. Tho bankrupt
young merohnnt was told that be could have a
situation in Mr. Btowarts store Ms c1ork in tho
Wholesale department. Ho accepted, and On
torod in the Store about 1888. Mr.. Stewart was
ray and Warron streota. Mr. Warden proved 80
useful to his employer TINT llo wa8 takon into
partnership with Alr. Stewart aftor he bad boon
with him soven years. Tho understanding was
that ho should attend to purchasing in Europe,
aud Hupervigc tho Paris atoro. for which ho waa
to receive Buaall percentage OF tho profits,
which wore rapidly increasing.
Mr. Warden atartol abroad about 1886, and
Tow American merchauta in tho Frencl capital
then. Mr. Warden nevor returned to this coun-
try after 1840, but remained on the continent
advancing the interests OF A. T. Stewart 4; Co.
His chief task was tho choosing Of goods for tho
American market, in which ho showed very
nice discrimination. For many years. all tho
beautiful ailks, laces, carpeta, aawlB, &c., that
were sent to Mr. Stewart wore selected by him.
Az trndo increased specRl buyers wore engaged,
aud Mr.. Warden was made general manager Of
Stewart & Co.'s continental dry goods houses.
Ho hold this position until about oight months
ago. Then tho partnerahip WAS dissolved at his
own request. Ho asked to have new partner
take his place, hut as no ono was aont to roliayo
him he continued as manager until ho licd.
Although gontleman Of retiring manner and
fond Of domestic privacy, his home was always
open to his countrymon In tho French motropo-
lis. Ho lived III atyle for a score Of yoarB at Is
Ruo Berger, close to the Boulevard du Bebasto-
pol. His family conslHted OF his vito, throo
sons, and n daughter, Juliet, who married Cap-
tain Cardigan Of tho British army, brother Of
Lord Cardigan. sho is attached to tho Qnoon's
household. During tho rebellion Mr.. Warden
warmly ospoused the Cause Of the North, and
rendered 1naterial mid.
hIr. Warden leaves a fortune which is oBti-
mated at ton millions, MI Of which ho acoumu-
lated during his partnership with Mr., Stewart.
His illness was Of short duration. On hearing Of
1t Mr. Stewart tolographed to Mr.. For, his part
uer in Great Britain, to go to Paris without do
lay and learn whether II was not possible to aavo
his business associate. When Mr.. Fox arrived,
Mr.. Warden had boon dead q few hours, his do
cease having followed closo upon that Of Ills
wife, who was Miss Davis, Of Boston. It Ia
probable that Mr.. Stewart will take both bodies
into his Fifth avenue palace on tho arrival Of tho
Hammouia