New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-19
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM IT. AsprNwALL.

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few weeks over CT years 6f age.
The grandfather OF Mr. Aspinwall o sea-eaptsin-
Capt John Asplnwan. lie commanded vessels sailing
OF this port long before the Revolution and when
| New-YOrk had only about $4,000 inhabitants Capt
Aspinwali was made member OF the Marine society Oh
April 13 liza, but no the master OF vesseI long
before that He married life and had six children
three sons and three daughters Oae month after his
DEATH hch occurred In 179 the father Of William H.
Aspiuwall born, and named JOHN The ilriD OF
| Gilbert 1.-THE eldest SOM and John Aspinwall was
famous mercantile house in 1920. John Aspnwail mar
RED Miss Ho land sister Of Gardner g. and Samuel 5.
Rowland and the children OF this marriage were WIN.
| IT, Aspinva,i. >. Lloyd and G. Woosey Aspinwa.
William AspinwaN was educated at Baue8ls boarding
college, then Of the popular schools OF the day
AZ a nephew OF Gardner and Samuel Rowland, he was
taGon. at early age, into their house as clerk ana
in he passed the first years OF bs mercantile career
In 1883 he taken into the firm partner and was
given 20 cent OF the commercial account Of the
house, which that year amounted TO $4,000 Moses Iay
Tor vas d clerk with the same firm, and to him was
made similar offer. but be refused aud, backed by
John Jacob Asor started in business himself next door
10 the OF g. @. IL s. s. Rowland. which was then
at NOs 40 and 90 South-s Tue hrm changed IN 1876
or 1887 10 HOwand & AspnWaIl, Gardner and samuel
HOwiaud retiring from acsve partnership E1cD, ho"
put a cash capital 0f 800 900 The general part
then William =. Rowland, eldest son OF O. G
4.
ir, afterwurI became a member of the hrm TIE mousse
did an immense business those year. Ia their Paclhc
braucn they had the largest general business OF any firm
ia Now-YOrk. Their operations win the lst AMI Ncst
indies and the Mediterranean ana N England were
extensive. TneJ owned at least II or IS ships in
GLIDING several Liverpool plckets
When Gardner J. How nd retired from active bust
ness he connected himself Win enterprise Of tue
Hudson River Railroad, OF winch ne a director ~
1slj and much of his time his cOuatry seat NJ
Flu,lar. l. l. He died about 20 years ago. samuel
H1YlIrd died two year, later In Rime. IalY. Nj As
pnwals brother &. WOOIsey, CLERK IN the Store
in 5outh-st for long time. aud finally Joined Mr.
Pope ~ Phiade phia. and together they attempted ~
rival Rowland Aspuwali In TINS city, Dut the hIhi
fli ed and Mr. A,pinwal died soon after.
WI ian Fl. ASpinwall lrfi the active management Of
the AFFAIRS OF the nrm OF Rowland Aspiuwa II 1850 TO
into the enterprise Of the Panama Rilroad, and
brother. J. Lloyd Aspinwaii, became partner wt
Samuel W. CoHstocE. Tie business aferwlrd became
banking t1an rcantie IN character. TIE found
ing If he Pan Railroad and the Pacific Mail steam
ship Company were master efforts or Mr. Aspin-
wallis hfe Tie Isthmus OF DIrcn was for ua1Y lie
cadcs commerce seriously fell. The neces-
Sly OF breaking II down seemed imptri-
i've; yet from the magnitude OF the
undertaking It WAS deemed almost impossible. England
and France had entertained the project bit The well
nigh inpenerabe condition Of the I.thm1s dened sil
and physical endurance. The war with Mexico which
added California 10 he United ats finally turned "a"
or Americans 10 The enterprise. Congress. ~
1880 order render California accessible 90
eIgruts, author I'd contracts be entered into Tor
the Establishment u two mail lines OF steam
ships, the one from N-wY,lA and New-Orcans
to ChagIes and the other e. connect with thu, by
the I5ihmus, from Panama % California TIE induce
neuts did not attract capitalists, aud thr contracts
were purchased by persons who FOR a long time un-uc
cessfsllv offered them for sale. Finally william II A.
pm wall secured Tie line gu the Pa IL side ana George
Li7 tnAt on tine Atlantic Tae latter contract con
sdercd sac one, tu' the Pacific Contract a. Vas
Ihonght would certainly sink large amount OBJ money,
with iIe prcsprc, o. remuneration. au there Eas gem
rra .ulpri-e thar mar sound IN business iU crcnt
Mr. AspinWdli should have engaged Ia 10. Bus 10
was soon perceived that tLi5 was oniy portion Of
the supendOus plan which hH had lai out, the other
pari being the building 81 raj "1v across ne ftLus
of D.ren W,th Henry Chauucey aud John l..
cpncns. Mr. ArpinWau entered iltb contract with
the Government ol for tue construction Of
the work MI Stephens, who hal nal extensive eIpe-
Renee m the country, made with an engineer an *
liberation OF he route. and decided tIat tao plan Was
AZ TINS time no latter part ~ 1913 the discovery o.
goil Ina California wIb lt5 com 81, ,liL ,,1 =" I'm
Sel ,a 81 SeYr FOR the formation Of stock
COZ i,1lv under " hic :: OF stock taken tde
Or3glual grantees trlns' -rruK Hrir cOntt"t INTO me
P+'si.jaIt OF tie Cpmpany. E,ry 10 1919 a
contract was entered 1910 VIA George NJ
tiru.i:on CT tie road. Win 4 small party, those
eueutcrs De NAV. $780, the great woIk al Manl
Mia Island, on MY Bay. wncn Wa 10 br tnc Nt"tu.
trrlainu- q, tie Ioad Ihe WORK c.nuhnel lur t"o
year, anil great discouragements " 10 l'' - SRI
element about Inc terminus at Navy b"N h"i 10 .-
iurtye name ami II wac ln tIa; yeaf proposed ny az
stcpneus, that should cOmmemor"' thc 5cIvlc', %
the originator OF the road According v q" ftu' = i
III, place formally named Aspin"hi nc I"sd M1
formally opened to he CRY OF Panama on feD H. 1870,
being ~ miles IN length tho4Eh car "'Ie l a. L o
ro.d advanced rom DrcamO' loo- lit 4tsuus % t'
road the running expenses for the seven ear mo
Ing M 1859 ~eIe 50 917std striking PROOF u M ASp
walls saEacily aud cHtc4pT'St -.--, -. a..
In 1871 Arnold Harris awarded q contract by the
I-utcd staes for monthly mail service on tue facnc
ocean. but, account OF Pcuniary em1arid-sheuIs
wnr lea 10 NJ. Aspinwall who. with Richard Aisop
ana Re r. ChauE5ry Messr- &. u anu = . nv . '
and Edwin Btle.t took The necessary measures iOI CA
r.ing Uut the EHderSting M Aspln" iIt vas hGo te
lf4re Of Nrw-Yok lS4s, TO coutnne Ia force "r ~
NM with q capital stock OF SiOOoJ. The pioneer
steamship the California, when sailed OF Oc,. D.
fIum tn ',.t - Mr. Asu,nyai lie founder Is first
managing drectlr, and It's President up to Lhat lhe
retired r0u the executive chair The RESIGNATION ol
Mr. Aspmwa was keeniy felt. ~ hls great iHu1-nre
and intimate acquaintance with the m ira OF tn '"
pany mad enabled him TO direct It's operations WIN CIR
'I NS Aspnwau was not very actively engaged In
BUSINESS since that time. Ho spent consldeIapoo
mari OF the past IN travel and has Deen h,on
I" Enropc Two years he took - trip up the Me.
Nearly all OF AiS summers nave Deen spsns -
magnificent country seat on the hnd-on near
A. ON. of the ul and most hOnOred mefcnhhl7 "a
New York. ne has long been prominent III huVahciIt
mimic interests BIZ me 81 his name and influence nc
vas remarkable for his generosity, and' during hls
nrrely mercantile career tor his enency 10 debtors
H. haa Nm elevated idea O the honesty OF men, ana WIS
generally ready 70 sign promptly Tue release y, w. oo
bom be tr lsed whether tho latter pai ~ rens VI w
an the doi,ar He was great patron Of tho nue. aEtr
AID MS gallery OF paintings Of the finest private
. ''.c IONS an fhis country Many Of +he pictures u
cnjeeI cd hitnsef during hls travels. lie bnlI ln'
mansion in which ne died-Wnlch - a. OhNtIhtS pa
md Tenth SIN the Yenr 1S45, aud It was at the une
~ erection aud still, OF tne naest Residences III TIE
city. - - - .,ouou. o,1 oos,1,, ,,onu-
at - "a erected at Aspnwall, honor OF tho f0undsfs