, 1879-01-17
OBITUARY..
llAINBH II. MAUIH,

Intelligence was received to thia city yester-
day OF tho death, ut Washington, D. C., OF Mr.
IL, Il. Maelc, ono OF tho oldest aud wcafthtcst
r4tlxcns Of Chicago. No particulars regarding
Mr.. Alagto's Inst hours wero given IN tho brief
dispatch sent by hts son-lu-|aw, cx-Judgn
Tree, 10 Mr.. Edwin Hlackn,an, who. for the past
forty years. Inns had more Or less, Charge Of tho
leecnseti gent'cnan's property.
sIr. MugIe was born In Elizabeth, N. j., Oct.
30, 1901. and was, consequently, At the time OF
his ttcatt,, In his 10Th year. In 1881 hc 'aue 10
Chicago and at once established himself LII tho
dry-goots business, Ills store being on ths Gust
side of In 1ailc street, between SOUTH HntnF
aud Lake. In 1880 hg moved to tiW I.akc street,
Tie firm name at tlat time being Il. II: Mngic
Who w. Killed II tho great Lake street t!ro III
with the onalnsss Ut NJ. Magic
began In 1850 whcn ho entered tlIc service OF
Until , is45, whos, IL became lunior partner:
ln 1889 tlis firm Ut II. i. Magic was bought cut
by Mr.. Blackt.nr and Mr. 4. q: Downs, tho
new rn' SStao!shl1,9 't:e'f a. NO. lgs laes az,
nrtiye business life, and never entered It aga!1,
1evotns lis time to the management Of hts
cstnte. .....-.,
mcnt Of tho property, h!s health beginning tall
| nbuut that time, and the business CONNECTED With
tic es.atu bcnr looked after BY ~. blaekn'an.
~ tic time Of tho great tru In 1871. Ar. Magic
was severely burned tn cacap!nR from h!e rcsl'
tluucc, which WIS iu tho squnrc bounded ~
On!o, Cnss, Ontario, and State streets, and the
shock WIS ONO from which he never recos
In Alay, 1876, ho telt Chicago for Europe,-a
change u tcetc having bccn advised. lilo was
accompanied nn this trip by his dauEhtct anA
ho,l-ill.law, and before starting uctt!cd to Judge
I'reo pncalf ot his real estate, his enttrs M for'
tune at that time being estimated ut 81. 80, o00.
Tho plrty returned t America last October,
uu4 q residence at Washington WIS taken lor
this wtntcr, tho climate OF that city being
ucomcd better for tue invalid than t!lat of chi
vag0. After reaching Washington, Mr. hagia'a
health, failed rapidly, mud not long ago lio sui
fcrrd ~ sIisht stroke OF paratyata' which ren
,icsed l,is right arm and tcg useess. 4 gradua
decline then cnsucsl which Terminated IN deatl
! | yesterday m0rnnE.
IL rpg sru TO tho fortune left by tho deccased
II viii unuunt to fully s500.0D large portion
| uetig III personal proTicrty. In tho why u scu
cxtata he ownci! tbs laDd on which Ia sltuatc1
I Ito ttnck sni buildings of tho Chicago Jockey
| aud Iruttipg Club, the lot and building on ~
, | southwest corner OF Randolph ulll Lasa'
i streets, several nnmproved lots On Lake street
md tho ,nts AMI buildings at Nos. l0l, 101, nn'
: 1t5 OF the SAME tllornughtate. Ilo also owne'
thn lot at,l lulfatug on tho northwest eornef Q
zlux Addition 10 Chicago, ou which bis restdsuc
i formerly stood.
/ This date Of thr funeral is not known. but
Is rrobuhlc that tho body will bo brought I
Ctiicago md placed III tho famlly tomb At Grace
1 lant.
!, iii. afngie left but one child, tho wlfs (
i J,,igo Tree. Ills Will was ina.le sonc time ags
}. but It's contents WILL Of course, rc'nA!n unknoW
= uuL! tie document Ia admitted to probate.