New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-21
OBITUARY.
TRFNOR w. PARK.

lfenor w. fark, president OF the Panama RAIL
road Company, died OF paralysis on the morning of
the 18th inst, while on his way to Aspinwall on
board the steamship San Bias. The steamer ar
rived at Aspinwall yesterday morning and tho
intelligene, of Mr. Parks death was tel
eGraphed to his children in this city.
They were unprepared for it, inasmuch as
MIR. Park. although not IN vigorous health for the
last few months, no. thought TO be seriously i'll.
His body mas been embamed and will be brought
back to this city on the return of the steamer.
MIR. Park was native of Bennington, Vermont
aud hfty-nine years old. His childhood, youth and
early manhood were spent in Benning-
ton. where. after a common school ed
ucation, he began the practice of law.
There. too, he married Miss Laura Hall,
daughter of Hiland Hall, once Governor OF YER
mont In 1852 Mr.. Hall, who had been appointed
second Controller of the Treasury. was sent to Cal
Norma as chairman of the commission charged with
the lnvesfiga ion of land titles in that State MI
Park followed him. his financial condition ut the
time being indicated by the fact that to do so he
borrowed money from Jim" Mcdonald, we'll
known money-Iender of Bennington. Not long at
ter his arrival in San Francisco Mr.. Park became
partner of General Hallcck lin the firm
of Ealleck, Prachey, Billings & Park. The
firm did Ia rgr share of the business created
DIV the conlr yerses on land titles in California in
zen years Mr.. PARK made enough money to enable
nm 70 invest extensively in real estate and to en-
Dark In numb T of mining and other speculative
enterprises, He brcame interested in the estate OF
Las Marposas and with Gen ra! John G. Fremont
and Others. on his return TO New-YOrk in 1868 he
organized the Marposa Company, which became
bankrupt after its stock had been purchased largely
by New-iork capitalists. Mr.. Park always re-
tanned warm interest in hi: native
at North Ben ing'on, dividing his time between
there and New-lork. There he invested a portion
A init l ia, Nnf al Il nlca and oil
p ADom' twenty-five wears ago Mr.. Par4 Joined
gage bonds of the Western Vermont Raj
interest and reorganizng the road as the Benning-
ton and Rntland Railway Company. Mr.. Park was
also on 80 The projectors of the Emma
nine, ano las me cuief nstrumen. IN the carrying
out OF the project by which the mine was sold to the
EHglish s1ckholders. i is one Of the
tlcn to an article which appeared in THE TRIBUNE
at the time of the scandal created by General
Schenck connection with that enterprise and sued
The TRIBUNE Association for libel Arguments
were had on the uleadngs in the United States CIR,
cut Court but before the reached Tor rlal
Mr.. Park dlscontinu d 1t without cost. hlr. Park
kent his holdings OF Emma mine stock, effected set
Elements with tine Eng sh stockholders and as iate
as lasi Thank giving day said to friend that he
considered the mine worth twice as much as he had
Mr.. Park made fortune out of the
sale, Of the stock of the Panama Rail;
road Company to the De Lesseps Canal
Company last year. The price agreed upon for the
railroad stock was $50 but this was exclusive of
the cash assets IN { le cmpany's hands when
announced TO about $40 share more. Mr. Park held
at the time nearly $4,000 sh res of Panama stock,
on which he received from the canal company
nearly "a. 00O. 900. lie had been con ected with
the company for tn or twelve years, and at one
time he was obliged, is SAID, to sell some of his
stock to relieve himself from hnanclal
EN- arrassment. He afterward bought back the
stock and when Uhs' control of the company was
sold 10 h canal company he owned more Panama
s ock than ever before. tie died worth probably
81 100000 although some of his Intimate irlen is
estimated his ortune considerably higher THROUGH
out his connection with the Panama Railroad he
was the dominant power, and to INN, more thah 10
anl other one man, probably, was due the SUCCESS
OF the com ANY.
In personal appearance Mr. Park was short and
sligh,. hr carried his head bent forward so lar
that he seemed almost rOund-snOuldered appar-
emily he absorbed always III deep thought.
HIS eyes re- small, but bright and restless and his
whole manneI was nervous ana restrained. us
face i-shaven, but IN late years AT Ieast IL
had a whtIsn hue hal MS thin gray halr faled 10
rel eve. tbs mouth were strong ana nun,
and his thin Inns ,iosed over his words with great
decision He spo slOwy as II he wegheh the value
of every statement he made. lie was modese
and unoDtrusive. but thoughtful aud possessed OF
great power. He 1nyeterite reader Ills
first wife having died IN 1870, Mr. PARK on May 30
Oh this " married Miss Ella Nichols, dauShter Oh
A. &. NcDOl-, OF san Francisco lady OF tnrty-
ii We years. Sue was wl,n i'm when he died. Inree
children by s first wife are living. They are Mrs.
J. q. Nc nilOugl, Mrs. f. Is. Jennings and irenor
AR. PARK took great interest in The TRIBUNE
Fresh AIR Fund lasI summer aud devoted his coun-
try mousse near Bennington, VT. to the entertain
neut of chlidTen and moIheis sent out by Ii. he
estate winch is ca NJ tpe Grove besides farm
lands comprises park Of l72 acres, IN wnich the
house ia stu.ted. over one hundred children
and hers entertained there In the course OF
the Summer by AiT. Park. The house was supplied
bv him win ), rvants. food and every thing else
necessary foI the AMI comfort OF his guests. lie
seut ms physician to maple Grove every
day TO iCon alter the health OF the poo
pie there and toOk the greatest personal interest
in the welfare OF his guests.
His Ca. eer was on ,hc whole successful. He made
many enemies but 1t is only just TO say That
he also ma C macy friends, tnat they believed
in him imoIcItly, and That those VINO once
beca ne his rlenus never changed. HIS later years
were free from sharp conflicts and full OF kindly |
derds and his death will DE widely mOurned.