Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-27
LIFE'S LABORS ENDED,
He Rests in Peace After Its Tolls
and Cares.


and Cares.
DEATH OF PRESIDENT ]. W. GARRETT.
DeCease of fine Efficient President Of the
Great Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road System.
HIS HISTORY A MODEL FOR ALL.
BALTIMORE September 66.-The flag on
the b. & o. building is flying at hall mast
in respect to the memory OF the deceased
and the executive building itself is draped
in mourning. This morning Major W. II.
Hill. purchasing agent Of the B. a q. rail
way, issued orders by telegraph as to tho
draping of buildings owned by the company.
The depot at Camden station in this city,
the work kshops at Mount Clare the piers at
Locust Point, all the round houses in Balti-
timore the railroad and telegraph offices Of
the company in Washington and New York,
and every Office and station ofthe company,
will be drapcd in mourning, as mark of
respect to the illustrious deceased. The
remains left Deer Park in Mr.. Garrett s
private car MARYLAND, by special train, at
eleven 0 clock TO day, and upon arrival here
will be taken 10 NontcbclIo, his country seat,
where the funeral will take place on Sun.
day morning.
John v Garrett WAS born IN Baltimore,
luly 81, iS2o. His father founded the firm
of Robert Garrett Il Sons in lS5G. The
nlder Garrett was born in the north OF Ire
land aud immigratcl to this country when
eight wears OF age, settling in Cumberland
county. Pa He resided there until lN0l,
when he came TO Baltimore. In 1872 he
moved to Mdi,r:own, Pa. He died in
i-J7. Mr.. Garrett married Miss Harrison
- daughter of Thomas Harrison. one Of the
leading merchants pt Baltimore. His de-
votion to his wife was al! through life
lmost loycrlike, and it was her sud
len death which FASTENED his own.
His Children.
lie leave, four children-ThomaS IIarri-
son Garrett. Robert Garrett, Miss Mary t..
Garrett and John " Garrett, Jr., the latter
an invalid. When Mr.. Garrett graduated
at Lafayette college, Easton, Pa, at the age
Of nineteen wears, he entered the counting
DOM Of hi> father and elder brother, Hcary
:. Garrett, and later was admitted into the
firm, which then became known as Robert
Garrett \ Sons. Robert Garrett under
stood the unlimited mineral and productive
resources of the West. He therefore as,id-
uOusly cultivated con mercial relations and
contact with the DoUndlcss region beyond
the Allechenies The firm became the
active correspondents and representatives,
ur the bankers George Peabody y Co.. OF
london. and OF o:hcr European firms, a
well as Of western merchants. While huS
engaged ~ aCtiv" commercial lite, John ".
Garrett devoted lluch attention to the
rrogrcsS Of the construction OF the BIlli.
mere ~ Ohio railroad. Although pre-.
,io1sly solicited Mr. Garrr' took 20 ac-
tive rart in the contests ia which the com
rany We're engaged until i~5, when his
able and convincing address uIon The
proper course TO he pursued in the affairs OF
the company was accepted By the stock
holders as their views, aHd embodied in 4
series of resolutions which form the ground
work Of the policy TO which tie Baltimore
X Ohio owes It's sucCc-s. In October,
}-57. Mr.. Garrett was requested 70 enter the
directorate Of the COMPANY and h. accepted
the invitation.
Elc"trd President.
On the 18th Of November, lsjN Mr. Gar,
ret was elected to the presidency Of the
company to succeed Mr. Chaunccy Brooks,
resigned. Thepractical wisdom o.! the policy
inaugurated by Mr. Garrett was shown at
the close of the first year Of his incum-
bency. Although owing 10 the depression
in business the gross receipts OF the com
pany were in lSj9 less by $2I2, 9O3.j00 than
they were in 1855, the increase in the az
gregate comparative net gains Of the com.
panv was S72I,325. IL. In the spring Ol
of 1852 the first scmi.lnnual dividend was
declared
Ills Wealth.
Mr.. Garrett fortune is cStima,rl at from
tiuscn million 20 TWENTY-FIVE rrIlrou dollars.
4 conservative business man -. .lim:tcd It at
twenty million dol.lrs. The bulk OF this
wealth is in Balin.,ra & 0iio stock and
securities, and Il IL confidently expected
that he has beunca,hod tn e tc his sons, so
as IN keen ,hr r..tral of the cJruoratiOn
in their hands ,:tacr 'han this there can
he only tie w.:c Supr0sit:ou rs
to what dj,Ha,al e has made of ths
vast "r Mas very r""ccnt on
the su.. - " that they think he
will give lar,t sam toward founding an
art school or 10 The Baltimore and Ohio Re
lief association or 10 some charitable insti-
tuition. Mr. Robert Garrett has been act
;ng President so long that his father 5
death will not. i; is believed, have any ap'
prcciablc effect on the stock of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio. he will doubtless be made
president and it is said that Mr. Spencer
will be made vicc-prcsident.
DEER PArE, Mp. September 2G.-Mr.
John W. Garrett died at j2j o'clock this
morning OF q complication Of diseases,
after a sickness OF about fifteen months.
He had been. more or less unconscious for
two dayS. and throughout yesterday Thurs.
day) had not taken notice Of anything.
His disease. involving the kidneys. was
characterized by his physicians us nervous
exhaustion from long continued and in
tense application TO the busin's, of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company,
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