Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-06
OBITUARY.
sudden Death OF nepry ~. johnston.

sudden Death OF senry ". Johnston.
A private telegram received In this
oity yesterday announces the death, at tho
Fifth Avenue hotel, Now York, from n
sudden ard severe attack of pneumonia,
of MIR. Henry Il. Johnston, OF Baltimore
well known In this city. Mr. Johnston
was member Of an old Baltimore family,
conspicuous In tho financial and social
circles Of that city, and was for many
years member Of tho banking firm vi
Johnston Bros, which carried on tho
business transmitted from their father,
aud was only rooently dissolved on ac-
count OF Mr.. Johnston's failing health.
Some eighteen years ago Mr.. Johnston
was married to Harriet Lane, the aocom.
plished and beautiful nieoo OF President
buchanan, tho mistress Of his homo at
Wheatland and lady of tho White House
during his presidency. Their union was
blessed with two bright aud handsome
boys, James B. and Harry, both of whom,
ii will be remembered, died within the
past fow years. hftor tho doceaso Of tho
elder his parents, accompanied by Harry,
went to Europe in tho hopo Of prolonging
his health, but no died abroad and, broken
in spirit by this double domestic ailliction
and shattered in health, Mr.. Johnston
camo home au invalid. lIo withdrew from
active business pursuits and engaged sim
ply In acts Of benevolenoe and schemes for
tho wisCst disposition Of his largo estate.
Mr.. Johnston was man of flne culture,
graduate Of Harvard, n courteous aud
hospitablo gentleman, far sighted aud
successful In business operations. He had
n magnificent homo in Baltimore, whero
his large business interests centered, and
until the death of his beloved boys spsut
the summer at Whcatlaud. lie was, under
the reorganization Of the Northern Pf
railroad, made n director in that company
and was widely known in the commercial
world
Mr.. J. was a powholder in and patron Of
st. James +. Il. church, of this city, in
which he and his wife erected memorial
windows to their children. To his
bereavCd vito, in her double allliction will
go ouS tho generous and quickened sym.
paty OF this community, Of which she was
no long aiming ornament.
Mr.. Johnston was the eldest OF tho four
sons Of Henry ID. Johnston. Tho latter
was member Of the well known banking
firm Of Josiah Leo Il Co., Of Baltimore.
Mr.. JOhnston's mother was Miss Elliott,
whose brother was the husband Of the celo
brated Madam Celeste Of stage fame. On
the death Of Henry ID. Johnston tho bank
ing business was continued by Josiah
l'eo ~ OO.t Wulc ilshly Il. JOnuStOn, win
his brother, Josiah Lee Johntson, estab
lished another banking house, uudrr tho
firm namo Of Johnston & Bro whioI has
been very successful.
Another brothe-, Elliott Johnstor,
was in tho United States navy, and
now resides on the Eastern shoro Of
Mary Thomas Johnston, tho other
brother, married Miss Celeste, daughter Ot
the famous danseuse, and lives in Cuba
In memory of their ChildroD Mr.. AMI
Mrs Johnston recently endowed ,w1 hos
pitals in Baltimore, ono which is called
tho Harriet Lane Johnston hospital iur
girls. Tho other is for training nurses.
Both institutions were incorporated by Il o
late session of tho Legislature. Memorial
windo~s tO the dead boys were placed in
st PIul's T. f.. church, Baltimore, by the
fond parents. Tho remains Of Mr.. Johu-
stou were taken to Baltimore 10 day for
burial.