New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-31
DEATH OF ROYAL PHELPS.
END OF A PRAlsEwORrHY CAREER.
SCION or Az OLD FAMILY, AND HIS EARLY TX
PEgIEXCEs a REPRESENTATIVE AMERICA

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PEEIEXCGs a RzP@EsGSrArrvE American
MERCHANT.
Royal Phelps, one Of New York's most re-
spocted anI valuable czens and merchants died at his
home. No - Ease 'ixtccntst 30 yesterday.
he Tor the last few hours of bis life lie
had been troubled i,r several yelr with disease Of the
bladder. which weakened hin gr atty and a tant
drain hi' sys sld bad he been the robust md
physically perfect specimen OF manhood thai be h
must have su'cun5sd % ~ years Last winter he
contracted r. c1,d Which n could not throw Oh.
and NJ failed rlpdy-lolu, ab0.s lty pounds in weight
IN thrco months on JUNE Il be- paid his lat visit to his
pace OF busnes. an confined his house from that
tlre lie seyeutrhve year, OF age.
Mr. Phelps born ~ sem ron us, Cavu County.
y - on March 30. 1909 and was to only son Of the
Rev Royal Phelps AIT uanlah Stafford, his wife, lie
descended tha p4erna side from the Ia Ps family o.
West'I, Mass, wac came from T. Gland AM sctlrf no
tina, plce about the year 1870 rs e@ntflt .cr john
Phelps was dis ngi'shed lawyer an a gIadu1te %
Yale college IN tie class OF 1859, and vas for several
y era Oh. representative OF Hampton County IA the
4!tlcna5 ti Ln--latlra. II, tain r.. Ia Roy Royal
Pine - -.c' o. SON JOAN Phelps, g0-a - Nc ti.d
N 1870. was rr.G..-et ~ Ya.c College ~ the
ola, t11 wa installed %, 7cmproe us IN 1905.
ANA Litu at "ancow1, -. Y in 1891. Mr. Pa-.pfs
no.ac- vls daughter oi Colonel Joh spaAorl OF Tia
mo.th. Ha.ilL1 ~ .gu-j, vermont she did a, Low
vl" y. T.. ~ ISL 3ls was sister Of Uo.at!o Gates
Sp4T,rI H. D., 9I..). O, S2aAOrIs Gazetteer OF tie
state oi Sev-f .ts'
~ ADVENTUROUS YOUTH.
Foyal Phelps 70 KEPT n scaoo until Re four cen
years DID, wacn n.s.or unes beieI h.s parents he
w+ scat D., h!7 ld:',lerlt Lowyll.e. shortly after
ward he placed With General SorJnrup with the IN.
tH-io1 OF N lsng him r tanner Tais business a!d not
salt h.1 4lt when 5e h,een years Old be away
and found HI wy 10 Ncw-York City. Finding mere
old friend ~ his "a hers he aided to attend
morcal school f1r few months, after which, IA ls24. he
went to santa Cruz IN the We4, Indies There he re-
m,iueI only year Two, and then following In tho
path o te young advcntu-srs OF day ne started for
the Bepuhc % Colombia. Al Puerto CaD-O Ie served
long apprenticeship clerk. aad then began business on
hl own account. b. 1910 ne had built mp i business
extensive connections IA this country well ~ IN
Europe AM in credit second TO none On the Spanish
Main About time he became partn IN and took
the management OF an old established house at II
Guayra
IT. PLclns's corresD 0udsnts IN New-Yo-k were the
M-iJanls. whose Rouse had be esta5 shed in 1896
II 1877 the pr us-s invited Mr Phelps to come 70
Segvyo and undertake tle mGlarem, n h-ir bus-
ness. Tie came aud became 4 member o. The firm.
who's tie was tao1 chang - Nl.,lanl Phelps & Co.
-i. - 20 ,o 81 t' 1r T53-
Maitland aaA I-Or,e Cop"c.. wac viii coutlIe the Jusi-
ue-i under [Ie old 1r,I name.
SIP. PHILIPS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ACTIVITY
Ir Pbelp, has held many positions OF trust aad re-
r bC' h.- always Done SO under protest as be
desired lr .'s whole atteurou % his busLo,s. Ia
December go. be- T4, .sc-sd us 10 0i Lo D1ln-
oor %, Coa.l-r, and Ia 1915 made r-t VICE ses
dong sli held ).e 5r seven AKA, wl'n ne Refused
| a-.-a.c.iaa. rc vlsmlt- % member If .l' Board "
-fll1-er-. ~ THE Row ins rance Company In l'1,
pointed -.:..ee m. .a- he t.r .ar r.. SLID t-t ..s
los .io0 -. le tn.. 1f hf .'-l Dr. January. l~-. De
Comp ny 4ad H- l9r .-i oa ta. D.. 20. .e tasac.
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