The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-18
OBITUARY.
j. III. Devereux, President of the c., O., G.
g. /. Railway Company.

s. I. Railway Company.
CLEVELAND, O., March l7.-Gen. j. Fl. Deve-
reux, president of the Cleveland. Columbus,
Cincinnati & Indianapolis railway, died at lilo
tonight of cancer of the stomach Mr.. Dove
reux's illness has been comparatively brief
Until within year he has been the type of
physical health Last July he was troubled
with lumbago. Within few weeks he partially
recovered, but his physician prescribed rest, and
Mr. Devereux spent few weeks at Richfeld
Springs, n. Y. On returning he took trip to
England, in October, and was seemingly bene
flied. While in England he attended several
social receptions. and had greatly improved,
but shortly before his departure for home he
grew worse again. High medical authority, con-
suited at London suspected the cancerous orr
GIN of Mr. Deveraux's illness, but it was not un-
til his return to America that he learned the
nature of his malady. He knew that It's result
would prove fatal. but hoped that the end would
be delayed until summer He never muir
INJURED, and even his most intimate friends were
in ignorance Of the nature of his trouble until a
few days ago. His wife, herself an invalid at
the time, did not learn it until quite recently.
Mr.. DevereuX continued at his desk every day.
transacting his regular official duties, until Sat-
urday, February 81 when his physical weakness
kept him at home. His mind was as bright and
clear as ever, and he still attended to business
through his secretary until day or two before
his death
Mr.. Devereux was born In Boston, April
s. 1882; he entered railroad service in May,
1848 from that time to 1851 he was rodman and
assistant engineer on the O., c. e c. railroad
from 1851 to 1852 he was assistant engineer on
the Cleveland, gainesville 6 Ashtabula railroad;
from 1852 TO October, 1861, he was resident en-
gineer on the Tennessee g. Alabama railroad
construction and operation United States mill
tary engineer on the Shenandoah valley rail
roads, April, 1862 May, 1862 to March, 1864,
superintendent of the United States military
railroads of Virginia; March, 1864, to May, 1865,
superintendent of the Cleveland d Pittsburg
railroad; 1868, vice president of the same road;
May, 1863 to March, 1869, vice. president of the
Lake Shore railroad; president of the
same until the consolidation of the
line between Buffalo and Chicago,
and vice president of the Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern road to May, 1870; May, 1870 to
June 1873, general manager of the same road;
June 1873, to date president of the c., @, G. d
l. Railway Company; June. 1873, to 1874 vice
president and general manager of the Atlantic e.
Great Western road; 1874 president of the She
mango d Allegheny the Pennsylvania Petroleum
and the Pithole Valley railroad companies;
June 1873, TO date vice president of the Cleve-
land e. Mahoning Valley Railroad Company;
January, 1880, to 1881 president of the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad: June, 1880,
to June, 1882 president of the Cincinnati. Ham
ilton q Indianapolis, Dayton & Michigan. Gin
clnnatl, hamilton % Dayton and Clncln-
natl, Richmond & Chicago railroad COM
panies; October, 1880. to May, 1882, president of
the Indianapolis & st. Louis Railroad Company;
May to September. 1882, receiver of the same
road, and September, 1882 to date president.
But few railroad men have occupied a more
prominent place. not only as an official, but
as doer of good works. Anything which tend
ed to elevate the employees the road morally
met with his hearty approval Specially has
Mr. Devereux been interested in establishing
Railway Mems Christian Associations, and in
aiding this association outside the railroad
branch. he has contributed literally.