Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-29
GENERAL erOR4E W. CAss.

Sketch of tho Dsceased Eek President of
the PIulbu z, Fort Wsyne and Chicago
Railroad Company.
New 70 Herald.
General George W. Cass, ex-president
OF the Pi.tsburg, Fort Wayne and Chica
90 Railroad Company, died yesterday at
his residence, No. 81 West Fltty-seventh
street. He mad been ailing for over 8
year, and mad only returned last Sstur-
dAy from Lakewood, J where be mad
LeeD spending the winter. LAST Monday
he suddenly grew worse, snd on Tuesday
lost consciousness and never afterward
rallied.
H. was born OF New Eoglsud parents
ing Muskpgum county, OHIO, in 1910,
snd was in 1924 sent to Detroit, wheT@ be
remained until 1927 as pupil # the Rev.
AshOeI Wells ana member Of the iaml y
of the late General LEWIS Cas-, 81 that
time G vernon of the Territory of Michi-
gan. He thes obtain, q an bppOtu ment
as cadet to he Uuited States Military
Academy at West Point, from which in
stitu ion he graduated with high rank in
1882 His mathematical sttalnments were
so thorough thai he WAS Immediately on
graduating rendered a portion in the
academy as assistant professor in that de-
partment.
New months later he wSs assigned to
the corps of miIi'arV engineers, in which
he remained until October, 1885, when he
received from General Jackson, then
President, an appointment as civil en-
gine-r on the National road, in which
capacity he continued until its compile
ton. During this service he erected the
hrIH U4F
United S stes, over Dunlap's creek, d
tributary OF the Monographs river.
Through his -iDs;rumeDtnhyy G company
WAS organic d for the Improvement Of the
nj ,nopgshels river. He served as en-
gin5er OF the company, and subst qnvntiY
as one of the buard If managers, until,
sitter many q ,ancial Vicissitudes, be wit
messed in 1874 the accomplishment OF Its
objects.
After the completion Of the Monogshela
Improvement he orgauiz-d the e st steam
boat line on the river, and al-o the first
fast trsnspol t8tion line scross the moua-
tains by relays Of teams, building up q
large carrying trade between the east and
the west |" lS49 ne established the
Adams Express ACROSS the mountains
from Baltimore, Effected the consollds-
ton of aIl the Adams express lines be-
tween Boston I'D st. Louis, and as far
south as Richmond. IL 1850 he was
elected president of the consolidated
company.
In January, 1856, he WAS elected presi-
dent Of the Ono aud Pennsylvania kill-
road Company, then completed TO Crest
line TIVE different corporations were
engaged In constructing the roads be-
tween CresJline and Chicago, but they
had exhSus ed all their resources, and TIE
work had come to 6 staDdstill.
He became the president OF the con
solidated organization known as the
Pittsnurg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
way Company, and remained at its head
until il passed under the control OF the
Pennsylvania Central Company. While
engaged in this extensive railway snter
prise ne amassed large fortune, an in
addition to that achieved high reputa
ton as g railroad manager. He was fol
many years quite prominent as q Demo
cratic politician IN Pennsylvania, par
ticipating in state and national conven
lions and WELDING considerable 10
huence over the rank and file OF the part!
in the western part Of the state.