Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-25
4 NOBLE MAN GONE.
William Wilson Corcoran, the Well
Known Public Bensfactor and
Philanthropist, Dead.
How the Treasury Surplus VIII ba
Materially Reduced II Half the
Public Bills are Passed.
of Gigantic Thefts of Lumber
and Ties In Artzons-The Guilty
Parties TO be Prosecuted.
CoRCoRAN DEAD.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-W. W. Cor
coran died at 80 this morning. William
Wilson Corcoran WAS born in Georgetown,
D. c., December 81, 1898, his father be
ing native Of Ireland, who removed to
Georgetown Ia 1887, and WAS for many
years mayor Of the town. Mr.. Corcorsn
first engaged in the dry goods business,
and afterwards became 8 commission
merchant His first venture of national
importance was when the Mexican war
broke out. The government had great
difficulty in inducing prominent flnanclers
to float its bonds. The firm
Of Corcoran & Riggs accomplished
the task, laid the foundation of their sub
sequent fortunes and earned for them
selves high names in the financial world.
In 1885 Mr.. CorcoIan married the
daughter of Commodore Morris. They
had one child, Louise, who, in 1859 msr-
ried Hon. George Eustis, then a member
of Congress from Louisiana. It is as q
public benefactor and philanthropist that
Mr.. Corcoran Is best known. His beue-
factions sre OF long standing. In 1S47 he
pu chased the site of Oak Hill cemetery,
Georgetown, expended about Sl20, 200 In
improving 1t and pre- ented IL to his native
to I'm. The Corcorsn gallery Of art he
established In 1857, spending about $780,
600 In fitting 1t up, ana in addition estsb-
lishing sn endowment fund Of nearly
100000 for its benefit. RstrsrsfeEred
his entire collection of paintings, statpary
and works Of art to 1t. Another OF his
large public gifts is the Louise Home,
which he founded.
IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE,.
II Is intended IS q homo for AGED
women of refinement and education VINO
o? reVerses of fortunes have been re-
duced from tffluence TO poverty This
building costs about 100000 and has an
sedtowment fund in addition OF about
100000. Mr.. Corcoran has made large
and valuable gifts to the Washington
Orphan Asylum, the Columbian Uoi-
Versity and many institutions of the souto.
He also gave 100000 to the church OF
Ascension In this city. To the University
of Virginia he has made gifts amounting
TO about $500, 900, besides library Ct
about 1000 volumes. MIR. Corcoran's
private life has been Bs pure and un-
DESTINATIONS as his public bsnefactlons
have been munidcent and hss made his
NANNY 4OfCO oAO 4CEpSSLCu tu AIS LaLlNC
city and throughout the country.
NEW WAY OF REDUCING THE SURPLUS
Special to the Gazetta.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a There will be
small necessity for reducing the surplus
in the Treasury tariff legislation, or vot-
Ing $4,000. 900 from the Treasury Golfers
to carry out the provisions of the Blair
bill, If the bills already reported, and to
be reported from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds become laws.
1t may be interesting to note some
statistics on this question in passing. If
the House gets through all the bills that
have been introduced by its own N M
BERG, and also those Of the Senate, the
appropriations will exceed 1000, 600
A CRY has been made by some eastern
thSt the south was 10 get the
lions share OF the money. This is mani.
testify incorrect IS will be seen from the
following analysis: