New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-31
DIR. WINSLOW S. PIERCE.

Dr vtnsIow : Pierce died on sunday morning at
No. eos Leterts place, Brooklyn. Dr. Pierce was
well known this city, having lived for twelve years
at No 2,1O9 Madson-ave. He was a cousin OF
President Franklin Pierce and was born In Boston
IN 1910. He was graduated from Dartmouth and
subsequently from the Harvard Medical school uhuer
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes He practsed his pro-
fessIon in the West until 1s49 when he went Wild
the pioneers Of that year to California In 1881 ne
was elected Controller of California Tho finances
OF the newly organized Golden State were In an I'M
healthy condition at the time Dr. Pierce assumed con-
troll of them and for his business tact and energy no
was awarded the credit by stephen A. Douglas and
other public men OF the time of restoring them 10
sound basis.
DR. Pierce remained conspicuous figure in the
politics of the Pacific Slope for years, and re-
ceyed the offer of a United States Senatorshp from
California, but compelled for personal reasons
to decline the honor With Ralson, the banker, "ho
afterward committed suicide, he started the first line
of steamships between the Isthmus OF Panama anu
san Francisco. He, with three Others, projected
line OF railway from the Missouri River to the Pacific,
which was afterward covered to great extent oy inc
present Union Pacific. During residence OF twenty
wears in indianapolis, he devoted himself largely 10
the development OF the iron and coal Industries OF
Indiana and was instrumental In building rolling mills
and established the first blast furnace In that etae'
His political affiliations brought him In contact WIN
many prominent people, and he rechoned ahons HIS
friends Senator Broderick, OF California, who was
killed by Terry In duel stephen A. Douglas, Thomas
A. Hendricks, Reverdy Johnson, Samuel j. Iluen
and General Grant. The latter once offered him
an office of high character, which he was obliged
with gratitude to decline
Dr. Pierce was a great student OF English ponucs'
and this led to an acquaintance with Joseph Chan-
berIap When the latter in this country recently
he found time from his duties as Fishery Commits
sloner to call upon DR.. Pierce. Among MS many
friends he counted as not the least General Benjamin
Harrison of Indianapolis who only last week wrote
touching letter to the dying full Of manly SYM
pathy for him in his Sickness and expressing an earn
est hope Of his recovery
DR. Pierce was what might be termed the oouoic
brother-in-law OF Vice-President Hendricks, having
married his two sisters the first Jane Hendricks, ID
1s55. three years after her death, in 1867, he mar
RED Ann Hendricks who died in this city last "lntr
The death Of his second wife just as tney were
m start on a trip TO California proved great pIo
m DIR Perce's health. BY the advice OF MS physl-
clans he went Florida, and after seVeral MON,
returned North about a month ago Win MS Oons.ieu-
tion seemingly perfectly restored. zen Gays aeo'
however he was again taken Ill ana uld nOt RAM
HIS children who all present az MS ueatnoeu,,
are Henry b. Pierce, Of Indianapolis ex-AssisIaht
tinted states District Attorney and formerly law
partner OF Senator Turpie John H. Pierce OF ns
Wlnslow s. Pierce ir., of the law hrm OF Dliaon 81
swayne of this city, and two daughters, neieh anu
Mary The former Is the wife OF AUSTIN bai1Sns,
~ he firm OF Nell Nc Donald & Co., bankers No a.
Wast the latter is Mrs Arthur Coates her nusudnu
being with Arnold, Constable Co., OF this Gl1y'
Pierce will be buried Thursday IN CrO"n LII N'i
terry, Indianapolis.