New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
OBITUARY.
HENRY MONETT.

Henry Monet, general passenger agent Of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad, died at 5
D. m, yesterday, at his homo in Yonkers. His death
was due 10 pneumonia, resulting from severe cold
contracted while on trip the Vanderbilt roads
comIanlcd by Chsuncey NJ. Dcpew. The funeral Will be
held tomorrow at 80 a special train will
leave the Grand Central Station at AS m. The
burial will be In Columbus, Saturday.
Mr.. Monett had at age Of less than thirty Ave
years achieved reputation In the passenger depart
ment Of the railway system of the country second TO
none ranking with him. and TO the respect for his
ability and enterprise added popularity among
all who knew him that fell little short Of affec
ton. lie born in Columbus, Ohio on December
o, 1885, his father being connected with The Jour
nal published In that city and the at one tmc
leaving tho railway service TO engage In work upon it
In June, 1862 he became messenger and ticket agent
the office OF tho general passenger agent OF the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and St Louis Railway at his native
place and held the position up to 1873 Among his
chiefs were men well-known In the earlier passenger
work OF the Pennsylvania Western lines-Frank p
Myers and Colonel w. l. O'Brien. Ills connection with
the Pennsylvania lines lasted until July l. 1882, the
Positions held by him being those of and division
clerk of the Pttsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railway
and OF the Pennsylvania Company at Pittsburg from
1873 TO 1874 chief clerk In the general passenger de-
partment Il the railway from 1874 1880, and
assistant general passenger agent from January $50
TO April l. 1881 and for the next year chief assistant
general passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania Company
and the Plttsburg. Cincinnati and ST. Louis Railway
1t vas during his service with the Pennsylvania
Company that he temporarily became a correspondent
OF " The Columbus Journal and made credable
record as lively collector OF in advance OF rival
papers When the New York. Chicago and ST. Louis
the Nickel Plate') enterprise launched By Colonel
Calvin 5. Brlce and his associates Mr. Monet was
seected as general passenger agent Of the road where
however, he had small chance of adding HIS repua-
tlon before he secured in the same position ON
the West shore Railroad, taking office March /,
1883 He opened both roads for assenger business,
however, and in the vigorous battle Nagcd against the
Vanderbilt systems made reputation one of tho
cevcrcs railroad fighters and advertisers in the coun-
try. When the New-York Central absorbed the West
Shore Mr. Monet received hatcring offers from some
of the other Eastern roads, but he remained working
quietly In his departments until the death OF Daniel
> kendrck general passenger agent Of the NewYork
Central, whose successor he was made on February
1857 Vigorous, aggressive, enerprsng and popu-
lar, Mr. Monett devoted his genius 10 the road whose
worst enemy he had been with a which
The general sentiment of bis and rivals was
crystazcd by CommIssion g. f. Person In this COM
ment:
Mr. Monet was man OF exceptional ability, and
in every position he ever occupied he lett place which
II would be difficult TO MI with his equal lie was
man OF broad views, bur ga ped subject with
de sful quckneSs, formed his opinions with rapidly
and judg me IT. and having formed them was prompt 10
career railroad man which would, had he lived,
have been Of the brightest In the annals of rail
be so ID spared, whose loss Will be widely
and deeply mOurned"
Mr. Monet leaves a wife and three yonng children
who living now at Yonkers, where he had recently
removed nom Brooklyn.