The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
LOCATING THE DEPOTS.
DEATH OEHoN. j. e. CALHOUN.
The End of the Long Life OF the Largest
Landowner and One OF the Most Agree
able Men in the State.
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1Special to the News and Courier.
ABBEvILLE, October 3l.-Col. James
Edward Calhoun died at his residence,
Millwood, at ten minutes past O'Clock
this morning, in. his 94th year. His
remains will be carried to Pendleton for
interment.
The Hon. James Edward Calhoun
was one of the most remarkable men
in South Carolina. Upto within short
time of his death he possessed perfect
health, his intellect was undimmed
and his memory as fresh as when in
the prime of life. He had never used
eyeglasses, and read with ease by the
light of an ordinary kerosene lamp.
At home his favcrite exercise was to
mount his horse and ride over his i'm
mense estate. His career wasrfo less
remarkable than the w4ruerful preser-
vation of hishaat1.
Mr. Calhoun was the youngest son
of the distinguished lawyer, the Hon.
John E. Calhoun, who died in the
prime of his life in 1902, and while
serving term in the United States
Senate. At the death of his father Mg
Calhoun came into the possession of
large fortune, but his taste for adven-
ture led him to seek the seas and he
entered the navy in 1916. He was at
that time the richest man in the ser
vice. His distinguished brother-in-law,
John G. Calhoun, was at that time
Just entering upon a career which gave
him worldwide reputation. The young
midshipman added to handsome per-
son and most pleasing address more
than orninary ability. He possessed
especially great aptitude for langu-
ages, and during his travels acquired a
familiarity with over sixteen tongues.
His chief object in enlisting in the
navy was TO see the world and seek
adventures, and he lost no opportunity
of throwing himselfinto those positions
in which he could best accomplish
these ends. His wealth, position, in
fuence and ability enabled him to
crafty his tastes. He joined many
Expeditions and visited nearly every
quarter of the globe. He was with the
celebrated Long expedition, which ex-
plored the great Northwest, at that
time an unknown wilderness, and
visited the spot where Chicago now
stands long before it had been thought
of as site for city.
In early manhood Mr.. Calhoun mar
ried Miss Simkins, Of Edgefeld, but
his wife died many years ago, leaving
no children.
Mr.. Calhoun resigned from the navy
in 1888 and returned to his estates in
Abbeville County. These consisted OF
several plantations situated on the
Savannah River at point then known
as "Trotter's Sheals." For more than
half century be has led the life OF a
hermit, his time being devoted to the
buildin up of his estate, adding this
wear a plantation and the next another
until at his death he was the owner OF
over 25,000 acres Of land on both sides
of the Savannah River and with
water front of over twenty-five miles.
On his estates, it is said, there is the
finest water power in the South. In
addition to this SPLENDID homestead of
$4,000 acres Mr.. Calhoun owned over
165, 900 acres of land in the mountain
sections of Plckens and Oconee coun-
ties.
While Mr.. Calhoun has lived alone
he has always taken a keen interest IN
passing events and public men and
measures. In his youth he was thrown
with mauy distinguished people, not
only in this country but abroad. His
recollectious ofsuch well-known charac-
ters as Clay, Webster, Randolph,
Jackson and many Others, and his vivid
and suggestive manner oftalking made
him one of the most interesting con-
yersationalists in the State.