Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-21
PASSED FROM EARTH.

A Familiar Figure That Will be Seen No
More-Death of Harvey F. Bollman in
His Steamboat-Lile House-Sone of His
Peculiarities.
A quiet. familiar figure, and rather re-
markable one, passed away in Allegheny
yesterday, in Harvey F. BollmaD, who died
in house remarkable also for its archi-
lecture, situated on Woods run. Mr.. Boil
man was an Intellectual man. and also one OF
force and of good family, but his addiction to
the inebriating cup prevented him from occu-
pying the place In the world he would other
wise have taken. He dressed much in the
fashion of feudal lord of past age. and did
many strange things that his death calls to re-
membrance.
Harvey Bollman was born in Philadelphia in
1907, or thereabouts being in his Sith year. His
family was of Hanover. and one of his uncles,
Louis Bollman, was correspondent Of Hum
boldt. the scientist. South American and Mex
lean correspondence of 1903, being in Harvey's
possession. Another uncle, DIR. Eric Bol]msn,
assisted in the rescue of General Lafayette
from the Austrian fortress of Olmuntz, in 1873.
Harvey Bollman served n mercantile appren-
ticeshfp to the firm of Kurzland & Lightner.
and was subsequently bookkeeper and for
warding clerk IN the employ of Riddle & For
sythe. from 1924 to 1926 He then took service
with Louis Hutchinson, father of James A.
Hutchinson, and eventually became a partner
OF the latter, the connection lasting until 1887.
Ii lS4l the firm of Bollman & Garrison,
founders, owned and occupied the ground now
covered by the postoffice and City Hall. That
year Mr.. Bollman went to Europe, and when he
returned devoted himself to business with such
ehect that in 1850 he was able to retire, and he
again went to Europe for time, but he came
back and finally settled down on a piece of
land, 60 acres, he had bought on Woods run
in 1884 for 81 500. He bought other ground in
the vicinity, but subsequently sold part to
the late William DIllworth. The 60-acre farm
had belonged to a messenger of the Bank of
FistsDurg. and was sold at auction in the Court
House by Barney Hubley, auctioneer. AS
Bollman stepped out of 1.-THE Old Seaton
House" he made the Sl.6O0 bid, and went away
and did not know for some time that the prop
erty had been Knocked down to him.
The name is as familiar in PIttsburg, owing
to the prominence in business circles of its
owner. as has been the figure of the deceased
on the portico of his residence on the New
Brighton road. Henry L. Bollman, a cousin,
was President of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Bank for many years, and two of his
sons are now members Of the firm of Fulton,
Bolman d Co., cordage works Water street.
Henry l.. Bollman is still in the flesh, and lives
in North Carolina. The late Hugh s. Fleming,
ex-Sherif of this county, was married to a
niece of Harvey, and she has a brother living
In Monongahela City.
Harvey never married. and his housekeeper
not only presided over his household affairs,
but since he became blind transacted all his
business under power OF attorney, and pilOted
him through the city when he wished to move
abroad. Their appearance attracted attention
at all times He was tall and slender. but
muscular, and wore beard of SO years growtb,
plated and confined by ring and carried un-
der his vest. 1t was sOme three feet long. He
made q vow in lS4S that he would never shave
until General Scott was elected President, and
fidelity to that vow kept the razor OFF his face
for life. His summer vesture was a long blue
coat and white pantaloons. He lost his sight
about a dozen years ago. His seven-room
cottage on Woods run, New Brighton road.
was surrounded by piazza, and suggested the
appearance of an Ohio river steamboat, to all
passers.