New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-20
TALKS WITH MEN WHO KNEW MIR VIII HERS
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD THURMAN FROM JOHN
NORRIS AND A. J. CAssATT.

4 MORRIS AND A. J. CAsSATT.
New-Orleans Feb. 10 (special)'-Joih q, NV ,o g.
seen at his picturesque and elegant "inei n. n,
II Ch,rles-ave.. this city, and asked """' - ~,
death Of d. d. Witlers would nave vi i',"iH a,oo
r-nited STATES Mr.. Morris, who IS one oi ''0 ''0"
holders OF Monmouth Park, said In rcpN ,,,
xo,r ,bat oue.ton Is about difficult as tle ''uuio
., tho snbinx Mr. Withers's death being 80 recent
and taking place s. far away from me- II - n,"
Gov me 70 give anything like an Intelligent ''pn,
do not even know who ms h'f9 "'', -, 90
uss = bachelor and lately lost many OF Ills hc"'''s' "
w. rn neither A prophet nor the seventh soi
., . saven+h SON. continued Mr.. MOTIFS iausni"e' w
7 am by nature optimistic ana perh"p' way
pensates for my weakness III prop"o"0 i.,n,e ~
49,. GO that 7 apprchend anything injurious ~
Anerican racing interests Will ioilo" '''9 u''' a
v,thers lie was the best man III to 49, ,orc
- ,-.rrn friend OF mine, aud undoubruS no ..
personality had a very appreciaDo enc soa,b will
80 This country still, don't tilhK tia' "'9 A,
,,u.e - chaotic state Of affairs IN racing matt $780,, 49,
So"n - sir Joseph Iawley, or Mr. mary Vi
u'o u'"'. - ,hero are always pessmistS WHO pre-
H''- , di..olntion yet the world ana tNe nav
t o,c an lust the same. Personally o.o
.. n ,,r, improves every day, though Sou' "'"'
papers say the contrary mo-. r., .he dissolution
Do Won think there is any DANGER "a '''0
Of the Monmouth Park AssOcIatioh' hoa scot,
~, !, fine least. There was hoHe "No"
died. The scott estate - V"'
Monmouth Park Company. ,.nos
lad Won been associated with Mr. Mi'"e'H H.,
We. I had been in cooperation "i'h '''" ".'i a,'
all .lon, or course you bh1" "'' d" -,
holder with him In the Moiiou'' am
Had you known him long ,,.,n il, ,bc
..irco ,vnv back behind the smoke oi val "
ante beIIum DAYS. lie came to Lous""" ~ ,..oy
..,,.tive Of 3, great New York sugar ana "i'''''o
bnuse met him in company with such men ., D 49,
- y vr,or -Ud.u and Richard MiheG' lie W
a,o ,ho ornor NJ a plantation here, which nc sou WI
= million If dollars when lie went 10 the N0F'n'
what were his personal chaiacieri9''' . ri.
.rbere were many contradictory elements }" ~
character TO the superficial observer i =. ,,..
,esred brusuIie and even rough. in real'S' nv 49,
a man with a great warm heart gentle III MUM w
always ready to assist the needy Ii'' "'' Wv, iht
a rough exterior but "a good. honest heart nc mr.
have been hasty with you the street Ut "0
truck or In the hotel. but when once yod "c'V t,
his own vine and hgtree. once your legs "cr'
hi mahogany, all that he owned vas yours h.,
phllodephla. Feb 10 CSpecal.A. j. Cassat'' WIZ"
told of the death Of his long time friend, DaViu w. ,
crx exp,cssed deep sorrow at the une%pecteu ' I,
81 ,,ae osonIshed and grieved at the news, nc saw
to-day. Mr. Wthers at my house only h'l LUZ.
do and enent a considerable part Of the day WIN '
~. co mo from New York Il morning train anu '
luncbson with my family and myself pot cXacu' "
for q WAC Il long established habit with Mr. Withe'' ~
10 partsle OF luncheon, but he sat at tabie VII" "
later smokcd a cigar with evident enjoyment. ""e'
no er.t arrived here he said lie was not feeling Ne''
nil T., tho afternoon he said lie very huo"
trn,ovsd lie started from the Broad street su'uo'
Tor v,york at about O'Clock in the afternoon
Mr. cassatt today received telegram from -
York asking him to be pallbearer ut Mt. w''n.
tseyal lie will start for that city to-mof'0M "'~'N