Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-25
COL. ELLIOTT p. SHEPARD.

The announcement Of Colonel Shepard's
death was received incredulously upon the
streets and in the clubs. He was down
town on business during the forenoon,
and on Thursday was at The Mail and Ex-
press from noon dntil $50 o'clock, appar-
emily In the best of health. The physi-
clans under whose hands he died could
not be found TO give a detailed account Of
the fatal administration of ether.
The members of the family at home
when Colonel Shepard died were Mrs.
Shepard, Mrs William Jay Shieffelin and
Alice and Marguerite Shepard. Miss
Edith, the other daughter, was on her
way to Europe with her aunt, Mrs. Sloane,
on La Bourgogne, which is expected to
arrive 1T Havre today. The only son,
Elliot p. Shepard Jr., arrived last night
from Lswrenceville, N. j., where he has
been I'm school
His Characteristics.
Colonel Shepard was an unique figure in
society, in journalism and in business cir
cles. IL Is difficult to estimate the value
of his estate. In reply to papers served in
a damage suit against The Mail and Ex-
press few weeks ago, he made answer
that he did not own or print or publish the
newspaper:
The lawyers understood this to mean
that the newspaper, for which $425, 900 was
paid six and half years ago, was the
property Of his wife, and was only leased
To the company of which he was president.
The Shepard block, Fifty-seventh street
and Sixth avenue, where several Republi-
can clubs have quarters, is said to be his
own property. 1t is known that he held a
life insurance policy Of 100000.
His Obituary.
Colonel Shepard was born in James
town, y. Y, on June -, 1884 His father
was Fitch Shepard, president of the Ma
tional Bank Note company. He graduated
at the New York university in 1855, and
was admitted To the bar three years later.
At the beginning of the war he was aide
de-camp on Governor Morgan's staff, and
1t was Colonel Shepard's boast that, while
in charge Of the recruiting station at FL
mira, he was instrumental I'm mastering
over a, 900 men into service
He was a lawyer in the firm of Strong q
Shepard for % years. He was one Of the
founders of the New York State Bar as
sociation, and subsequently president of
the organization. He married Marguerite
Louise Vanderbilt, daughter OF William
II. Vanderbilt, about q years ago He
leaves five children, Mrs. William Jay
Schieffelin being the only one married
Mrs Shepard share Of her fathers estate
was $12, 100000.
Colonel Shepard relinquished his law
practice In 1894. He went to Alaska and
then abroad for three years. The purchase
of The Mail and Express, and his career in
journalism, made his name
Familiar Throughout the Country.
His original idea of printing texts from
the Bible In his newspaper and his extreme
views about the observance Of the Sab
bath marked him ~ an original character
in his new profession. He controlled a
line of stage coaches on Fifth avenue which
he would not allow to be operated on Sun
day, and when several OF the stock kholders
made fight to run the coaches seven days
In the week, he promptly levied an assess
ment Of IS per cent, freezing out the OBJ
noxous stockholders for principles sake.
He was somewhat Of politician, being
particularly prominent ~ a supporter of
General Harrison in the last Republican
convention.
The Blaine men, II Is said tried to make
Colonel Shepard nominee for vice presi-
dent The colonel WAS willing. but the
Harrison men were not He was a mem
Der OF nearly all the swell clubs. He wrote
Are One"
other Deaths.
George W. r. Sackville, tenth Duke OF
Bedford, died suddenly. He was born April
10, 1882.
Elijah Shaw, a prominent resident Of
Rockland, Mass, died at the age Of IS
years. Mr.. Shaw was a member Of the
Legislature In 1852
Ezra s. Harris, owner Of the Dustin
Island wooden mills In Penacook, Mass,
died Thursday after long illness. He
was born Nov. n. 1927. lie had been a
member of the board of selectmen Ia Bos-
cawen and represented that town In the
Legislature Of 1891 and 1872
DIR. Adolf Fischof, the Austrian publicist
and politician. died in Klagenfurth. He
was 70 years old.
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